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116 Configuring System Information
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Log Management Access Events
— Enables or disables generating logs when the device is accessed
using a management method. For example, each time the device is accessed using SSH, a device log is
generated.
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Severity
— Displays the severity logs. The following are the severity log levels. When a severity level is
selected, all severity level choices above the selection are selected automatically.
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Emergency
— The highest warning level. If the device is down or not functioning properly,
an emergency log message is saved to the specified logging location.
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Alert
— The second highest warning level. An alert log is saved if there is a serious device
malfunction, for example, an attempt was made to download a non-existing configuration file.
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Critical
— The third highest warning level. A critical log is saved if a critical device malfunction
occurs, for example, two device ports are not functioning, while the rest of the device ports remain
functional.
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Error
— A device error has occurred, for example, a copy operation has failed.
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Warning
— The lowest level of a device warning. For example, the device is functioning, but a port
link is currently down.
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Notice
— Provides important device information.
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Informational
— Provides device information. For example, a port is currently up.
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Debug
— Provides debugging messages.
The Global Log Parameters page also contains check boxes which correspond to a distinct
logging system:
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Console
— The minimum severity level from which logs are sent to the console.
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RAM Logs
— The minimum severity level from which logs are sent to the Log File kept in
RAM (Cache).
•
Log File
— The minimum severity level from which logs are sent to the Log File kept in
FLASH memory.
Enabling Logs
1
Open the
Global Log Parameters page
.
2
Select
Enable
in the
Logging
drop-down list.
3
Select the log type and log severity in the
Global Log Parameters
check boxes.
4
Click
Apply Changes.
The log settings are saved, and the device is updated.
Enabling Logs Using CLI Commands
The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for setting fields displayed in the Global
Log Parameters page.