Logging M4100

[exocomp]

I've looked over the user manual, the software administration manual and CLI reference manual and I'm not very clear on logging.  I'd appreciate if someone can take a few minutes and explain it here.

From what I understand there are buffered logs, command logs, console logs, syslogs, trap logs, event logs, peristent logs.  I think I got them all.

All I want is the ability to monitor my the logs for changes to the switch for security purposes and also if I can get switch statistics that would be great.  What do I need to do to accomplish that task, I have a syslog server to receive data, tell me what I need to enable.

Goal:

1) Get events of changes made to the switch

2) Get any errors the switch generates

3) Get statistics

4) Send all these to a centralized syslog server

Thanks,

J

[DaneA]

Hi exocomp,

If ever you have not yet came across on how to configure syslogs, kindly read pages 385-386 of the M4100 user manual here.  On the Severity Filter list, I suggest you select Debug so that you would identify and trace the activities through the switch. 

Regards,

DaneA

NETGEAR Community Team

[Retired_Member]

Hi DaneA, thank you to provide detailed logs information.

Hi exocomp,

Welcome to NETGEAR community. By your requirement, I really strongly recommend you to use NMS300 managing M4100.

What can do from NMS300, get more from user manual

- Manage device configuration and firmware

- Manage Alarms and Logs

- Manage sFlow to get detailed statistics

- Manage global setting and backup

Download Link:
Win32 bit: http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/NMS300/NMS300_V1.5.0.19(Win32).zip
Win64 bit: http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/NMS300/NMS300_V1.5.0.19(Win64).zip