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Cisco ASA 5500 Series Configuration Guide using ASDM
Chapter 76 Configuring Logging
Guidelines and Limitations
Guidelines and Limitations
This section includes the guidelines and limitations for this feature.
Context Mode Guidelines
Supported in single and multiple context modes.
Firewall Mode Guidelines
Supported in routed and transparent firewall modes.
IPv6 Guidelines
Does not support IPv6.
Additional Guidelines
• Sending syslogs over TCP is not supported on a standby ASA.
• The ASA supports the configuration of 16 syslog servers with the logging host command in single
context mode. In multiple context mode, the limitation is 4 servers per context.
Configuring Logging
This section describes how to configure logging and includes the following topics:
• Enabling Logging, page 76-6
• Configuring an Output Destination, page 76-7
Note The minimum configuration depends on what you want to do and what your requirements are for
handling syslog messages in the ASA.
Enabling Logging
To enable logging, perform the following steps:
Path Purpose
Choose one of the following:
• Home > Latest ASDM Syslog Messages > Enable
Logging
• Configuration > Device Management > Logging >
Logging Setup
• Monitoring > Real-Time Log Viewer > Enable
Logging
• Monitoring > Log Buffer > Enable Logging
Enables logging.