Syslog

What is Syslog?

Syslog stands for system logging protocol and syslog is the standard protocol that is used to send event messages to a specific server called a syslog server it is mainly used to gather various device logs from numerous different machines in a central location for monitoring and review the protocol is enabled on most network equipment such as routers switches firewalls. So here below have the syslog configurations on cisco layer 3 switch. 

Fig 1: Syslog

Syslog

Networkeducative-Switch# configure terminal

Networkeducative-Switch(config)# logging buffered 64000 warnings

Networkeducative-Switch(config)# logging trap notification

Networkeducative-Switch(config)# logging host x.x.x.x

Networkeducative-Switch(config)# logging origin-id ip

Networkeducative-Switch(config)# logging count

Networkeducative-Switch(config)# service sequence-numbers

Networkeducative-Switch(config)# line con 0

Networkeducative-Switch(config)# logging s

Networkeducative-Switch(config)# logging on

Networkeducative-Switch(config)# archive

Networkeducative-Switch(config-archive)# log confi

Networkeducative-Switch(config-archive-log-cfg)# logging enable

Networkeducative-Switch(config-archive-log-cfg)# hidekey

Networkeducative-Switch(config-archive-log-cfg)# notify Sys

Networkeducative-Switch(config-archive-log-cfg)# exit

Networkeducative-Switch(config-archive)# exit