Method and system for generating a console log
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsBilly Moon, Marco Molteni, Mark Schnell
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Abstract
A method and system are provided for generating a console log of a device (e.g., a router). During the powering on of the device, certain information may have to be written to the console log. If the information to be written is critical, the console log is generated. In case the information is non-critical, the system checks whether a console device is connected to the device. If a console device is connected to the device, the information is written to the console log. Otherwise, if there is no console device connected to the device, the information is not written to the console log.
Claims29
A method for generating a console log of a device when the device is powered on, the device sending a request to write information to the console log, the method comprising:
- checking whether the information is critical;
- writing the information to the console log if it is critical;
- else
- checking for the presence of a console device attached to a console port;
- and
- by-passing writing the information to the console log if the console device is not detected.
A method for generating a console log of a device, the method comprising:
- writing critical information to the console log during the powering on of the device;
- writing non-critical information to the console log during the powering on of the device if a console device is attached to a console port of the device;
- checking whether the device has a message to display once it is powered on;
- and
- writing the message to the console log if the console device is detected.
A method for generating a console log of a device, the device sending a request to write information to the console log, the method comprising:
- detecting the presence of a console device attached to a console port of the device;
- by-passing writing the information to the console log if the console device is not detected;
- and
- writing the information to the console log if the console device is detected.
A system for generating a console log of a device when the device is powered on, the device sending a request to write information to the console log, the system comprising:
- means for checking whether the information is critical;
- means for writing the information to the console log;
- and
- means for checking for the presence of a console device attached to a console port, wherein the information is not written to the console log if the console device is not detected.
A system for generating a console log of a router comprising:
- an information writer for writing information to the console log;
- an information checker for checking whether information is critical or non-critical;
- a console checker for checking whether a console device is connected to a console port of the device, wherein the information is not written to the console log if the console device is not detected;
- and
- a message checker for checking whether the device has a message to write to the console log once it is powered on.
An apparatus for generating a console log of a router comprising:
- a processing system including a processor coupled to a display and user input device;
- a machine-readable medium including instructions executable by the processor comprising
- one or more instructions for checking whether the information is critical;
- one or more instructions for writing the information to the console log;
- and
- one or more instructions for checking for the presence of a console device attached to a console port, wherein the information is not written to the console log if the console device is not detected.
A machine-readable medium including instructions executable by the processor comprising:
- one or more instructions for checking whether the information is critical;
- one or more instructions for writing the information to the console log;
- and
- one or more instructions for checking for the presence of a console device attached to a console port, wherein the information is not written to the console log if the console device is not detected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.