Routing Process Message Logging Options

By default, Gaia writes the RouteD syslog messages (for example, OSPF or BGP errors) to the /var/log/messages file. You can configure Gaia to write the RouteD syslog messages to the /var/log/routed_messages file instead.

For more information, see sk116436.

Configuring Routing Process Message Logging Options - Gaia Portal

1. In the navigation tree, click Advanced Routing > Routing Options.
2. In the Routing Process Message Logging Options section, select Log Routed Separately.
3. In the Maximum File Size field, enter the size (in megabytes) for each log file. The default is 1 MB. The size range is between 1 MB and 2047 MB.
4. In the Maximum Number of Files field, enter the maximal number of log files to keep. The default is 10 log files (/var/log/routed_messages, /var/log/routed_messages.0, /var/log/routed_messages.1, ..., /var/log/routed_messages.9). The number range is between 1 and 4294967295.
5. Click Apply at the top of the page.

Configuring Routing Process Message Logging Options - Gaia Clish

1. Connect to the command line on Gaia.
2. Log in to Gaia Clish.
3. Run these commands:

   HostName> set routedsyslog on   HostName> set routedsyslog size <Number of MB between 1 and 2047>   HostName> set routedsyslog maxnum <Number of Files between 1 and 4294967295>   HostName> save config