Log target commands

Log target mode provides the commands to create or modify a log target.

To enter the mode, use the Global logging target command. To delete a log target, use the no logging target command.

While in this mode, use the commands in the following table to configure a log target.

  • To view the current configuration, use the show command.
  • To restore default values, use the reset command.
  • To exit this configuration mode without saving changes to the running configuration, use the cancel command.
  • To exit this configuration mode and save changes to the running configuration, use the exit command.
Table 1. Log Target commands
Command Purpose
active-timeout This command sets the timer to close an established and active connection to the server.
admin-state This command sets the administrative state for the configuration.
ansi-color This command manages a multicolored console log.
archive-mode This command specifies an archival behavior for file-based logs.
backup This command specifies a backup for the current log.
connect-timeout This command sets the time to wait to establish a connection.
email-address This command specifies the email address of a remote recipient of SMTP log messages.
event This command adds an event class and a priority to the log target.
event-code This command specifies an event code to add to the log target.
event-detection This command suppresses identical events in the log target. This command is now deprecated.
event-filter This command specifies an event code to exclude from the log target.
facility This command specifies the syslog facility.
feedback-detection This command suppresses events from the logging subsystem itself.
format This command specifies the format in which events are added to the log.
idle-timeout This command sets the idle timer for the logging target.
ip-filter This command adds an IP address to include in the log target.
local-address This command specifies the local address over which log events are transmitted to a remote recipient.
local-file This command specifies a local file for log messages.
local-ident This command sets the string that the remote recipient uses to identify this log target.
object This command adds an object filter to the current log target.
priority This command sets the service-level priority for the log target.
rate-limit This command sets the maximum rate of events to log.
remote-address This command specifies the destination address of log messages or the log itself.
remote-directory This command specifies the remote directory where uploaded logs are stored.
remote-login This command specifies the user name to use to upload a log file to a remote server.
remote-port This command specifies the listening port on the remote server.
rotate This command sets the maximum number of file rotations.
sender-address This command specifies the email address of the sender.
size This command sets the maximum size of a local log file.
smtp-domain This command specifies the domain name of the SMTP client.
soap-version This command specifies the version of SOAP to use.
ssl This command associates an SSL proxy profile for SOAP-based log over HTTPS.
suppression-period This command sets the interval to suppress identical events.
timestamp This command specifies the time stamp format.
trigger This command creates an event trigger.
type This command identifies the logging model.
upload-method This command sets the protocol to upload a file-based log to a remote site.
url This command sets the destination for SOAP-based log entries.