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| author | zdc <zdc@users.noreply.github.com> | 2025-09-25 14:44:23 +0300 |
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| committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2025-09-25 12:44:23 +0100 |
| commit | 6b2e69a687b76d5fbcf61e3f05cae66c47f88612 (patch) | |
| tree | 03b4e6daadaaae6280ce91d66f6f8fcd581ffe0d /docs/vpp/configuration/dataplane/logging.rst | |
| parent | 9da339ebf8ff5eac73f2933d3051102919975a32 (diff) | |
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vpp: Enhanced memory, buffers, and CGNAT documentation, added troubleshooting (#1687)
* vpp: Enhanced memory and buffer configuration documentation
- Added physmem configuration section with practical examples and troubleshooting
- Clarified relationship between physmem and buffer allocation with cross-references
- Improved VPP logging documentation with detailed log location descriptions
- Fixed formatting issues in system configuration
* vpp: Added CGNAT memory requirements
Expanded CGNAT settings page with information about:
- Memory requirements
- Hardcoded simultaneous sessions limit
* vpp: Added troubleshooting page
Added page with basic steps for troubleshooting:
- Capturing packets (PCAP)
- Tracing packets
- Additional diagnostics information from VPP
- Automatic collection of most details with Python script
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Co-authored-by: Daniil Baturin <daniil@baturin.org>
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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/docs/vpp/configuration/dataplane/logging.rst b/docs/vpp/configuration/dataplane/logging.rst index 41da367a..2081be24 100644 --- a/docs/vpp/configuration/dataplane/logging.rst +++ b/docs/vpp/configuration/dataplane/logging.rst @@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ VPP Logging Configuration VPP logging is an important part of monitoring and troubleshooting the performance and behavior of the VPP dataplane. -VPP logs are stored in the ``/var/log/vpp.log`` file. Additionally daemon logs can be found in the system journal. +VPP stores logs in two places: + +- ``/var/log/vpp.log`` — This file contains logs related to daemon startup and log of commands executed directly via VPP CLI. Pay attention, VyOS does not use VPP CLI for configuration, so this log will not contain any configuration changes made via VyOS CLI, and will not be informative in most cases. +- System journal — contains logs related to the VPP daemon work, including errors, warnings, and informational messages. It is the main destination of logs generated by VPP. Logging detalization can be configured via the next command: |