Syslog Commands
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logging
The logging Global Configuration mode command logs messages to a syslog server. To delete the syslog server
with the specified address from the list of syslogs, use the no form of this command.
Syntax
logging {ip-address | hostname} [port port] [severity level] [facility facility] [description text]
no logging {ip-address | hostname}
Parameters
•
ip-address — IP address of the host to be used as a syslog server.
• hostname — Specifies the host name of the syslog server. (Range: 1-158 characters)
• port — Specifies the port number for syslog messages. (Range: 1 - 65535)
• level — Specifies the severity level of logged messages sent to the syslog servers. Possible values: emer-
gencies, alerts, critical, errors, warnings, notifications, informational and debugging.
• facility — Specifies the facility that is indicated in the message. Possible values: local0, local1, local2,
local3, local4, local5, local 6, local7.
• text — Syslog server description. (Range: 1-64 characters)
Default Configuration
The default port number is 514.
The default logging message level is errors.
The default facility is local7.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
Up to 8 syslog servers can be used.
If no specific severity level is specified, the global values apply to each server.
Example
The following example limits logged messages sent to the syslog server with IP address 10.1.1.1 to severity level
critical.
Console(config)# logging 10.1.1.1 severity
critical
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