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4 – Managing Switches
Configuring a Switch
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4.6.2.2
Remote Logging
The Remote Logging (syslog) feature enables saving of the log information to a
remote host that supports the syslog protocol. When enabled, the log entries are
sent to the syslog host at the IP address that you specify in the Logging Host IP
Address field. Log entries are saved in the internal switch log whether this feature
is enabled or not.
To save log information to a remote host, you must edit the syslog.conf file and
then restart the syslog daemon. The syslog.conf file on the remote host must
contain an entry that specifies the name of the log file in which to save error
messages. Add the following line to the syslog.conf file. A <tab> separates the
selector field (local0.info) and action field which contains the log file path name
(/var/adm/messages/messages.name).
local0.info <tab> /var/adm/messages.name
4.6.2.3
SNMP Configuration
The SNMP configuration defines how authentication traps are managed.
Table 4-6 describes the SNMP configuration parameters.
Table 4-6. SNMP Configuration Parameters
Parameter Description
Contact Specifies the name of the contact person who is to be contacted to
respond to trap events. The default is undefined.
Read
Community
Read Community Authentication. A write-only field; the value on the
switch and the SNMP management server must be the same. The
default value is Public.
Trap Community Trap Community Authentication. A write-only field; the value on the
switch and the SNMP management server must be the same. The
default value is Public.
Location Specifies the switch location. The default is undefined.
Authentication
Trap
Enables or disables the reporting of SNMP authentication failures. If
enabled, a notification trap is sent to the configured trap addresses in
the event of an authentication failure if incorrect community string
values are used. The default value is False.
Write
Community
Write Community Authentication. A write-only field; the value on the
switch and the SNMP management server must be the same. The
default value is Private.