Operation Manual – Information CenterH3C S7500 Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 Information Center1-17Note:Note the following items when you edit file “/etc/syslog.conf”.z A note must start in a new line following a “#" sign.z In each pair, a tab rather than a space should be used to separate the pair.z No space is permitted at the end of the file name.z The facility and received log information severity specified in file “/etc/syslog.conf”must be the same with those corresponding parameters configured in commandsinfo-center loghost and info-center source. Otherwise, log information may not beoutput to the log host normally.Step 3: After the log file “information” is created and the file “/etc/syslog.conf” ismodified, run the following commands to view the process ID of the system daemon“syslogd”, stop the process, and then restart the daemon "syslogd" in the backgroundusing the “-r” option.# ps -ae | grep syslogd147# kill -9 147# syslogd -r &Note:In case of Linux log host, the daemon “syslogd” must be started using the “-r” option.After all the above operations, the switch can make records in the corresponding logfile.Note:Through combined configuration of the device name (facility), information severity levelthreshold (severity), module name (filter) and file “syslog.conf”, you can sortinformation precisely for filtering.1.4.3 Log Output to the ConsoleI. Network requirementsThe switch sends the following information to the console: the log information of the twomodules ARP and IP, with a severity higher than “informational”.
