L Commands


This chapter describes the Cisco Nexus 1010 commands that begin with the letter L.

line console

To enter console configuration mode, use the line console command. To exit console configuration mode, use the no form of this command.

line console

no line console

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

None

Command Modes

Global configuration (config)

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to enter console configuration mode:

n1010# configure terminal
n1010(config)# line console
n1010(config-console)# 

line vty

To enter line configuration mode, use the line vty command. To exit line configuration mode, use the no form of this command.

line vty

no line vty

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

None

Command Modes

Global configuration (config)

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to enter line configuration mode:

n1010# configure terminal
n1010(config)# line vty
n1010(config-line)# 

Related Commands

Command
Description

exit

Exits a configuration mode.

line console

Enters console configuration mode.



logging console

To enable logging messages to the console session, use the logging console command. To disable logging messages to the console session, use the no form of this command.

logging console [severity-level]

no logging console

Syntax Description

severity-level

Severity level at which you want messages to be logged. When you set a severity level, such as 4, then messages at that severity level and higher
(0 through 4) are logged.

Severity levels are as follows:

 

Level
Designation
Definition

0

Emergency

System unusable

1

Alert

Immediate action needed

2

Critical

Critical condition—default level

3

Error

Error condition

4

Warning

Warning condition

5

Notification

Normal but significant condition

6

Informational

Informational message only

7

Debugging

Condition that appears during debugging only



Note Level 0 is the highest severity level.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

Global configuration (config)

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to enable logging messages with a severity level of 4 (warning) or higher to the console session:

n1010# configure terminal 
n1010(config)# logging console 4 
n1010(config)#

Related Commands

Command
Description

show logging logfile

Displays the contents of the log file.

logging event

Logs interface events.

logging level

Enables the logging of messages from named facilities and for specified severity levels.

logging logfile

Configures the log file used to store system messages.

logging module

Starts logging of module messages to the log file.

logging server

Designate and configure a remote server for logging system messages.

logging timestamp

Set the unit of measure for the system messages timestamp.


logging event

To log interface events, use the logging event command. To disable logging of events, use the no version of this command.

logging event {link-status | trunk-status} {enable | default}

no logging event {link-status | trunk-status} {enable | default}

Syntax Description

link-status

Logs all up/down and change status messages.

trunk-status

Logs all trunk status messages.

default

Specifies that the default logging configuration is used.

enable

Enables interface logging to override the port level logging configuration.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

Global configuration (config)

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to log interface events:

n1010# configure terminal 
n1010(config)# logging event link-status default 
n1010(config)#

Related Commands

Command
Description

show logging logfile

Displays the contents of the log file.

logging console

Enables logging messages to the console session.

logging level

Enables the logging of messages from named facilities and for specified severity levels.

logging logfile

Configures the log file used to store system messages.

logging module

Starts logging of module messages to the log file.

logging server

Designate and configure a remote server for logging system messages.

logging timestamp

Set the unit of measure for the system messages timestamp.


logging level

To enable the logging of messages from a named facility and for specified severity levels, use the logging level command. To disable the logging of messages, use the no form of this command.

logging level facility severity-level

no logging level facility severity-level

Syntax Description

facility

Facility name.

severity-level

Severity level at which you want messages to be logged. When you set a severity level, for example 4, then messages at that severity level and higher
(0 through 4) are logged.

Severity levels are as follows:

 

Level
Designation
Definition

0

Emergency

System unusable

1

Alert

Immediate action needed

2

Critical

Critical condition—default level

3

Error

Error condition

4

Warning

Warning condition

5

Notification

Normal but significant condition

6

Informational

Informational message only

7

Debugging

Condition that appears during debugging only



Note Level 0 is the highest severity level.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

Global configuration (config)

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

To apply the same severity level to all facilities, use the following command:

logging level all level_number

To list the available facilities for which messages can be logged, use the following command:

logging level ?

