Outputting system information to the trap buffer

The trap buffer receives the trap information only, and discards the log and debugging information.

To output system information to the trap buffer:

Step

Command

Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2. Enable the information center.

info-center enable

Optional.

Enabled by default.

3. Specify a name for a channel identified by its number.

info-center channel channel-number name channel-name

Optional.

See Table 2 for default channel names.

4. Configure an output channel for the trap buffer and set the buffer size.

info-center trapbuffer [ channel { channel-number | channel-name } | size buffersize ] *

Optional.

By default, system information is output to the trap buffer through channel 3 (known as trapbuffer) and the default buffer size is 256.

5. Configure an output rule for the trap buffer.

info-center source { module-name | default } channel { channel-number | channel-name } [trap { level severity | state state } * ]

Optional.

See "Default output rules of system information."

6. Configure the timestamp format.

info-center timestamp { debugging | log | trap } { boot | date | none }

Optional.

The timestamp format for log, trap and debugging information is date by default.