Logging to Local Nonvolatile Storage (ATA Disk)

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Logging to Local Nonvolatile Storage (ATA Disk)

Contents

Prerequisites for Logging to Local Nonvolatile Storage (ATA Disk)

Restrictions for Logging to Local Nonvolatile Storage (ATA Disk)

Information About Logging to Local Nonvolatile Storage (ATA Disk)

System Logging Messages

ATA Flash Disks

How to Configure Logging to Local Nonvolatile Storage (ATA Disk)

Writing Logging Messages to an ATA Disk

Copying Logging Messages to an External Disk

Configuration Examples for Logging to Local Nonvolatile Storage (ATA Disk)

Writing Logging Messages to an ATA Disk: Example

Copying Logging Messages to an External Disk: Example

Additional References

Related Documents

Standards

MIBs

RFCs

Technical Assistance

Command Reference

logging persistent

Feature Information for Logging to Local Nonvolatile Storage (ATA Disk)

Logging to Local Nonvolatile Storage (ATA Disk)

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First Published: August 26, 2003

Last Updated: June 28, 2007

The Logging to Local Nonvolatile Storage (ATA Disk) feature enables system logging messages to be saved on an advanced technology attachment (ATA) flash disk. Messages saved on an ATA drive persist after a router is rebooted.

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Contents

•Restrictions for Logging to Local Nonvolatile Storage (ATA Disk)

•Information About Logging to Local Nonvolatile Storage (ATA Disk)

•How to Configure Logging to Local Nonvolatile Storage (ATA Disk)

•Configuration Examples for Logging to Local Nonvolatile Storage (ATA Disk)

•Additional References

•Command Reference

•Feature Information for Logging to Local Nonvolatile Storage (ATA Disk)

Prerequisites for Logging to Local Nonvolatile Storage (ATA Disk)

The logging buffered Command Must Be Enabled

Before the Logging to Local Nonvolatile Storage (ATA Disk) feature can be enabled with the logging persistent command, you must enable the logging of messages to an internal buffer with the logging buffered command. For additional information, refer to the "Writing Logging Messages to an ATA Disk" section, and to the "Related Documents" section.

Restrictions for Logging to Local Nonvolatile Storage (ATA Disk)

Available ATA Disk Space Constrains the Size and Number of Stored Log Files

The amount of ATA disk space allocated to system logging messages constrains the number of logging files that can be stored. When the allocation threshold is passed, the oldest log file in the directory is deleted to make room for new system logging messages. To permanently store system logging messages, you must archive them to an external device. For more information, refer to the "Copying Logging Messages to an External Disk" section.

Information About Logging to Local Nonvolatile Storage (ATA Disk)

The Logging to Local Nonvolatile Storage (ATA Disk) feature adds a router's ATA flash disk as a storage destination for logging messages. When using this feature, be sure to understand the following concepts:

•System Logging Messages

•ATA Flash Disks

System Logging Messages

System logging messages include error and debug messages generated by application programming interfaces (APIs) on the router. Typically, logging messages are stored in a router's memory buffer; when the buffer is full, older messages are overwritten by new messages. All logging messages are erased from the memory buffer when the router reboots.

ATA Flash Disks

ATA flash disks are PC cards included with some Cisco routers, which are used to provide nonvolatile data storage. The greater the capacity of the ATA flash disk, the more data, such as logging messages, it can hold. Logging messages written to an ATA flash disk persist when the router reboots.

How to Configure Logging to Local Nonvolatile Storage (ATA Disk)

This section contains the following procedures:

•Writing Logging Messages to an ATA Disk (required)

•Copying Logging Messages to an External Disk (optional)

Writing Logging Messages to an ATA Disk

Perform this task to enable the Logging to Local Nonvolatile Storage (ATA Disk) feature and write logging messages to an ATA flash disk:

SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable

2. configure terminal

3. logging buffered [buffer-size | severity-level]

4. logging persistent [url {disk0:/directory | disk1:/directory}] [size filesystem-size]
[filesize logging-file-size]

DETAILED STEPS

	Command or Action	Purpose
Step 1	enable Example: Router> enable	Enables privileged EXEC mode. •Enter your password if prompted.
Step 2	configure terminal Example: Router# configure terminal	Enables global configuration mode.
Step 3	logging buffered [buffer-size | severity-level] Example: Router(config)# logging buffered	Enable system message logging to a local buffer and limits messages logged to the buffer based on severity. •The optional buffer-size argument specified the size of the buffer from 4096 to 4,294,967,295 bytes. The default size varies by platform. •The optional severity-level argument limits the logging of messages to the buffer to those no less severe than the specified level.
Step 4	logging persistent [url {disk0:/directory | disk1:/directory}] [size filesystem-size] [filesize logging-file-size] Example: Router(config)# logging persistent url disk0:/syslog size 134217728 filesize 16384	Writes logging messages from the memory buffer to the specified directory on the router's ATA disk. •Before logging messages are written to a file on the ATA disk, the Cisco IOS software checks to see if there is sufficient disk space. If not, the oldest file of logging messages (by timestamp) is deleted, and the current file saved. •The filename format is log_month:day:year::time. For example: log_08:10:2003::07:42:14.