Examples

This example shows how to enable logging messages from the AAA facility that have a severity level of 0 through 2:

n1010# configure terminal 
n1010(config)# logging level aaa 2 
n1010(config)#

This example shows how to enable logging messages from the license facility with a severity level of
0 through 4 and then display the license logging configuration:

n1010# configure terminal 
n1010(config)# logging level license 4 
n1010(config)# show logging level license
Facility        Default Severity        Current Session Severity
--------        ----------------        ------------------------
licmgr                  6                       4

0(emergencies)          1(alerts)       2(critical)
3(errors)               4(warnings)     5(notifications)
6(information)          7(debugging)

n1010(config)# 

Related Commands

Command
Description

show logging logfile

Displays the contents of the log file.

logging console

Enables logging messages to the console session.

logging event

Logs interface events.

logging logfile

Configures the log file used to store system messages.

logging module

Starts logging of module messages to the log file.

logging server

Designate and configure a remote server for logging system messages.

logging timestamp

Set the unit of measure for the system messages timestamp.


logging logfile

To configure the log file used to store system messages, use the logging logfile command. To remove a configuration, use the no form of this command.

logging logfile logfile-name severity-level [size bytes]

no logging logfile [logfile-name severity-level [size bytes]]]

Syntax Description

logfile-name

Name of the log file that stores system messages.

severity-level

Severity level at which you want messages to be logged. When you set a severity level, for example 4, then messages at that severity level and higher
(0 through 4) are logged.

Severity levels are as follows:

 

Level
Designation
Definition

0

Emergency

System unusable

1

Alert

Immediate action needed

2

Critical

Critical condition—default level

3

Error

Error condition

4

Warning

Warning condition

5

Notification

Normal but significant condition

6

Informational

Informational message only

7

Debugging

Condition that appears during debugging only

size bytes

(Optional) Specifies the log file size in bytes, from 4096 to 10485760 bytes. The default file size is 10485760 bytes.



Note Level 0 is the highest severity level.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

Global configuration (config)

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to configure a log file named LogFile to store system messages and set its severity level to 4:

n1010# config t 
n1010(config)# logging logfile LogFile 4 
n1010(config)#

Related Commands

Command
Description

show logging logfile

Displays the contents of the log file.

logging console

Enables logging messages to the console session.

logging event

Logs interface events.

logging level

Enables the logging of messages from named facilities and for specified severity levels.

logging module

Starts logging of module messages to the log file.

logging server

Designate and configure a remote server for logging system messages.

logging timestamp

Set the unit of measure for the system messages timestamp.


logging module

To start logging of module messages to the log file, use the logging module command. To stop module log messages, use the no form of this command.

logging module [severity-level]

no logging module [severity-level]

Syntax Description

severity-level

Severity level at which you want messages to be logged. If you do not specify a severity level, the default is used. When you set a severity level, for example 4, then messages at that severity level and higher (0 through 4) are logged.

Severity levels are as follows:

 

Level
Designation
Definition

0

Emergency

System unusable

1

Alert

Immediate action needed

2

Critical

Critical condition—default level

3

Error

Error condition

4

Warning

Warning condition

5

Notification

Normal but significant condition (the default)

6

Informational

Informational message only

7

Debugging

Condition that appears during debugging only



Note Level 0 is the highest severity level.


Defaults

Disabled

If you start logging of module messages, and do not specify a severity, then the default, Notification (5), is used.

Command Modes

Global configuration (config)

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to start logging module messages to the log file at the default severity level (severity 4):

n1010# configure terminal 
n1010(config)# logging module 
n1010(config)#

This example shows how to stop logging module messages to the log file:

n1010# configure terminal 
n1010(config)# no logging module
n1010# 

Related Commands

Command
Description

show logging logfile

Displays the contents of the log file.

logging console

Enables logging messages to the console session.

logging event

Logs interface events.

logging level

Enables the logging of messages from named facilities and for specified severity levels.

logging logfile

Configures the log file used to store system messages.

logging server

Designate and configure a remote server for logging system messages.

logging timestamp

Set the unit of measure for the system messages timestamp.


logging server

To designate and configure a remote server for logging system messages, use the logging server command. Use the no form of this command to remove or change the configuration.

logging server hostname [indicator [use-vrf name [facility {auth | authpriv | cron | daemon | ftp | kernel | local0 | local1 | local2 | local3 | local4 | local5 | local6 | local7 | lpr | mail | news | syslog | user | uucp}]]]

no logging server hostname [indicator [use-vrf name [facility {auth | authpriv | cron | daemon | ftp | kernel | local0 | local1 | local2 | local3 | local4 | local5 | local6 | local7 | lpr | mail | news | syslog | user | uucp}]]]

