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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Command Reference—Release 8.1
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Chapter 2 Catalyst 6500 Series Switch and ROM Monitor Commands
set system syslog-dump
set system syslog-dump
To write system messages in the syslog buffer to a flash file before the system fails, use the set system
syslog-dump command.
set system syslog-dump {enable | disable}
Syntax Description
Defaults The syslog dump feature is disabled.
Command Types Switch command.
Command Modes Privileged.
Usage Guidelines If the system fails, a file containing the system messages in the syslog buffer (as displayed when entering
the show logging buffer command) is produced.
Enter the set system syslog-file command to specify the flash device and syslog file name for the syslog
dump when the system fails.
Examples This example shows how to enable the syslog dump feature:
Console> (enable) set system syslog-dump enable
(1) In the event of a system crash, this feature will
cause a syslog file to be written out.
(2) Selected syslog file is slot0:sysloginfo
(3) Please make sure the above device has been installed,
and ready to use.
Syslog-dump enabled
Console> (enable)
This example shows how to disable the syslog dump feature:
Console> (enable) set system syslog-dump disable
Syslog-dump disabled
Console> (enable)
Related Commands set system syslog-file
show system
enable Enables the syslog dump feature.
disable Disables the syslog dump feature.
