PDF user manual for CopperEdge 150

Once you have begun collecting information in the Syslog, managingthe records becomes a significant consideration. By default,most UNIX machines will purge or truncate log files atpreset intervals. It is important that your server’s “flushing” intervalbe set at a large enough value to allow a meaningful bodyof data to be gathered. We recommend at least one week.6\VORJ&OLHQW&RQILJXUDWLRQFour objects in the cmFile MIB group (SysLogAddr, SysLogPort,SysLogFacility, and SysLogPriority) control the Syslog capabilityon the CopperEdge unit. When configuring the CopperEdgeunit as a Syslog client, all you need to do is enter the IP addressof the server. In most cases, the default settings of all of the otherobjects should be the appropriate ones. For example:CRAFT> set cmfile syslogaddr=209.141.14.4For more information about other Syslog configuration optionsfor the CE150, refer to the cmFile MIB definition in the Copper-Edge 150 CopperCraft Reference and MIB Definitions manual.&KDSWHU7URXEOHVKRRWLQJ