Cisco Nexus 5600 Series - Configuring Syslog Servers

PurposeCommand or Action
(Optional)
Resets the logging time-stamp units to the
default of seconds.
switch(config)# no logging timestamp
{microseconds | milliseconds | seconds}
Step 3
(Optional)
Displays the logging time-stamp units
configured.
switch# show logging timestamp
Step 4
(Optional)
Copies the running configuration to the startup
configuration.
switch# copy running-config startup-config
Step 5
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:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)#
Step 1
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
•
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 12: System Message Severity
Levels , on page 95.
use-vrf default facility
local3
•
The use vrf vrf-name keyword and argument identify the
default or management values for the virtual routing and
forwarding (VRF) name. If a specific VRF is not identified,
management is the default. However, if management is
configured, it will not be listed in the output of the
show-running command because it is the default. If a
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Configuring System Message Logging
Configuring Syslog Servers