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Chapter 8 Broadband Access Center for Cable Support Tools and Advanced Concepts
The RDU Log Level Tool
Cisco recommends that you keep the RDU logging level at the Warning level to help maintain a steady
operations state. The Information level is recommended if you need to maintain steady state performance
during debug operations. You should however, exercise caution when running with the Information level
set because this creates a great number of log entries which in itself can adversely impact performance.
operations state. The Information level is recommended if you need to maintain steady state performance
during debug operations. You should however, exercise caution when running with the Information level
set because this creates a great number of log entries which in itself can adversely impact performance.
Using the RDU Log Level Tool
All examples assume that the user name for the RDU is admin, the password for the RDU is changeme,
and the RDU is running.
and the RDU is running.
Enter this command to run the RDU log level tool:
setLogLevel.sh [0..6] [-help] [-show] [-default] [-debug]
Where:
•
-[0..6]—Identifies the logging level to be used. These are the available levels:
–
0—This is the emergency level. It sets the logging function to save all emergency messages.
–
1—This is the alert level. It sets the logging function to save all activities requiring immediate
action and those of a more severe nature.
action and those of a more severe nature.
–
2—This is the critical level. It sets the logging function to save all unusual conditions and those
of a more severe nature.
of a more severe nature.
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3—This is the error level. It sets the logging function to save all error messages and those of a
more severe nature.
more severe nature.
–
4—This is the warning level. It sets the logging function to save all emergency messages and
those of a more severe nature.
those of a more severe nature.
–
5—This is the notification level. It sets the logging function to save all notification level
messages and those of a more severe nature.
messages and those of a more severe nature.
–
6—This is the info level. It sets the logging function to save all available logging messages.
•
-help—Displays help for the tool.
•
-show—Displays the current log level set for the RDU server.
•
-default—Sets the RDU to the installation default level 5 (notification).
•
-debug— Sets an interactive mode to enable or disable tracing categories for RDU server.
Note
You should only enable the debug settings that the Cisco support staff recommend.
You can also use this tool to perform these functions:
•
Error
Error conditions exist.
Warning
Warning conditions exist.
Notification
This is a normal, but significant, condition.
Information
This is used only for informational messages.
Table 8-4
Logging Levels (continued)
Log Level
Description