
Summit WM-Series Switch Software logs and traces
Summit WM-Series WLAN Switch and Altitude Access Point Software Version 1.0 User Guide
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Viewing log, alarm and trace messages
To view the logs and traces, select the Logs & Traces tab. The Summit WM-Series Switch generates
three types of messages:
● Logs (including alarms): messages that are triggered by events
● Traces: messages that display activity by component, for system debugging, troubleshooting and
internal monitoring of software
● Audits: files that record administrative changes made to the system (the GUI Audit displays changes
to the Graphical User Interface on the Summit WM-Series Switch)
Logs and alarms
The log messages contain the time of event, severity, source component and any details generated by
the source component. The messages are classified at four levels of severity:
● Informational, the activity of normal operation
● Minor (alarm)
● Major (alarm)
● Critical (alarm)
The alarm messages (minor, major or critical log messages) are triggered by activities that meet certain
conditions that should be known and dealt with.
Examples of events on the Summit WM-Series Switch that generate an alarm message:
● Reboot due to failure
● Software upgrade failure on the Summit WM-Series Switch
● Software upgrade failure on the Altitude AP
● Detection of rogue access point activity without valid ID
If SNMP is enabled on the Summit WM-Series Switch, alarm conditions will trigger a trap in SNMP
(Simple Network Management Protocol). An SNMP trap is an event notification sent by the managed
agent (a network device) to the management system to identify the occurrence of conditions. (See
“Setting up SNMP” on page 115 for more information on enabling this function on the Summit WM-
Series Switch).
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