Call Data Records are generated as log files and contains the details of the call. It is a type of event logging. The behavior of the log file such as maximum file size, file count, rollover interval is controlled by CDR configuration.  

For more information on SBC support of remote syslog servers and the supported log types, refer to Supported Log Types.

On the SBC main screen, go to Configuration > System Provisioning > Category: Base Provisioning > CDR > CDR Configuration. The CDR Configuration window is displayed.

CDR Configuration

 

The following parameters are displayed:

set oam eventLog typeAdmin Parameters

 

Parameter

Length/Range

Description

Type

N/A

Specifies the type of event log being configured:

  • acct – System account data. These files have .ACT extensions.
  • audit – System audit data. These files contain a record of all management interactions that modify the state of the system. These files have .AUD extensions. It  includes all the changes made via the CLI and the Netconf interface. (This attribute is only available to an Administrator)
  • debug – System debugging data. These files have .DBG extensions.
  • packet – Packet information details. These files have .PKT extensions. If enabled, stores the packet details to .PKT files.
  • security – Security level events. These files have .SEC extensions. (This attribute is only available to an Administrator)
  • system – System   level events. These files have .SYS extensions.
  • trace – System trace data. These files have .TRC extensions.
stateN/A

Specifies the requested state of the given Event Log type.

  • disabled – Logging is not activated.
  • enabled – (default) Logging is activated.
  • rollfile

 Accounting logs cannot be disabled.

File Count

1-2048

Specifies the number of event log files that will be maintained for this event type. (default = 32).

File Size

256-65535

Maximum size (in KB) that a single event log file will ever grow to. (default = 2048).

Message Queue Size2-32The number of event log message entries to buffer before writing to disk. (default = 10).
Save ToN/A

Use flag to specify that the events are saved to disk or not saved.

  • disk (default)
  • none
Filter Level 

Events that are at least as severe as the designated level will be logged. Options are:

  • critical – log only events of this threshold.
  • info – log every possible event.
  • major – log major and critical events only.
  • minor – log all events other than information.
  • noevents – do not log any events.

NOTE: The command to set the filterLevel for the acct event log is no longer applicable.

Rollover Start Time N/A Specifies the start time for event log rollover. The format is CCYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS. For example: 2010-01-01T01:01:01
Rollover Interval 0-31536000Event log rollover interval, in seconds.
Rollover Type N/A

Event log rollover type. Options are:

  • nonrepetitive (default) – The rollover will occur once at the specified single instance.
  • repetitive – The rollover will occur repeatedly at the specified intervals.
Rollover ActionN/A

Event log rollover actions. Options are:

  • start – Start rollover action.
  • stop – Stop rollover action.
File Write ModeN/A

Event log NFS write mode. Options are:

  • default – Log data is written as a 1344-byte packet.
  • optimize – Log data is written as a 8000-byte packet. Optimize write mode results in IP fragmentation but yields better throughput.
SysLog StateN/A

Enable flag to log events of specified type to syslog.

  • disabled (default)
  • enabled
Syslog Remote Host0-255The remote host where the messages are written to the syslog.
syslog Remote ProtocolN/A

The protocol to use to send messages to the remote syslog. Options are:

  • relp
  • tcp (default)
  • udp
Syslog Remote Port1-65535Specifies the port to use to send messages to the remote syslog. Default value is 514.

Rename Open Files

 

Enable this flag to rename the most recent accounting file with “.ACT.OPEN” extension.

  • disabled (default)
  • enabled

Enter all the fields and click Save.

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