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Setting SYSLOG Parameters
6. Use the following command to “add” one or more DNS servers to the XP-2000:
where <IP-address> is the IP address of the DNS server. You can specify up to three DNS
servers.
Note: If you specify more than one IP address, you must separate the addresses with a space
and surround them with a single pair of quotes. You do not need to surround a single
IP address with quotes.
7. Enter the save active command to activate the commands and enter yes or y to activate the
changes.
Here is an example of the commands above featuring the addition of two DNS server IP
addresses:
8. Enter the system show dns command to verify the new DNS settings, as shown in the
following example:
9. Use the ping command to verify that the XP-2000 can resolve the DNS server name into its IP
address, as shown in the following example:
Setting SYSLOG Parameters
The CLI can use SYSLOG messages to communicate the following types of messages to a
SYSLOG server:
• Fatal – Provide information about events that caused the XP-2000 to crash and reset.
• Error – Provide information about errors.
system set dns server ["]<IP-address> [<IP-address>] [<IP-address>]["]
xp-1# config
xp-1(config)# system set dns domain “mktg.company.com”
xp-1(config)# system set dns server “10.50.11.12 10.50.12.11"
xp-1(config)# save active
xp-1# system show dns
DNS domain: mktg.company.com, DNS server(s): 10.50.11.12 10.50.12.11
xp-1# ping xp1
PING xp-1.mktg.company.com (10.50.11.12): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 10.50.11.12: icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=0 ms
--- xp-1.mktg.company.com ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 0/0/0 ms