
No communication between the switch and the TACACS+ server application................ 441
Access is denied even though the username/password pair is correct............................441
Unknown users allowed to login to the switch..................................................................441
System allows fewer login attempts than specified in the switch configuration................442
TimeP, SNTP, or Gateway problems........................................................................................... 442
The switch cannot find the time server or the configured gateway.................................. 442
VLAN-related problems...............................................................................................................442
Monitor port...................................................................................................................... 442
None of the devices assigned to one or more VLANs on an 802.1Q-compliant switch
are being recognized........................................................................................................442
Link configured for multiple VLANs does not support traffic for one or more VLANs.......442
Duplicate MAC addresses across VLANs........................................................................ 443
Disabled overlapping subnet configuration...................................................................... 443
Fan failure................................................................................................................................... 444
Mitigating flapping transceivers...................................................................................................444
Fault finder thresholds......................................................................................................446
Viewing transceiver information............................................................................................................. 450
Viewing information about transceivers (CLI)..............................................................................451
MIB support.................................................................................................................................451
Viewing transceiver information.................................................................................................. 451
Information displayed with the detail parameter...............................................................452
Viewing transceiver information for copper transceivers with VCT support................................ 456
Testing the Cable..............................................................................................................456
Using the Event Log for troubleshooting switch problems..................................................................... 458
Event Log entries........................................................................................................................ 459
Using the Menu........................................................................................................................... 470
Using the CLI.............................................................................................................................. 471
Clearing Event Log entries..........................................................................................................472
Turning event numbering on....................................................................................................... 472
Using log throttling to reduce duplicate Event Log and SNMP messages.................................. 472
Log throttle periods...........................................................................................................473
Example: of event counter operation................................................................................474
Reporting information about changes to the running configuration.............................................475
Debug/syslog operation......................................................................................................................... 475
Debug/syslog messaging............................................................................................................ 475
Hostname in syslog messages................................................................................................... 476
Logging origin-id...............................................................................................................476
Viewing the identification of the syslog message sender................................................. 478
SNMP MIB........................................................................................................................480
Debug/syslog destination devices...............................................................................................480
Debug/syslog configuration commands...................................................................................... 481
Configuring debug/syslog operation............................................................................................484
Viewing a debug/syslog configuration.............................................................................. 486
Debug command.........................................................................................................................488
Debug messages............................................................................................................. 488
Debug destinations...........................................................................................................490
Logging command.......................................................................................................................491
Configuring a syslog server..............................................................................................492
Adding a description for a Syslog server.....................................................................................494
Adding a priority description........................................................................................................495
Configuring the severity level for Event Log messages sent to a syslog server......................... 495
Configuring the system module used to select the Event Log messages sent to a
syslog server.................................................................................................................... 496
Enabling local command logging................................................................................................ 496
Operating notes for debug and Syslog........................................................................................497
Diagnostic tools......................................................................................................................................498
Port auto-negotiation...................................................................................................................498
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