topic Re: Cisco 5508 Syslog Command in Wireless

Cisco 5508 Syslog Command

bm_5789 — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 08:27:02 GMT

Can anyone tell me the wireless controller global command for disabling syslog message for my access points? Controller is a Cisco 5508, version 7.0.116.0. TIA

Re: Cisco 5508 Syslog Command

Stephen Rodriguez — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 21:39:34 GMT

There isn't a command to disable syslog. But you can globally configure a unicast address and then route that to null0.

Config ap syslog host global < IP address>

Steve

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Cisco 5508 Syslog Command

Leo Laohoo — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 21:42:50 GMT

As what Steve has stated, you can configure an IP address which is black-holed.

Re: Cisco 5508 Syslog Command

Rasika Nayanajith — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 21:44:35 GMT

You cannot do this. APs will be always send syslog msg to broadcast adderess or configured syslog host for the APs. Here are the AP specific syslog commands you have to workwith

Use "all" keyword if you want to apply settings to all APs, or else specific AP name if you want to configure this for a given AP

config ap logging syslog facility

config ap logging syslog level

config ap syslog host global x.x.x.x

If you want to configuere syslog host for specific AP

config ap syslog host specific x.x.x.x

Following commands can be used to verify.

show ap config global

show logging

show ap config general

You can enable/disable certain WLC logging msg with respect to the following. Anyway by default those are in "Off" mode.

(WLC3) >show advanced 802.11b logging

RF Event and Performance Logging

Channel Update Logging......................... Off

Coverage Profile Logging....................... Off

Foreign Profile Logging........................ Off

Load Profile Logging........................... Off

Noise Profile Logging.......................... Off

Performance Profile Logging.................... Off

Transmit Power Update Logging.................. Off

(WLC3) >show advanced 802.11a logging

RF Event and Performance Logging

Channel Update Logging......................... Off

Coverage Profile Logging....................... Off

Foreign Profile Logging........................ Off

Load Profile Logging........................... Off

Noise Profile Logging.......................... Off

Performance Profile Logging.................... Off

TxPower Update Logging......................... Off

HTH

Rasika

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Re: Cisco 5508 Syslog Command

bm_5789 — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 21:47:15 GMT

Thanks for the replies. I dont remember configuring a syslog host for the ap's. If this WAS done, then how can I undo it?

Re: Cisco 5508 Syslog Command

Stephen Rodriguez — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 21:53:58 GMT

You can't undo it, not really. The best you could do, is set it to a bunk address and route the traffic to teh bit bucket. By default the AP will send syslog as a broadcast ( 255.255.255.255).

This was implemented to assist with AP join issues.

HTH,
Steve

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Re: Cisco 5508 Syslog Command

Rasika Nayanajith — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 21:54:14 GMT

You can do a workaround like Steve mentioned. Otherwise configure a syslog level 0 (Emergency) for the AP which will mininise the AP related syslog.

HTH

Rasika

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Re: Cisco 5508 Syslog Command

bm_5789 — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 21:59:47 GMT

I appreciate all the responses. Somewhere there is a disconnect. I will open a TAC case.

Re: Cisco 5508 Syslog Command

Rasika Nayanajith — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 22:01:52 GMT

No worries.. if you get any new information apart from what we said, pls let us know

Rasika