Checklist for Tracking Normal Operations

1. Log Messages to a Local Log File

[edit]
[edit system syslog]
set file filename facility level
show
commit

2. Log Information to a Remote Host

[edit]
[edit system syslog]
set host hostname facility level
show
commit

3. Log Information to a User Terminal

[edit]
[edit system syslog]
set user username facility level
show
commit

4. Log Information to a Router Console

[edit]
[edit system syslog]
set console facility level
show
commit

5. Configure the Number and Size of Log Files

[edit]
[edit system syslog]
set archive files number size size
show
commit

or

[edit]
[edit system syslog file filename]
set archive files number size size
show
commit

6. Log BGP State Transition Events

[edit]
[edit protocol bgp]
set log-updown
show
commit

7. Display a Log File

show log filename

8. Monitor Messages in Near-Real Time

monitor start filename

9. Stop Monitoring Log Files

monitor stop filename
or
monitor stop