Configure Port Logging Settings from the Remote Console

• Select Device Services > Port Logging Settings to access the Port Logging - Settings page and configure the local log settings.

Timestamp and Update Frequency

If needed, make changes to the default timestamp interval and/or the logging update frequency.

Timestamp represents the interval between two timestamp messages. Enter a time in seconds between 0 – 99999. Note that entering 0 disables timestamps for port logging.

The update frequency is the interval between each data push to the port log file, port syslog and NFS port logging, if they are enabled. The default value is 30 seconds.

Data is buffered in SX II during the time between the intervals or until the appliance buffer is full. This feature manages the logging traffic so it is not pushed continuously.

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Port Log Local File

Enable the Port Log Local File to capture data for each port locally on SX II.

Log files are stored on SX II's internal flash drive. For 8 and 16 port models, there is 2GB internal flash drive. All other models have 8GB flash drive.

If needed, enter a maximum file size. Files that exceed the maximum are not saved. To retrieve the files, see Manage Port Logging - Local Files.

Port Sys Log

This feature sends event log messages to a remote Syslog server. The messages from the SX II appliance are sent to the LOCAL0 channel of the Syslog server for more efficient parsing.

Since all messages are sent from the LOCAL0 channel on the syslog server, all port output resides in the same file. Please use NFS Port Logging if you prefer separate files for each port's data.

1. Go to the System Logging panel and select the Enable Port Syslog checkbox.

   

2. Type the IP address of the remote Syslog server in the Primary IP Address field.
3. If you have a backup Syslog server, type its IP address in the Secondary IP Address field.

Network File System (NFS) Logging

Network File System (NFS) logging allows you to log all port activity to an NFS shared directory. All user activity and user port logins and logouts are logged. There are two log files:

• Input: Records all input (keystrokes) from users.
• Output: Contains all the messages that come from the server into the console server. This includes all user input that is echoed back from the managed device/server.

You must also enable port logging. For more information on port logging, see Enable Port Logging.

Note: The NFS server must have the exported directory with write permission for the port logging to work.

1. Select the Enable NFS checkbox to enable NFS logging.
2. Type the IP address of the NFS server in the Primary IP field, and then enter the path to the log file in the Primary Directory field.
3. If you have a backup NFS server, enter the same information for this server in the Secondary IP field and Secondary Directory fields. If the primary server fails, port logging is redirected to the secondary server.
4. If needed, activate the Enable Input Port Logging feature and type a directory for input in the In Directory field.. To turn this feature off, deselect this checkbox.
5. Block Port Access on Failure is selected by default.

   This feature specifies NFS mount behavior, and NFS behaves as a soft mount.

   When it is a soft mount, NFS is re-mounted if an operation goes wrong on the file system.

   If the re-mount succeeds, logging continues; otherwise, further logging events are inhibited.