200-301 Question 375
Select 2A network administrator is configuring a router to send syslog messages to a centralized syslog server. The administrator wants to ensure that only critical errors and emergency messages are logged to the server. Which syslog severity levels should the administrator configure on the router?
- A
Severity Level 0 - Emergency
- B
Severity Level 1 - Alert
- C
Severity Level 2 - Critical
- D
Severity Level 3 - Error
- E
Severity Level 4 - Warning
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Correct answers: A, C
Explanation
Syslog severity levels range from 0 (Emergency) to 7 (Debug). In this scenario, the administrator wants to log only critical errors (Severity Level 2) and emergency messages (Severity Level 0). These levels indicate the most severe conditions that require immediate attention. Other severity levels, such as alerts, errors, and warnings, do not meet the criteria specified in the question.
- A. Correct.
Emergency (Severity Level 0) represents the highest urgency. It indicates that the system is unusable, and it should be logged in this scenario.
- B. Incorrect.
Alert (Severity Level 1) is a high urgency level, but it is not requested in this scenario which is limited to critical errors and emergency messages.
- C. Correct.
Critical (Severity Level 2) represents serious issues that require immediate attention, such as hardware failures. It should be logged as per the scenario.
- D. Incorrect.
Error (Severity Level 3) indicates less severe issues than critical but still relevant for the situation. However, the scenario specifies only critical errors and emergencies, so this level is not applicable.
- E. Incorrect.
Warning (Severity Level 4) is used for non-critical warnings and is outside the requested severity levels in this scenario.