Chapter 26
Configuring System Message Logging
Table 26-1
System Log Message Elements (continued)
Element
MNEMONIC
description
This example shows a partial switch system message:
00:00:46: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Port-channel1, changed state to up
00:00:47: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface GigabitEthernet0/1, changed state to up
00:00:47: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface GigabitEthernet0/2, changed state to up
00:00:48: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Vlan1, changed state to down
00:00:48: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface GigabitEthernet0/1, changed
state to down 2
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18:47:02: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by vty2 (10.34.195.36)
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Default System Message Logging Configuration
Table 26-2
Table 26-2
Feature
System message logging to the console
Console severity
Logging buffer size
Logging history size
Timestamps
Synchronous logging
Logging server
Syslog server IP address
Server facility
Server severity
78-11380-12
Description
Text string that uniquely describes the message.
Text string containing detailed information about the event being reported.
1 18:46:11: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by vty2 (10.34.195.36)
1 18:48:50.483 UTC: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by vty2 (10.34.195.36)
shows the default system message logging configuration.
Default System Message Logging Configuration
Default Setting
Enabled.
Debugging (and numerically lower levels; see
Table 26-3 on page
4096 bytes.
1 message.
Disabled.
Disabled.
Disabled.
None configured.
Local7 (see
Informational (and numerically lower levels; see
Table 26-3 on page
Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide
Configuring System Message Logging
26-9).
Table 26-4 on page
26-12).
26-9).
26-3