Cisco Systems Dial NMS User Manual
Task 4Using Syslog, NTP, and Modem Call Records to Isolate and Troubleshoot Faults
About Modem Call Records
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Basic Dial NMS Implementation Guide
Inspecting Syslog Messages in t he Log File
To inspect syslog messages by using Cisco IOS commands, Unix commands, FTP, and a web browser,
follow these steps:
follow these steps:
Step 1
From the Cisco IOS device, create basic syslog messages by entering these commands:
travis-nas-01#configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
travis-nas-01(config)#^Z
travis-nas-01#configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
travis-nas-01(config)#^Z
travis-nas-01#
Step 2
From the syslog server, verify that the syslog messages went in to the log file. Enter the tail -f command
to monitor the last 10 lines of an active log file. To exit tail -f mode, press Ctrl-C.
to monitor the last 10 lines of an active log file. To exit tail -f mode, press Ctrl-C.
aurora:/etc ->tail -f /var/log/router.log
May 26 17:43:12 [172.21.101.20.6.122] 629: May 26 20:35:23.551 CST: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I:
Configured from console by vty0 (172.22.61.200)
May 26 17:51:15 [172.21.101.20.6.122] 630: May 26 20:43:27.068 CST: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I:
Configured from console by console
May 26 17:51:19 [172.21.101.20.6.122] 631: May 26 20:43:30.932 CST: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I:
Configured from console by console
May 26 17:54:38 [172.21.101.20.6.122] 632: May 26 20:46:50.344 CST: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I:
Configured from console by vty0 (172.22.61.200)
^C
aurora:/etc ->
Step 3
View the syslog messages in a web browser. Notice the wide horizontal scroll bar, which is helpful for
viewing debug messages and modem call records.
viewing debug messages and modem call records.
Figure 18
Syslog Messages that Appear by Using FTP and a Web Browser
ftp://sam@172.23.84.22/var/log/router.log