Which of the following describes the reason why the events are not being received?

A network device is configured to send critical events to a syslog server; however, the following alerts are not being received:

Severity 5 LINK-UPDOWN: Interface 1/1, changed state to down

Severity 5 LINK-UPDOWN: Interface 1/3, changed state to down

Which of the following describes the reason why the events are not being received?
A . The network device is not configured to log that level to the syslog server
B . The network device was down and could not send the event
C . The syslog server is not compatible with the network device
D . The syslog server did not have the correct MIB loaded to receive the message

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Answer: A

Explanation:

The reason why the alerts are not being received is that the network device is not configured to log that level to the syslog server. The severity level for the events may need to be adjusted in order for them to be sent to the syslog server.

Reference: Network+ Certification Study Guide, Chapter 8: Network Troubleshooting