3.1 Flashcards
Log levels
Emergency
Alert
Critical
Error
Warning
Notice
Info
Debug
Emergency log level
Mean System unusable, needs immediate attention,
Alert log level
Means system in process of going down, needs immediate action, ex server hardware failure
Critical
Means system could fail soon, needs actual asap, ex: memory leak
Error
Something has failed, investigate cause and fix if needed ex: failed logon attempt
Warning
Means something could fail soon , needs monitoring to watch status ex: high memory usage
Notice
Means changes to systems were made and need to be made, needs approval , ex: service restarts
Informational
Normal operational logs no action needed
Debug
Logs used for in-depth troubleshooting
Traffic logs
Logs create for packets coming into and going out of network device like firewall
Network device logs
Logs captured by network devices(firewalls, switches, etc)after an event takes place
Audit logs
Logs created by users interacting with the system. Ex : failed logon attempts
Syslog
Protocol allowing for standardization of logs so they can be transferred to a central server
CRC error
Errors caused by a failed CRC (packet received with wrong checksum) usally caused by. Fault cable or emi
Giant
Packets over 1518 bytes, misconceived net device or software bug causes it