262 Monitoring and Logging System Information
Configuring Remote Logging
Beginning in Privileged EXEC mode, use the following commands to define a 
remote server to which the switch sends log messages.
Command Purpose
configure Enter Global Configuration mode.
logging {
ip-address
| 
hostname
}
Define a remote log server and enter the configuration 
mode for the specified log server.
description
 description
Describe the log server. Use up to 64 characters. If the 
description includes spaces, surround it with quotation 
marks.
level 
severity
Specify the severity level of the logs that should be sent to 
the remote log server. For information about severity 
levels, see Table 10-1.
port 
udp-port
Specify the UDP port to use for sending log messages. The 
range is 1 to 65535, and the default is 514.
CTRL + Z Exit to Privileged EXEC mode.
show syslog-servers Verify the remote log server configuration.