README.syslog

Introduction
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Flowvisor now incorporates Log4j and Syslog4j which removes the need
for the JNI interface to the system syslog. Logging is controlled 
from the fvlog.config configuration file. This file is essentially
a log4j configuration file. Therefore a detailed description 
can be found at http://logging.apache.org/log4j/1.2/manual.html.

Features
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This logging systems is capable of logging to one or more destinations.
So you can specify multiple logging destination will be written to 
simultaneously. Moreover, you can modify the configuration at runtime
to enable logging another location. Logging configuration changes will
be updated every minute. 


Possible Destinations
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Console
[Externally] [Daily] [Rolling] File
JDBC
JMS
NT Event Log
Null
SMTP
Telnet