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AT-S63 Management Software Menus User’s Guide
Section II: Advanced Operations 205
Configuring Log Outputs
There are two methods for viewing the events generated by the switch.
One approach is to display one of the switch’s event logs. The drawback to
this method is that you must establish a management session with the
switch before you can view the logs and you can view the log of only one
switch at a time.
The other way to view events is to configure the switch to send its event
messages to a syslog server. A syslog server can store the events of
many network devices simultaneously, making it easier for you to view the
event messages because they are all stored in one location.
Configuring the switch to send its events to a syslog server involves
creating a log output definition. The log output contains the IP address of
the syslog server along with other information such as what types of
messages you want the switch to send.
Observe the following guidelines when using this feature:
 You can define up to 19 log output definitions.
 The event log feature on the switch must be enabled in order for the
switch to send events to a syslog server. For instructions, refer to
“Enabling or Disabling the Event Logs” on page 194.
 The local subnet on the switch where the syslog server is a member
must have a routing interface. The switch uses the IP address of the
routing interface as its source address when communicating with the
server. To configure routing interfaces using the menus interface, refer
to Chapter 29, “Internet Protocol Version 4 Routing Interfaces” on page
543 in this guide.
Note
Prior to version 2.0.0 of the AT-S63 Management Software, a syslog
server had to be a member of the switch’s management VLAN. This
restriction no longer applies. The server can be located on any local
subnet of the switch that has a routing interface.
This section contains the following procedures:
 “Creating a Log Output Definition” on page 206
 “Modifying a Log Output” on page 211
 “Deleting a Log Output” on page 212
 “Displaying the Log Output Definition Details” on page 213