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402 CHAPTER 28: SYSLOG COMMANDS
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: emergencies, 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, local6,
local7.
■ text — Syslog server description. (Range: 1-64 characters)
Default Configuration
The default port number is 514.
The default logging message level is informational.
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.