Syslog Severity Level for Informational Messages

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Describe the use of syslog features including facilities and levels

Short answer

D Syslog severity level 6 logs informational messages.

Question

When deploying syslog, which severity level logs informational messages?
  1. 0
  2. 2
  3. 4
  4. 6 Correct Answer

Key Takeaways

Tests knowledge of the 8 syslog severity levels; the trap is confusing the order or mixing up similar levels like Warning (4) and Informational (6).

Learn which syslog severity level corresponds to informational messages in Cisco networking. The correct level is 6, distinct from emergency (0) through debugging (7).

Common mistake: Choosing 4 (Warning) because it is closer to the middle of the scale, or misremembering the mnemonic sequence.

Expert Analysis

syslog Severity Levels: Cisco uses a numeric scale from 0 (most severe) to 7 (least severe). The levels are:

  • 0 Emergency: System is unusable.
  • 1 Alert: Immediate action needed.
  • 2 Critical: Critical conditions.
  • 3 Error: Error conditions.
  • 4 Warning: Warning conditions.
  • 5 Notification: Normal but significant condition.
  • 6 Informational: Informational messages.
  • 7 Debugging: Debugging messages.

The question asks which severity level logs informational messages. According to the standard, this is level 6.

Mnemonic Analysis: Comments provide various mnemonics to remember the order:

  • "Every Awesome Cisco Engineer Will Need Icecream Daily" -> E(0), A(1), C(2), E(3), W(4), N(5), I(6), D(7).
  • "Emma Always Crying Even When Nobody Is Dying" -> E(0), A(1), C(2), E(3), W(4), N(5), I(6), D(7).
  • "Eric Always Cries Even When No one Is Dying" -> E(0), A(1), C(2), E(3), W(4), N(5), I(6), D(7).

All common mnemonics place 'I' for Informational at position 6 (if counting from 0 as index 0, then it's the 7th word, but the number associated is 6). Let's verify: Index 0: Emergency Index 1: Alert Index 2: Critical Index 3: Error Index 4: Warning Index 5: Notice/Notification Index 6: Informational Index 7: Debugging

Therefore, Informational is level 6.

Option Analysis: A. 0 - Emergency B. 2 - Critical C. 4 - Warning D. 6 - Informational

Correct Answer is D.

Exam Strategy

Memorize the syslog severity levels using a consistent mnemonic. For example, 'Every Awesome Cisco Engineer Will Need Ice Cream Daily' maps directly to levels 0-7. Practice recalling the numbers associated with each keyword to avoid confusion during the exam.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest severity level in syslog?

The highest severity level is 0, which represents Emergency. This indicates that the system is unusable.

Which syslog level is used for debugging?

Level 7 is used for Debugging messages. These are the least severe and are typically only enabled for troubleshooting.

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Community Votes

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100% of anonymous learners picked answer D. Votes are pick records left by other test-takers — they are not the verified answer.

Discussion 12 contributions

Compiled from public community threads and reader submissions, lightly edited for clarity. Handles and vote tallies are shown as recorded, and comments reflect the views of individual contributors.

From public community threads 12

  1. Suleee 👍 26
    Way to remember: Emma Always Crying Even When Nobody Is Dying
  2. Renelis 👍 18
    severity-level Number of the desired severity level at which messages should be logged. Messages at or numerically lower than the specified level are logged. Severity levels are as follows: 0 —emergency: System unusable 1 —alert: Immediate action needed 2 —critical: Critical condition—default level 3 —error: Error condition 4 —warning: Warning condition 5 —notification: Normal but significant condition 6 —informational: Informational message only 7 —debugging: Appears during debugging only
  3. hojusigol 👍 9
    Every means Emergency Awesome means Alert Cisco means Critical Engineer means Error Will means Warning Need Notice (Notification) Ice-Cream means Informational Daily Debugging
  4. rgg 👍 7
    Another way to remember: every awesome Cisco engineer will need icecream daily
  5. Enarsi_Guru 👍 5
    I got better: Every Awesome Cisco Engineer Will Need Icecream Daily
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  1. TmNvrWts 👍 3
    Dwarves-7 In-6 NewYork-5 Wearing-4 Elven-3 Costumes-2 Always-1 Entertaining-0
  2. Mushvan 👍 3
    I think this is the best: Emergencies Are Critical Even When Nobody Is Dead.
  3. maximus_007 👍 1 Answered D
    Aha itone! I have a similar mnemonic. These are easier to remember this way. Eric Always Cries Even When No one Is Dying
  4. itone333 👍 1 Answered D
    0. Evan 1. Always 2. Cries 3. Even 4. When 5. Nobody 6. Is 7. Dying
  5. DeeB0 👍 1
    I think this is the winner
  6. joanb2s 👍 1
    total freaking :-D
  7. joanb2s 👍 1
    total freaking

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