User`s guide

Configuring Syslog Servers, Applications, and Console Logging
Matrix DFE Series and N-SA User’s Guide 6-3
Example
ThisexampleshowsSysloginformationalmessages,displayedwiththeshowloggingbuffer
command.Itindicatesthatmessagesweregeneratedbyfacility16atseveritylevel5fromthe
CLIapplicationonIPaddress10.42.71.13.Table 6‐2describesthecomponentsofthese
messages.
Configuring Syslog Servers, Applications, and Console Logging
TheMatrixDFESeriesorN‐SAdeviceusesconsoleandSyslogserverloggingtoallowyouto
monitorandtracksystemactivity.Messagesreportingvariousstatesandeventscanbeviewed
anddiscardedorstoredforfuturereference.Bydefault,Syslogisconfiguredtologmessagesfor
allapplicationslisted
inTable 6‐1ataseveritylevelof6(warningsofsignificantconditions.)anda
local4facilitycategory.Syslogserverisgloballyenabled,withnoIPaddressesconfigured,ata
severitylevelof8.
Usetheproceduresinthissectiontoperformthefollowingloggingconfigurationtasks:
• EnablingSyslogServer(s)
•
ModifyingSyslogServerDefaults
• ReviewingandConfiguringLoggingforApplications
• EnablingConsoleLoggingandFileStorage
Matrix(rw)->show logging buffer
<165>Sep 4 07:43:09 10.42.71.13 CLI[5]User:rw logged in from 10.2.1.122
(telnet)
<165>Sep 4 07:43:24 10.42.71.13 CLI[5]User: debug failed login from
10.4.1.100
(telnet)
Table 6-2 Syslog Message Components
Component Description Example Code
Facility/Severity Combined code indicating the facility generating
the message and the severity level. Facility
codes 16 - 23 are Syslog designations for local0
- local7. For a complete list of facility codes, refer
to RFC 3164.
<165> = A message from facility
local0 (numerical code 16) at severity
5.
Time stamp Month, date, and time the Syslog message
appeared.
Sep 4 07:43:09
Address IP address of the client originating the Syslog
message.
10.42.71.13
Application Client process generating the Syslog message. CLI
Slot# Slot location of the device module generating the
Syslog message.
(5) = Slot 5 in the chassis.
Message text Brief description of error condition. User: debug failed login
from 10.4.1.100 (telnet)