Appendix B: Configuring Devices For Use With Ridgeline; Configuring Ridgeline As A Syslog Receiver - Extreme Networks Ridgeline Guide Manual

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This appendix describes how to configure certain features on Extreme and third-party devices to enable
Ridgeline features relative to those devices. It also includes information about configuring an external
RADIUS server for use with Ridgeline. Topics include:
Configuring Ridgeline as a Syslog Receiver on page 309
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Setting Ridgeline as a Trap Receiver on page 310
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The Ridgeline Third-party Device Integration Framework on page 310
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Configuring Ridgeline as a Syslog Receiver

To receive Syslog messages, the Syslog receiver function of Ridgeline must be enabled, and remote
logging must be enabled with Ridgeline configured as a Syslog receiver on the devices from which you
want to receive Syslog messages.
The Syslog server function within Ridgeline can be enabled through Ridgeline Administration. See
"Server Properties Administration" in the Ridgeline Reference Guide for more information.
On the device side, remote logging must be enabled, and the switch must be configured to log to the
Ridgeline server. The default on Extreme switches is for logging to be disabled. You must use the CLI to
configure logging on your switches. To enable remote logging on an Extreme switch, enter the
command:
enable syslog
To configure the Ridgeline server as a Syslog server, enter the ExtremeWare command:
config syslog <Ridgeline IP address> <facility>
You must enter the IP address of the Ridgeline server, and a facility level, which can be
. See the ExtremeWare or ExtremeXOS documentation for more information on these commands.
local7
You can also include a severity in the
they are sent to the Ridgeline Syslog server. The Ridgeline Syslog server will in turn filter the incoming
messages based on the severity you set using the Accept SysLog messages with Min Severity property
setting in Ridgeline Administration.
Ridgeline Concepts and Solutions Guide
Configuring Devices for Use
With Ridgeline
config syslog
command, which will filter log messages before
through
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