Administrator Guide

16 Contents
Optical Transceiver Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . 406
Log Global Settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
RAM Log
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Log File
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
SYSLOG Server
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Email Alert Global Configuration
. . . . . . . . . . 413
Email Alert Mail Server Configuration
. . . . . . . 413
Email Alert Subject Configuration
. . . . . . . . . 415
Email Alert To Address Configuration
. . . . . . . 416
Email Alert Statistics
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Monitoring System Information and Configuring
Logging (CLI)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418
Viewing System Information and Enabling the
Locator LED
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418
Running Cable Diagnostics
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 418
Configuring Local Logging
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 420
Configuring Remote Logging
. . . . . . . . . . . . 421
Configuring Mail Server Settings
. . . . . . . . . . 422
Configuring Email Alerts for Log Messages
. . . . 423
Logging Configuration Examples
. . . . . . . . . . . . 425
Configuring Local and Remote Logging
. . . . . . 425
Configuring Email Alerting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 428
12 Managing General System Settings . . . 431
System Settings Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431
Why Does System Information Need to Be
Configured?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433
What Are SDM Templates?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 433
Why is the System Time Needed?
. . . . . . . . . 436
How Does SNTP Work?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436
What Configuration Is Required for Plug-In