BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide 126953-1001986-01Configuring the Syslog service ABigIron RX(config)# router bgpBigIron RX(config-bgp)# nei 10.1.1.8 remote 10Using the show log command, you would see a series of log records as shown in the following.BigIron RX(config-bgp)# show logSyslog logging: enabled (0 messages dropped, 0 flushes, 0 overruns)Buffer logging: level ACDMEINW, 24 messages loggedlevel code: A=alert C=critical D=debugging M=emergency E=errorI=informational N=notification W=warningDynamic Log Buffer (50 lines):Sep 9 18:38:23:I:CLI CMD: "nei 10.1.1.8 remote 10" from consoleSep 9 18:38:21:I:CLI CMD: "router bgp" from consoleSep 9 18:38:07:I:CLI CMD: "no nei 10.1.1.8 remote 10" from telnet client 10.1.1.1Sep 9 18:38:05:I:CLI CMD: "router bgp" from telnet client 10.1.1.1Changing the number of entries the local buffer can holdThe number of entries that the Syslog buffer can hold cannot be changed. The buffer can hold upto 3800 lines.Changing the log facilityThe Syslog daemon on the Syslog server uses a facility to determine where to log the messagesfrom the device. The default facility for messages the device sends to the Syslog server is “user”.You can change the facility using the following command.NOTEYou can specify only one facility. If you configure the device to use two Syslog servers, the deviceuses the same facility on both servers.BigIron RX(config)# logging facility local0Syntax: logging facility The can be one of the following:• kern – kernel messages• user – random user-level messages• mail – mail system• daemon – system daemons• auth – security or authorization messages• syslog – messages generated internally by Syslog• lpr – line printer subsystem• news – netnews subsystem• uucp – uucp subsystem• sys9 – cron/at subsystem• sys10 – reserved for system use• sys11 – reserved for system use• sys12 – reserved for system use• sys13 – reserved for system use
