Cisco Nexus 3548 series - Configuring Syslog Servers

PurposeCommand or Action
Sets the logging time-stamp units. By default,
the units are seconds.
switch(config)# logging timestamp
{microseconds | milliseconds | seconds}
Step 2
Resets the logging time-stamp units to the
default of seconds.
(Optional) switch(config)# no logging
timestamp {microseconds | milliseconds |
seconds}
Step 3
Displays the logging time-stamp units
configured.
(Optional) switch# show logging timestamp
Step 4
Copies the running configuration to the startup
configuration.
(Optional) switch# copy running-config
startup-config
Step 5
Example
The following example shows how to configure the time-stamp units of messages:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# logging timestamp milliseconds
switch(config)# exit
switch# show logging timestamp
Logging timestamp: Milliseconds
Configuring Syslog Servers
You can configure up to eight syslog servers that reference remote systems where you want to log system
messages.
Procedure
PurposeCommand or Action
Enters global configuration mode.configure terminal
Example:
Step 1
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)#
Configures a host to receive syslog messages.
logging server host [severity-level [use-vrf
vrf-name [facility facility]]]
Step 2
• The host argument identifies the hostname
or the IPv4 or IPv6 address of the syslog
server host.
Example:
switch(config)# logging server
172.28.254.254 5
use-vrf default facility local3
• The severity-level argument limits the
logging of messages to the syslog server
to a specified level. Severity levels range
from 0 to 7. See Table 5: System Message
Severity Levels , on page 35.
• The use vrf vrf-name keyword and
argument identify the default or
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Configuring System Message Logging
Configuring Syslog Servers