Syslog Messages
FastIron software can write syslog messages to provide information at the following severity levels:
The device writes the messages to a local buffer.
You also can specify the IP address or host name of up to six syslog servers. When you specify a syslog server, the RUCKUS ICX device writes the messages to both the system log and the syslog server.
Using a syslog server ensures that the messages remain available even after a system reload. The RUCKUS local syslog buffer is cleared during a system reload or reboot, but the syslog messages sent to the syslog server remain on the server.
reload command), refer to Syslog Reboot
Configuration Considerations.The syslog service on a syslog server receives logging messages from applications on the local host or from devices such as an ICX switch. Syslog adds a timestamp to each received message and directs messages to a log file. Most Unix workstations come with syslog configured. Some third-party vendor products also provide syslog server running on Windows.
Syslog uses UDP port 514 and therefore each syslog message is sent with destination port 514. Each syslog message is one line within the syslog message format. The message is embedded in the text portion of the syslog format. There are several subfields in the format. Keywords are used to identify each subfield, and commas are delimiters. The subfields can appear in any order, except that the text subfield should be the last field in the message. All the subfields are optional.