Information About Administering DCNM Server Log Settings
The Cisco DCNM server maintains a log file of its operations. The log file contains information from Cisco DCNM features and server components.
Note The DCNM Server Log Settings feature does not affect logging levels of Cisco NX-OS devices. Cisco DCNM does not support the configuration of device logging levels.
This section includes the following topics:
Logging Levels
The Cisco DCNM server supports a hierarchy of logging levels, ordered by severity of log messages. Each level includes messages for that level in addition to all log messages from levels of higher severity. The logging levels, in order from highest to lowest severity, are as follows:
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Fatal Errors
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Errors
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Warnings
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Information
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Debugging
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Verbose
Log File and Location
The Cisco DCNM server writes server log messages to the sys.pipe file at the following location:
By default, when you install the Cisco DCNM server on Microsoft Windows Server 2003, INSTALL_DIR is C:\Program Files\Cisco Systems\Cisco DCNM.
Virtualization Support
Cisco DCNM server logs do not contain log messages from Cisco NX-OS devices; therefore, this feature has no effect on virtualization support.
Configuring DCNM Server Log Settings
Figure 17-1 shows the DCNM Server Log Settings content pane.
Figure 17-1 DCNM Server Log Settings Content Pane
This section includes the following topics:
Configuring the Default Logging Level
You can configure the default logging level for all Cisco DCNM features and server components.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Determine what the default logging level should be. For more information, see the “Logging Levels” section.
DETAILED STEPS
To configure the default logging level for all Cisco DCNM features and server components, follow these steps:
Step 1 From the Feature Selector pane, choose
DCNM Server Administration > DCNM Server Log Settings
.
The log settings appear in the Contents pane.
Step 2 From the Default Logging Level drop-down list, choose the logging level.
Step 3 From the menu bar, choose
File > Deploy
to apply your changes to the Cisco DCNM server.
Configuring a Unique Logging Level for a Feature or Server Component
You can configure a logging level of a feature or server component that is independent of the default logging level.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Determine what the logging level of the feature or service should be. For more information, see the “Logging Levels” section.
DETAILED STEPS
To configure a unique logging level for a feature or server component, follow these steps:
Step 1 From the Feature Selector pane, choose
DCNM Server Administration > DCNM Server Log Settings
.
The log settings appear in the Contents pane.
Step 2 Find the feature or server component that you want to configure with a unique logging level.
Step 3 Uncheck
Default
to the right of the feature or server component.
The logging level drop-down list for the feature or server component becomes available.
Step 4 From the logging level drop-down list, choose the logging level. For more information, see the “Logging Levels” section.
Step 5 From the menu bar, choose
File > Deploy
to apply your changes to the Cisco DCNM server.
Configuring a Feature or Server Component to Use the Default Logging Level
You can configure a feature or server component to use the default logging level.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Ensure that the default logging level is appropriate for the feature or service. For more information, see the “Logging Levels” section.
DETAILED STEPS
To configure a feature or server component to use the default logging level, follow these steps:
Step 1 From the Feature Selector pane, choose
DCNM Server Administration > DCNM Server Log Settings
.
The log settings appear in the Contents pane.
Step 2 Find the feature or server component that you want to use the default logging level.
Step 3 Check
Default
to the right of the feature or service.
The logging level drop-down list for the feature or server component becomes unavailable.
Step 4 From the menu bar, choose
File > Deploy
to apply your changes to the Cisco DCNM server.
Viewing DCNM Server Log Settings
To view Cisco DCNM server user accounts, from the Feature Selector pane, choose
DCNM Server Administration > DCNM Server Log Settings
.
The default logging level, feature logging settings, and server component logging settings appear in the Contents pane. For information about the fields that appear, see the “Field Descriptions for DCNM Server Log Settings” section.