1-12 
To do…  Use the command…  Remarks 
Enter system view
  system-view 
— 
Enable the information center 
info-center enable 
Optional 
Enabled by default. 
Enable system information 
output to a log host 
info-center loghost 
host-ip-addr [ channel 
{ channel-number | 
channel-name } | facility 
local-number ]* 
Required 
By default, the switch does not 
output information to the log 
host. 
After you configure the switch 
to output information to the log 
host, the switch uses 
information channel 2 by 
default. 
Configure the source interface 
through which log information is 
sent to the log host 
info-center loghost source 
interface-type interface-number
Optional 
By default, no source interface 
is configured, and the system 
automatically selects an 
interface as the source 
interface. 
Configure the output rules of 
system information 
info-center source 
{ modu-name | default } 
channel { channel-number | 
channel-name } [ { log | trap | 
debug } { level severity | state 
state } ]* 
Optional 
Refer to 
Table 1-4 for the 
default output rules of system 
information. 
Set the format of the time 
stamp to be sent to the log host 
info-center timestamp 
loghost { date | no-year-date | 
none } 
Optional 
By default, the time stamp 
format of the information output 
to the log host is date. 
 
 
Be sure to set the correct IP address when using the info-center loghost command. A loopback IP 
address will cause an error message prompting that this address is invalid. 
 
Setting to Output System Information to the Trap Buffer 
Follow these steps to set to output system information to the trap buffer: 
To do…  Use the command…  Remarks 
Enter system view
  system-view 
— 
Enable the information center 
info-center enable 
Optional 
Enabled by default.