Don't use ChatGPT like this.

Your log file is 10K lines. Below is a snippet:

2014 Jun 29 19:19:01 Nexus-7000 %SYSLOG-1-SYSTEM_MSG : Logging logfile (acllog) cleared by user 2014 Jun 29 19:20:57 Nexus-7000 %VSHD-5-VSHD_SYSLOG_CONFIG_I: Configured from vty by admin on console0 2014 Jun 29 19:21:18 Nexus-7000 %ACLLOG-5-ACLLOG_FLOW_INTERVAL: Src IP: 10.1 0.10.1, Dst IP: 172.16.10.10, Src Port: 0, Dst Port: 0, Src Intf: Ethernet4/1, Pro tocol: "ICMP"(1), Hit-count = 2589 2014 Jun 29 19:26:18 Nexus-7000 %ACLLOG-5-ACLLOG_FLOW_INTERVAL: Src IP: 10.1 0.10.1, Dst IP: 172.16.10.10, Src Port: 0, Dst Port: 0, Src Intf: Ethernet4/1, Pro tocol: "ICMP"(1), Hit-count = 4561

Dump it in ChatGPT and request an inference:

what can be inferred by these log messages:

2014 Jun 29 19:19:01 Nexus-7000 %SYSLOG-1-SYSTEM_MSG : Logging logfile (acllog) cleared by user 2014 Jun 29 19:20:57 Nexus-7000 %VSHD-5-VSHD_SYSLOG_CONFIG_I: Configured from vty by admin on console0 2014 Jun 29 19:21:18 Nexus-7000 %ACLLOG-5-ACLLOG_FLOW_INTERVAL: Src IP: 10.1 0.10.1, Dst IP: 172.16.10.10, Src Port: 0, Dst Port: 0, Src Intf: Ethernet4/1, Pro tocol: "ICMP"(1), Hit-count = 2589 2014 Jun 29 19:26:18 Nexus-7000 %ACLLOG-5-ACLLOG_FLOW_INTERVAL: Src IP: 10.1 0.10.1, Dst IP: 172.16.10.10, Src Port: 0, Dst Port: 0, Src Intf: Ethernet4/1, Pro tocol: "ICMP"(1), Hit-count = 4561

Review Summary:

ChatGPT:

"The log messages you provided from a Nexus 7000 switch give insights into system actions, configuration changes, and ACL activity. Here's a breakdown of what can be inferred:

Log Clearing (2014 Jun 29 19:19:01):

Message: %SYSLOG-1-SYSTEM_MSG : Logging logfile (acllog) cleared by user

Inference: A user cleared the ACL log file (acllog). This action might have been done for maintenance, troubleshooting, or log rotation purposes.

Configuration Change (2014 Jun 29 19:20:57):

Message: %VSHD-5-VSHD_SYSLOG_CONFIG_I: Configured from vty by admin on console0

Inference: The user admin made configuration changes via the virtual terminal (vty), logged in through the console (console0). The exact configuration change is not specified, but it indicates that an administrator was actively working on the switch.

Access Control List (ACL) Logs (2014 Jun 29 19:21:18 and 19:26:18):

Message: %ACLLOG-5-ACLLOG_FLOW_INTERVAL: Src IP: 10.10.10.1, Dst IP: 172.16.10.10, Src Port: 0, Dst Port: 0, Src Intf: Ethernet4/1, Protocol: "ICMP"(1), Hit-count = X

Inference:

These logs show traffic flows being captured by an ACL applied on the switch. The source IP is 10.10.10.1, and the destination IP is 172.16.10.10.

The protocol used is ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol), typically associated with ping or other diagnostic traffic.

The Hit-count shows how many times this particular flow has matched the ACL rule. It increased from 2589 to 4561 between 19:21 and 19:26, indicating a substantial amount of ICMP traffic between the two IPs during this time.

Overall Inference:

The system logs indicate that the ACL log was cleared, configuration changes were made via the console by an admin, and ICMP traffic was flowing between 10.10.10.1 and 172.16.10.10 on Ethernet4/1, with increasing hit counts over time. This suggests active monitoring of network traffic and possible troubleshooting or configuration updates related to ACLs and traffic flows."

The way ahead:

Everyone knows that the way forward with online group answers to technical issues is no longer stackoverflow or google. The problem is that every organization should be concerned with their data being pasted into chatgpt just as it was done previously by network and sysadmins trying to identify the root cause of their problem in a google search. The good thing is standing up a solution to provide inference or RAG on-prem can be done in a single rack. The bad news is that the folks that think that they don't need "AI", will likely experience data spillage into the wild these coming years.