Configuring an Event Log

An event log file is identified by a log-id and contains information used to direct messages generated by system applications (such as events, alarms, traps, and debug information) to their respective destinations. One or more event sources can be specified using the from command. Event destinations (such as file IDs, SNMP trap groups, or syslog IDs) must be configured using the to command before they can be applied to an event log ID. Only one destination can be specified.

Use the file-id log-file-id command to specify the destination compact flash. See Configuring a File ID.

Use the following CLI syntax to configure a log file:

CLI Syntax:

config>log 
    log-id log-id
        description description-string
        filter filter-id
        from {[main] [security] [change] [debug-trace]}
        to console
        to file log-file-id 
        to memory [size] 
        to session
        to snmp [size]
        to syslog syslog-id 
        time-format {local | utc}
        no shutdown

The following displays an example of the event log file configuration command syntax:

Example:

config# log
config>log# log-id 2
config>log>log-id$ description "This is a test log file."
config>log>log-id# filter 1
config>log>log-id# from main security
config>log>log-id# to file 1
config>log>log-id# no shutdown 
config>log>log-id# exit	

The following displays a log file configuration:

ALU-12>config>log>log-id# info
----------------------------------------------
...
    log-id 2
            description "This is a test log file."
            filter 1
            from main security
            to file 1
    exit
...
----------------------------------------------
ALU-12>config>log>log-id#