Allied Telesis AT-S63 - Manual (Page 241)

AT-S63 Management Software Menus Interface User’s Guide
Section II: Advanced Operations 241
Configuring Log Outputs
As explained in “Event Log Overview” on page 228, there are two methods
you can use to view the events generated by the switch. One method is to
view 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 events
to a syslog server. A syslog server can store the events of many network
devices simultaneously. Therefore, network management is easier
because you can go to one location to see all the events.
Observe the following guidelines when you use this feature:
ˆ You can define up to 19 log output definitions.
ˆ The event log on the switch must be enabled in order for the switch to
send events. For instructions, refer to “Enabling or Disabling the Event
Logs” on page 230.
ˆ The switch must have an IP address and subnet mask. This rule
applies to slave switches, which typically do not have an IP address,
as well as to master switches. If you want a slave switch to send its
events to a syslog server, you must assign it an IP address and a
subnet mask.
ˆ The syslog server must communicate with the switch through the
switch’s management VLAN. The AT-S63 management software uses
the management VLAN to watch for and transmit management
packets. The default management VLAN is Default_VLAN.
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.
This section contains the following procedures:
ˆ “Creating a Log Output Definition,” next
ˆ “Modifying a Log Output” on page 247
ˆ “Deleting a Log Output” on page 248
ˆ “Displaying the Log Output Definition Details” on page 249
Creating a Log
Output Definition
To create a log output definition, perform the following procedure:
1. From the Main Menu, type 5 to select System Administration.
The System Administration menu is shown in Figure 4 on page 46.