Extreme Networks Px Series Switch User Manual


 
4-16 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