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Chapter 6  Log Commands 
The log information will record the settings and operation of the switch respectively for you to 
monitor operation status and diagnose malfunction. 
logging local buffer 
Description 
The logging local buffer command is used to configure the severity level and 
the status of the configuration input to the log buffer. To restore to the default 
configuration, please use no logging local buffer command.
 Local Log is the 
log information saved in the switch. It has two output channels, that is, it can be 
saved to two different positions, log buffer and log file.  Indicates the RAM for 
saving system log and the information in the log buffer can be got by show 
logging buffer command. It will be lost when the switch is restarted.   
Syntax 
logging local buffer {level} [ disable | enable ] 
no logging local buffer 
Parameter 
level ——Severity level of the log information output to each channel. There are 
8 severity levels marked with values 0-7. The smaller value has the higher 
priority. Only the log with the same or smaller severity level value will be output. 
By default, it is 7 indicating that all the log information will be saved in the log 
buffer. 
disable | enable —— Disable or enable the log buffer. By default, it is enabled. 
Command Mode 
Global Configuration Mode 
Example 
Enable the log buffer function and set the severity as 6: 
TP-LINK(config)# logging local buffer 6 enable