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v1.1, September 2009
Chapter 7
Monitoring the Switch
Setting Monitoring Options
The navigation pane at the top of the web browser interface contains a Monitoring tab that enables
you to manage your FS728TP Smart Switch with features under the following main menu options:
• “Logs”
• “RMON”
• “Port Mirroring”
The description that follows in this chapter describes configuring and managing monitoring
settings in the FS728TP Smart Switch.
Logs
Event messages have a unique format, as per the SYSLOG RFC recommended message format for
all error reporting, for example, Syslog+ local device reporting. Messages are assigned a severity
code, and include a message mnemonic, which identifies the source application generating the
message. Messages are filtered based on their urgency or relevancy. The following table contains
the Log Severity Levels:
Table 1: Severity Levels
Severity Severity Level Severity Level Description
Emergency 0 The system is not functioning.
Alert 1 The system needs immediate attention.
Critical 2 The system is in a critical state.
Error 3 A system error has occurred.
Warning 4 A system warning is logged.
Notice 5 The system is functioning properly, but a system notice is logged.
Informational 6 Device information is provided.
Debug 7 Detailed log information is provided.
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