Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series User Manual

SUMMARY STEPS
1.
configure terminal
2.
line [console | vty] line-number [ending-line-number]
3.
logging synchronous [level [severity-level | all] | limit number-of-buffers]
4.
end
DETAILED STEPS
PurposeCommand or Action
Enters global configuration mode.configure terminal
Example:
Switch# configure terminal
Step 1
Specifies the line to be configured for synchronous logging of messages.
line [console | vty] line-number
[ending-line-number]
Step 2
•
console —Specifies configurations that occur through the switch console
port or the Ethernet management port.
Example:
Switch(config)# line console
•
line vty line-number—Specifies which vty lines are to have synchronous
logging enabled. You use a vty connection for configurations that occur
through a Telnet session. The range of line numbers is from 0 to 15.
You can change the setting of all 16 vty lines at once by entering:
line vty 0 15
You can also change the setting of the single vty line being used for your current
connection. For example, to change the setting for vty line 2, enter:
line vty 2
When you enter this command, the mode changes to line configuration.
Enables synchronous logging of messages.logging synchronous [level
[severity-level | all] | limit
number-of-buffers]
Step 3
•
(Optional) level severity-level—Specifies the message severity level.
Messages with a severity level equal to or higher than this value are printed
Example:
Switch(config)# logging
asynchronously. Low numbers mean greater severity and high numbers mean
lesser severity. The default is 2.
•
(Optional) level all—Specifies that all messages are printed asynchronously
regardless of the severity level.
synchronous level 3 limit 1000
•
(Optional) limit number-of-buffers—Specifies the number of buffers to be
queued for the terminal after which new messages are dropped. The range
is 0 to 2147483647. The default is 20.
Consolidated Platform Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS Release 15.2(4)E (Catalyst 2960-X Switches)
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How to Configure System Message Logs

Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Specifications

General

Layer	Layer 2
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	Available on some models
RAM	128 MB
Flash Memory	32 MB
MAC Address Table Size	8000
Operating Temperature	0°C to 45°C (32 to 113°F)
Ports	24 or 48 x 10/100/1000