Operation Manual – Information CenterH3C S3100 Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 Information Center1-20III. Configuration procedure1) Configure the switch:# Enable the information center. system-view[Switch] info-center enable# Configure the host whose IP address is 202.38.1.10 as the log host. Permit allmodules to output log information with severity level higher than error to the log host.[Switch] info-center loghost 202.38.1.10 facility local7[Switch] info-center source default channel loghost log level errors debugstate off trap state off2) Configure the log host:Step 1: Execute the following commands as a super user (root user).# mkdir /var/log/Switch# touch /var/log/Switch/informationStep 2: Edit the file “/etc/syslog.conf” as the super user (root user) to add the followingselector/action pairs.# Switch configuration messageslocal7.info /var/log/Switch/informationNote:Note the following items when you edit file “/etc/syslog.conf”.z A note must start in a new line, starting with a “#" sign.z In each pair, a tab should be used as a separator instead of a space.z No space is permitted at the end of the file name.z The device name (facility) and received log information severity specified in file“/etc/syslog.conf” must be the same with those corresponding parametersconfigured in commands info-center loghost and info-center source. Otherwise,log information may not be output to the log host normally.Step 3: After the log file “information” is created and the file “/etc/syslog.conf” ismodified, execute the following commands to view the process ID of the systemdaemon “syslogd”, stop the process, and then restart the daemon "syslogd" in thebackground with the “-r” option.# ps -ae | grep syslogd147# kill -9 147# syslogd -r &
