Overview of Logging
SRC components and applications generate event messages that you can save in logs—either by writing the messages to text files or by using the system log (syslog) facilities. You can use these logs to monitor the SRC components and troubleshoot problems. By default, log files are stored in the /var/log directory.
Each SRC component has its own logging configuration. For example, the license server, the NIC, the SAE, and SNMP each have logging configuration. The C-series platform includes a system log server that you can configure to manage messages generated on that platform.
You can use the CLI to configure logging on a C-series platform or on a Solaris platform and to configure the system log server on a C-series platform. You can also use SRC configuration applications to configure component logging on a Solaris platform. For the SNMP agent, you can also configure logging through the agent's local configuration tool.
Related Information
For additional information, see the following sources:
- SRC-PE Getting Started Guide, Chapter 14, Configuring System Logging for a C-series Platform
- The syslog Protocol—draft-ietf-syslog-protocol-16.txt (July 2006 expiration)
- SRC-PE Getting Started Guide, Chapter 23, Configuring and Starting the SNMP Agent with the SRC CLI
- SRC-PE Getting Started Guide, Chapter 31, Configuring and Starting the SDX SNMP Agent on a Solaris Platform