Log Messages in the Internal BufferAll error messages, except those beginning with %BOOTUP (Message), are log in the internal buffer.For example, %BOOTUP:RPM0:CP %PORTPIPE-INIT-SUCCESS: Portpipe 0 enabledConfiguration Task List for System Log ManagementThere are two configuration tasks for system log management:• Disable System Logging• Send System Messages to a Syslog ServerDisabling System LoggingBy default, logging is enabled and log messages are sent to the logging buffer, all terminal lines, the console, and the syslog servers.To disable system logging, use the following commands.• Disable all logging except on the console.CONFIGURATION modeno logging on• Disable logging to the logging buffer.CONFIGURATION modeno logging buffer• Disable logging to terminal lines.CONFIGURATION modeno logging monitor• Disable console logging.CONFIGURATION modeno logging consoleSending System Messages to a Syslog ServerTo send system messages to a specified syslog server, use the following command. The following syslog standards are supported: RFC5424 The SYSLOG Protocol, R.Gerhards and Adiscon GmbH, March 2009, obsoletes RFC 3164 and RFC 5426 Transmission of SyslogMessages over UDP.• Specify the server to which you want to send system messages. You can configure up to eight syslog servers.CONFIGURATION modelogging {ip-address | ipv6-address | hostname} {{udp {port}} | {tcp {port}}}You can export system logs to an external server that is connected through a different VRF.Configuring a UNIX System as a Syslog ServerTo configure a UNIX System as a syslog server, use the following command.Management 63
