Event Logs
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Event Log Entries
Log entries that are forwarded to a destination are formatted in a way that is appropriate for
the specific destination; for example, whether it is to be recorded to a file or sent as an SNMP
trap, but log event entries also have common elements or properties. All
application-generated events have the following properties:
• a timestamp in UTC or local time
• the generating application
• a unique event ID within the application
• a router name identifying the VRF-ID that generated the event
• a subject identifying the affected object
• a short text description
The general format for an event in an event log with either a memory, console or file
destination is as follows:
nnnn YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM:SS.SS <severity>:<application> # <event_id> <router-
name> <subject> description
The following is an event log example:
475 2007/11/27 00:19:40.38 WARNING: SNMP #2008 Base 1/1/1
"interface 1/1/1 came up"
The specific elements that make up the general format are described in Table 28.
Table 28: Log Entry Field Descriptions
Label Description
nnnn The log entry sequence number
YYYY/MM/DD The UTC date stamp for the log entry
YYYY — Year
MM — Month
DD — Day
HH:MM:SS.SS The UTC timestamp for the event
HH — Hours (24-hour format)
MM — Minutes
SS.SS — Seconds