Logging – Extreme Networks Px Series User Manual

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Px Series Application Switch Installation and Configuration Guide

Logging

The Px series application switch supports two logging facilities, a local log and the
UNIX

syslog

facility for remote logging.

The application switch log tracks all configuration and fault information pertaining to
the device. The switch maintains 1,000 messages in its internal log. To enable the log,
use the command:

enable log

To view the log, use the command:

show log <level>

The

<level>

argument is optional. By default, all messages are shown. The values for

<level>

are:

To change the level of messages that are logged, use the command:

config log display <level>

The

<level>

argument is optional. By default, the level is set to

b

, fatal messages.

To clear the log, use the command:

clear log

In addition to maintaining the internal log, the switch supports remote logging by way
of the UNIX

syslog

host facility. To enable remote logging, do the following:

1

Configure the

syslog

host to accept and log messages.

2

Enable remote logging using the following command:

enable syslog

3

Configure remote logging using the following command:

config syslog ipaddress <ipaddress>

a

errors

displays error messages

b

fatal

displays fatal messages

c

info

displays informational messages

d

warning

displays warning messages

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