Switch Administration Guide
- Switch 1.3.0
- Product Overview
- Package Contents
- Technical Specifications
- Supported SonicWall and third-party SFP and SFP+ Modules
- Physical Interface - 8 Port Switch
- Physical Interface - 10 Port Switch
- Physical Interface - 24 Port Switch
- Physical Interface - 48 Port Switch
- Device Management
- Connecting the Switch to a Network
- Capacity Matrix
- System Management
- System
- Switching
- Routing
- Security
- VLAN
- Logging
- Diagnostics
- System Maintenance
- Switch Troubleshooting
- SonicWall Support
Logging
The Syslog Protocol allows devices to create and post-event notification messages in response to events, faults, or errors occurring on the platform and changes in configuration or other occurrences across an IP network to Syslog servers or local to the device. A syslog server can collect the event messages, providing robust support for users to monitor network operations and diagnose malfunctions. A syslog-enabled device can generate a syslog message and send it to a syslog server.
Syslog is defined in RFC 3164. The RFC defines the packet format, content, and system log related information of syslog messages. Each syslog message has a facility and severity level. The syslog facility identifies a file in the syslog server. Refer to the documentation of your syslog program for details. The following table describes the syslog severity levels.
|
Code |
Severity |
Description |
General Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
0 |
Emergency |
System is unusable |
An emergency condition usually affecting multiple apps/ servers/sites. Direct Attention is required. |
|
1 |
Alert |
Actions must be taken immediately |
Should be corrected immediately. Notify staff who can fix the problem promptly. |
|
2 |
Critical |
Critical conditions |
Should be corrected immediately, but indicates failure in a secondary system. |
|
3 |
Error |
Error conditions |
Non-urgent failures, these should be relayed to developers or admins; each item should be resolved promptly. |
|
4 |
Warning |
Warning conditions |
Warning message that indicates an error will occur if action is not taken. |
|
5 |
Notice |
Normal but significant conditions |
Events that are unusual but not error inducing. No immediate action required. |
|
6 |
Informational |
Informational message |
Normal operational status may be gained for reporting procedures. |
|
7 |
Debug |
Debug-level messages |
Information useful to developers for debugging applications. |
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