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Chapter 18 Managing System Administration Configurations
Configuring Logs
Configuring Logs
Log records are generated for:
• Accounting messages
• AAA audit and diagnostics messages
• System diagnostics messages
• Administrative and operational audit messages
The messages are arranged in tree hierarchy structure within the logging categories (see Configuring
Logging Categories, page 18-24 for more information).
You can store log messages locally or remotely, based on the logging categories and maintenance
parameters.
This section contains the following topics:
• Configuring Remote Log Targets, page 18-21
• Configuring the Local Log, page 18-23
• Configuring Logging Categories, page 18-24
• Configuring Global Logging Categories, page 18-24
• Configuring Per-Instance Logging Categories, page 18-29
• Displaying Logging Categories, page 18-32
• Configuring the Log Collector, page 18-33
• Viewing the Log Message Catalog, page 18-33
See Chapter 19, “Understanding Logging” for a description of the preconfigured global ACS logging
categories and the messages that each contains.
Configuring Remote Log Targets
You can configure specific remote log targets (on a syslog server only) to receive the logging messages
for a specific logging category. See Chapter 19, “Understanding Logging” for more information on
remote log targets. See Configuring Logging Categories, page 18-24 for more information on the
preconfigured ACS logging categories.
To create a new remote log target:
Step 1 Select System Administration > Configuration > Log Configuration > Remote Log Targets.
The Remote Log Targets page appears.
Step 2 Do one of the following:
• Click Create.
• Check the check box next to the remote log target that you want to duplicate and click Duplicate.
• Click the name of the remote log target that you want to modify; or check the check box next to the
name of the remote log target that you want to modify and click Edit.
One of these pages appears:
• Remote Log Targets > Create, if you are creating a new remote log target.