How to change the SonicWall logging levels via ssh using Putty

Scenario: How to change the SonicWall logging levels via ssh using Putty.
App Source: http://www.putty.org

Procedure

** To show a list of available commands hit the tab key on the keyboard --> **

Command Type =  log categories
Sub Command Type = logging-level

1. From the default mode enter config mode.

admin@C000000000000> config
config(C000000000000)#

2. Use command Type Log-categories and press the keyboard tab key for options.

Command: log categories

config(C000000000000)# log categories
(config-log-categories)# logging-level (press the keyboard tab key for options)

alert             Alert
critical          Critical.
debug          Debug. (lowest priority)
emergency   Emergency. (highest priority)
error             Error.
inform           Inform.
notice           Notice.
warning        Warning.

3. Set the Log level. ( here we use log level alert as an example )

Command: logging-level alert

(config-log-categories)# logging-level alert
(config-log-categories)# commit ( type commit to append the running config )
% Applying changes...
(config-log-categories)# end ( type end to exit config mode )



4. Test Config Changes

Command: show log

admin@C000000000000> show log
log categories
    global-category-attribute
        default-log-email admin@lab.lab
        default-alert-email admin@lab.lab
        send-to-email-address keep-original
        alert-email-address keep-original
        priority-level mixed
        gui mixed keep-original-redundancy-interval
        alert mixed keep-original-redundancy-interval
        syslog mixed keep-original-redundancy-interval
        email mixed
        color keep-original
        exit

    logging-level alert
    exit