Syntax Description

hostname

Hostname/IPv4/IPv6 address of the remote syslog server.

indicator

(Optional) One of the following indicators: 0-emerg, 1-alert, 2-crit, 3-err, 4-warn, 5-notif, 6-inform, 7-debug.

use-vrf name

(Optional) Specifies the VRF name. The default is management.

facility

(Optional) Specifies the facility to use when forwarding to the server.

auth

Specifies the auth facility.

authpriv

Specifies the authpriv facility.

cron

Specifies the Cron/at facility.

daemon

Specifies the daemon facility.

ftp

Specifies the file transfer system facility.

kernel

Specifies the kernel facility.

local0

Specifies the local0 facility.

local1

Specifies the local1 facility.

local2

Specifies the local2 facility.

local3

Specifies the local3 facility.

local4

Specifies the local4 facility.

local5

Specifies the local5 facility.

local6

Specifies the local6 facility.

local7

Specifies the local7 facility.

lpr

Specifies the lpr facility.

mail

Specifies the mail facility.

news

Specifies the USENET news facility.

syslog

Specifies the syslog facility.

user

Specifies the user facility.

uucp

Specifies the UNIX-to-UNIX copy system facility.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

Global configuration (config)

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to configure a remote syslog server at a specified IPv4 address using the default outgoing facility:

n1010# configure terminal 
n1010(config)# logging server 172.28.254.253 
n1010(config)#

This example shows how to configure a remote syslog server at a specified host name with severity level 5 or higher:

n1010# configure terminal 
n1010(config)# logging server syslogA 5 
n1010(config)#

Related Commands

Command
Description

show logging logfile

Displays the contents of the log file.

logging console

Enables logging messages to the console session.

logging event

Logs interface events.

logging level

Enables the logging of messages from named facilities and for specified severity levels.

logging logfile

Configures the log file used to store system messages.

logging module

Starts logging of module messages to the log file.

logging timestamp

Set the unit of measure for the system messages timestamp.


logging timestamp

To set the unit of measure for the system message time stamp, use the logging timestamp command. To restore the default unit of measure, use the no form of this command.

logging timestamp {microseconds | milliseconds | seconds}

no logging timestamp {microseconds | milliseconds | seconds}

Syntax Description

microseconds

Specifies the time stamp in microseconds.

milliseconds

Specifies the time stamp in milliseconds.

seconds

Specifies the time stamp in seconds (default).


Defaults

Seconds

Command Modes

Global configuration (config)

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to set microseconds as the unit of measure for the system message time stamp:

n1010# configure terminal 
n1010(config)# logging timestamp microseconds 
n1010(config)#

Related Commands

Command
Description

show logging logfile

Displays the contents of the log file.

logging console

Enables logging messages to the console session.

logging event

Logs interface events.

logging level

Enables the logging of messages from named facilities and for specified severity levels.

logging logfile

Configures the log file used to store system messages.

logging module

Starts logging of module messages to the log file.

logging server

Designate and configure a remote server for logging system messages.


login virtual-service-blade

To log in to a Virtual Service Blade (VSB), use the login virtual-service-blade command.

login virtual-service-blade name [primary | secondary]

Syntax Description

name

Name of an existing virtual service blade.

primary

(Optional) The Cisco Nexus 1010 that was assigned the primary role.

secondary

(Optional) The Cisco Nexus 1010 that was assigned the secondary role.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

EXEC

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.2(1)SP1(2)

The optional primary and secondary keywords were added.

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

This command gives serial command access to a virtual service blade.

Examples

This example shows how to log into the Cisco Nexus 1000V CLI for the VSB named VSB-1 which is on the primary Cisco Nexus 1010.

n1010# login virtual-service-blade VSB-1 primary
n1010# 

Related Commands

Command
Description

virtual-service-blade

Creates the named virtual service and places you into the configuration mode for that service.

show virtual-service-blade-type summary

Displays a summary of all virtual service configurations by the type name.

virtual-service-blade-type

Specifies the type and name of the software image file to add to this virtual service.

description

Adds a description to the virtual service.

show virtual-service-blade name

Displays information about a virtual service.

enable

Initiates the configuration of the virtual service and then enables it.

show virtual-service-blade

Displays information about the virtual service blades.