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Cajun P550/P880/P882 Switch User Guide
Monitoring the Cajun Switch
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Using the Event Subsystem
There are two switch system activity logs for layer 3:
■ Event Log - stores a large table of events. The size of the table
is user-settable. Because these events are stored in switch
memory, the list is cleared each time the switch reboots.
■ Shutdown Log - stores the same information as the Event Log,
but generally in a smaller table because the table is stored in the
switch’s nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM). This log list is particularly
useful in assessing the cause of a switch failure, because the
information is retained even after the switch restarts.
Configuring the Protocol Event Log
You can use the protocol event log to enable RIP and OSPF packet
tracing for layer 3 only. RIP requests and responses received and
sent through all RIP interfaces are logged to the event log as protocol
events. OSPF packet types received and sent through all OSPF
interfaces are logged to the event log as protocol events. AppleTalk
packet types received and sent through all AppleTalk interfaces are
logged to the event log as protocol events. LDAP packet types
received and sent through all LDAP interfaces are logged to the
event log as protocol events.
* Note: Enabling the protocol event log may cause the event log
to be rapidly filled with protocol events.
You can configure the protocol event log using either the web agent
or the CLI.
Configuring the
Protocol Event
Log Using the
Web Agent
To configure the protocol event log using the web agent:
1. Select General Events from the Events group on the web
agent window. The General Event Management dialog
box opens (Figure17-4).