logging-rate-limit

Configures the rate limit of syslog messages generated by the device, helping to manage logging output in environments where excessive logs may occur.
Syntax
logging-rate-limit number
Parameters
number
Specifies a value from 0 to 300 logs per second. The default value is 200 logs per second.
Command Default

Rate limiting is enabled by default at 200 syslog messages per second.

Modes

Global Configuration mode

Usage Guidelines

If the number of syslog messages generated exceeds the configured rate, excess messages are dropped.

Disabling rate limiting (logging-rate-limit 0) may result in high CPU usage and syslog task instability, especially in scaled setups.

A syslog rate limit of 200 messages per second is applied by default unless manually changed.

The no form of the command resets the default value of 200 logs per second.

Examples

The following example configures the limit of syslog messages to 100 per second. 

device# configure terminal
device(config)# logging-rate-limit 100

The following example resets the syslog rate limit to the default value of 200 logs per second.

device# configure terminal
device(config)# no logging-rate-limit
Parent topic: Commands J, K, and L