3com 8807 User Guide

[SW8800] info-center loghost 202.38.1.10 facility local7 language english

 

[SW8800] info-center source default channel loghost log level informational 

2 Configuration on the loghost

This configuration is performed on the loghost.

Step 1: Perform the following command as the super user (root).

# mkdir /var/log/3Com

 

# touch /var/log/3Com/information 

Step 2: Edit file /etc/syslog.conf as the super user (root), add the following 
selector/actor pairs.

# 3Com configuration messages

 

local7.info    /var/log/3Com/information 

n 

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The note must occupy a line and start with the character #.

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There must be a tab other than a space as the separator in selector/actor pairs.

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No redundant space after file name.

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The device name and the acceptant log information level specified in 
/etc/syslog.conf must be consistent with information center loghost and 
information center loghost a.b.c.d facility configured on the switch. Otherwise, 
the log information probably cannot be output to the loghost correctly.

Step 3: After the establishment of information (log file) and the revision of 
/etc/syslog.conf, you should view the number of syslogd (system daemon) through 
the following command, kill syslogd daemon and reuse -r option the start syslogd 
in daemon.

# ps -ae | grep syslogd

 

147

 

# kill -9 147

 

# syslogd -r & 

n 

After the above operation, the switch system can record information in related log 
files.

n 

The network requirements are as follows:

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Sending the log information of the switch to console terminal

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The information with the severity level above informational will be sent to the 
console terminal

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The output language is English