Copying Logging Messages to an External Disk

Perform this task to copy logging messages from the ATA flash disk to an external disk:

SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable

2. copy

DETAILED STEPS

	Command or Action	Purpose
Step 1	enable Example: Router> enable	Enables privileged EXEC mode. •Enter your password if prompted.
Step 2	copy Example: Router# copy disk0:/syslog ftp://myuser/mypass@192.168.1.129/syslog	Copies the specified file or directory on the ATA flash disk via FTP to the specified URL.

Configuration Examples for Logging to Local Nonvolatile Storage (ATA Disk)

This section provides the following configuration examples:

•Writing Logging Messages to an ATA Disk: Example

•Copying Logging Messages to an External Disk: Example

Writing Logging Messages to an ATA Disk: Example

The following example shows how to write up to 134217728 bytes (128 MB) of logging messages to the syslog directory of disk 0, specifying a file size of 16384 bytes:

Router(config)# logging buffered

Router(config)# logging persistent url disk0:/syslog size 134217728 filesize 16384

Copying Logging Messages to an External Disk: Example

The following example shows how to copy logging messages from the router's ATA flash disk to an external disk:

Router# copy disk0:/syslog ftp://myuser/mypass@192.168.1.129/syslog

Additional References

The following sections provide references related to the Logging to Local Nonvolatile Storage (ATA Disk) feature.

Related Documents

Related Topic	Document Title
copy command	Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference, Release 12.4
logging buffered command	Cisco IOS Network Management Command Reference, Release 12.4T

Standards

Standards	Title
No new or modified standards are supported by this feature, and support for existing standards has not been modified by this feature.	—

MIBs

MIBs	MIBs Link
No new or modified MIBs are supported by this feature, and support for existing MIBs has not been modified by this feature.	To locate and download MIBs for selected platforms, Cisco IOS releases, and feature sets, use Cisco MIB Locator found at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs

RFCs

RFCs	Title
No new or modified RFCs are supported by this feature, and support for existing RFCs has not been modified by this feature.	—

Technical Assistance

Description

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Command Reference

This section documents only commands that are new or modified.

•logging persistent

logging persistent

To enable the storage of logging messages on the router's advanced technology attachment (ATA) disk, use the logging persistent command in global configuration mode. To disable logging message storage on the ATA disk, use the no form of this command.

logging persistent [url {disk0:/directory | disk1:/directory}] [size filesystem-size]
[filesize logging-file-size]

no logging persistent

Syntax Description

url	(Optional) Any supported local Cisco IOS file system location. The default URL is disk0:/syslog.
disk0:/directory	Directory on disk 0 where syslog messages are saved.
disk1:/directory	Directory on disk 1 where syslog messages are saved.
size filesystem-size	(Optional) Amount of disk space allocated to syslog messages in bytes. •Minimum value is 16384. •Maximum value is the total amount of available disk space. •Default value is 10% of total disk space.
filesize logging-file-size	(Optional) Size of individual logging files in bytes. •Minimum value is 8192. •Maximum value is the total amount of available disk space. •Default value is 262144.

Command Default

The logging messages are not stored in the router's ATA memory.

Command Modes

Global configuration (config)

Command History

Release	Modification
12.0(26)S	This command was introduced.
12.2(25)S	This command was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)S.
12.2(28)SB	This command was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(28)SB and implemented on the Cisco 10000 series router.
12.2(33)SRB	This command was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(33)SRB.
12.4(15)T	This command was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.4(15)T.

Usage Guidelines

The logging persistent command enables the storage of syslog data on the router's ATA Flash disk. Because the syslog data must be copied from the router's internal memory buffer, you must enable the logging buffered command prior to enabling the logging persistent command.

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Note Any filtering of syslog messages written to the router's internal memory buffer results in filtering of syslog messages written to the router's ATA Flash disk.

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Examples

The following example shows how to write up to 134217728 bytes (128 MB) of logging messages to the syslog directory of disk 0, with a file size of 16384 bytes:

Router(config)# logging buffered

Router(config)# logging persistent url disk0:/syslog size 134217728 filesize 16384

Related Commands

Command	Description
logging buffered	Saves syslog messages in router memory.

Feature Information for Logging to Local Nonvolatile Storage (ATA Disk)

Table 1 lists the release history for this feature.

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Note Table 1 lists only the Cisco IOS software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given Cisco IOS software release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that Cisco IOS software release train also support that feature.

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Table 1 Feature Information for Logging to Local Nonvolatile Storage (ATA Disk) 

Feature Name	Releases	Feature Information
Logging to Local Nonvolatile Storage (ATA Disk)	12.0(26)S 12.2(25)S 12.2(28)SB 12.2(33)SRB12.4(15)T	The Logging to Local Nonvolatile Storage (ATA Disk) feature enables system logging messages to be saved on an advanced technology attachment (ATA) flash disk. Messages saved on an ATA drive persist after a router is rebooted. This feature was introduced in Cisco IOS Release 12.0(26)S. This feature was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)S. This feature was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(28)SB and implemented on the Cisco 10000 series router. This feature was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(33)SRB. This feature was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.4(15)T and renamed from "SYSLOG Writing to Flash" to "Logging to Local Nonvolatile Storage (ATA Disk)."

Any Internet Protocol (IP) addresses used in this document are not intended to be actual addresses. Any examples, command display output, and figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only. Any use of actual IP addresses in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental.

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