Adding A Syslog Filter - Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B User Manual

Adding a syslog filter

You can add a syslog filter on SAN products, IP products, or hosts.
1. Select Monitor > Syslog Configuration > Syslog Forwarding.
2. Select the Enable syslog forwarding check box.
3. Select Add in the Filters area.
4. Select the SAN, IP, or Hosts tab. Depending on the tab selected, the products available to
5. Enter a unique name for the syslog filter in the Filter Name field.
6. Enter a general description of the syslog filter in the Description field.
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8. Select the Forward Snort® Messages check box to turn on Snort message forwarding. Refer to
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The Syslog Forwarding dialog box displays.
The Add Syslog Filter dialog box, shown in
FIGURE 432
Add Syslog Filter dialog box
which you can add a syslog filter display in the Available Products list.
(Optional) For additional filtering, enter a text string using from 1 through 512 characters or
wild card symbols in the Regular Expression field. The regular expression is used to describe a
pattern in text. You can use an asterisk (*) to indicate a wildcard, as in the following examples:
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*cdef: Matches a message ending with cdef
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abc*: Matches a message beginning with abc
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*abc*: Matches a message that contains abc
"Snort message forwarding"
Figure 432, displays.
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