Using Syslog Transfer - Hitachi COMPUTE BLADE 500 SERIES Management Module Setup Manual

Using Syslog transfer

The following flowchart shows the procedure for using Syslog transfer.
(1) Installing the Syslog server
Install a syslog server to transfer Audit events.
(2) Setting Syslog transfer to management modules and BMC
Configure the following settings for the management module and BMC.
• Enabling/disabling Syslog transfer
Enable or disable Syslog transfer. To send Audit events with Syslog
transfer, enable it.
• Sending or not sending Audit events (only for management modules)
Enable or disable Syslog transfer to send Audit events. To send them
using Syslog transfer, enable it.
• Syslog server for destination
Set an IP address or host name for the syslog server for destination. Use
FQDN to set the host name.
• Port number
Set the port number of the transfer-destination syslog server.
• Transfer protocol
Set the protocol to be used for Syslog transfer. For UDP and TCP, Syslog
transfer is performed by using cleartext.
For TLS, Syslog transfer is encrypted. For details on TLS, see the
description of
• TLS Version (only for BMC)
Set the TLS version to be used for Syslog transfer. This setting can be
specified when the transfer protocol is TLS.
• Format
Set the format for logs to be transferred to the syslog server. You can
select either the operation log format or the audit log format.
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