GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual
Monitoring, Maintenance, and Help 6-13
v1.0, December 2007
Server Logs
The server medium is a remote host with a BSD syslogd compliant daemon running. This medium
uses the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) to send log messages to the remote server. The Server
Logs screen lets you control how many and what type of log messages are recorded for the server
logs for later reference. To configure the server logs:
1. Select Monitoring > Log > Server Logs. A screen similar to the following displays.
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2. Under Logs Server, the following fields are displayed. Except for the ID field, all fields are
configurable.
• ID. Shows the ID of the server log given by the system.
• Server. Specifies the IP address of the remote server. Enter a valid IP address.
• UDP Port. Specifies the number of the UDP port to connect with the server. Enter a valid
UDP port number.
• Facility. Specifies the type of facility. From the drop-down list, select one of the eight
facility types (local0–local7).
• Description. Specifies the description of server log. The limit is 256 characters.
• Minimum Severity. Specifies the log level. All levels of severity above this minimum
severity level that you select from the drop-down list are included for logging. The
possible field values are:
– Emergency. Specifies that all messages are logged.
– Alert. Specifies that all messages are logged except for emergency messages.
– Critical. Specifies that all messages are logged except for emergency messages and
alerts.
– Error. Specifies that error messages, warnings, notifications, informational messages,
and debug messages are logged.
Figure 6-9