Adding A Syslog Destination - Brocade Communications Systems Brocade 8/12c User Manual

Adding a syslog destination

The Add Syslog Destination dialog box allows you to configure destinations for forwarding syslog
events.
1. Select Monitor > Syslog Configuration > Syslog Forwarding.
2. Click the Enable syslog forwarding check box.
3. Click Add.
4. Enter a general description of the syslog destination in the Description field.
5. Enter the IP address of the syslog destination in the IP Address field. This is a mandatory field.
6. Enter the syslog listening port of the recipient in the Port # field. This is a mandatory field. Valid
7.
8. Click the Syslog Repeater check box if you want to forward all syslogs, whether the source is
9. You can choose not to select a filter (zero) or you can select up to five filters from the Available
10. Click OK.
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The Syslog Forwarding dialog box displays.
The Add Syslog Destination dialog box, shown in
Repeater are enabled by default.
FIGURE 382
Add Syslog Destination dialog box
IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are accepted but a DNS name is not accepted.
numeric values range from 1 through 65535. The default is 514.
Click the Enable check box to enable syslog forwarding to this recipient.
managed or unmanaged. If the Syslog Repeater feature is disabled, syslogs from the managed
products are sent to the server. If no filter is selected, then syslogs from all products are sent.
Filters list. Click the right arrow button to move them to the Selected Filters list. This is enabled
only when Syslog Repeater is not checked.
Figure 382, displays. Enable and Syslog
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