Syslog

System > SYSLOG > BSD SYSLOG > Syslog Settings

• Syslog Role—select Syslog Role. The default option is Device. The list contains:
  • Device—sets the syslog role as Device. This generates and forwards the syslog messages.
  • Relay—sets the role as Relay. This receives, generates, and forwards the syslog messages. It checks if the received packet is as per BSD Syslog format, and if it is not, the message is made to BSD Syslog format and then forwarded.
• SyslogFile Status—select the status of the syslog storage. When enabled, the syslog messages are stored in a file (as configured by admin). The default option is Disabled. The list contains:
  • Enabled—enables the syslog local storage option.
  • Disabled—disables the syslog local storage option.
• SyslogMail Status—select the status of syslog mail storage in the system. Syslog supports sending syslog message to any mail-id as configured by the admin. The default option is Disabled.The list contains:
  • Enabled—enables the syslog mail storage option. When enabling syslog mail storage, the device sends the Syslog messages as mail messages to the mail-server configured in the system.
  • Disabled—disables the syslog mail storage option.

• SMTP Sender Mail Id—enter the sender mail ID to which email alerts should be sent using SMTP. The user can customize to add support for specific event for which email alerts should be sent. This maximum length is 100. The default value is syslog@is5com.com.
• Syslog Profile—select the status of the syslog storage. When enabled, the syslog messages are stored in a file (as configured by admin). The default option is Disabled. The list contains
  • Raw—sets the syslog profile as Raw which is the profile for the transport type beep.
  • Cooked—sets the syslog profile as Cooked.
• Syslog FileName One—enter the first file where the syslog can store the messages locally in three different files. This scalar is to get the file name. This is a string with maximum size of 32.
• Syslog FileName Two—enter the first file where the syslog can store the messages locally in three different files. This scalar is to get the file name. This is a string with maximum size of 32.
• Syslog FileName Three—enter the first file where the syslog can store the messages locally in three different files. This scalar is to get the file name. This is a string with maximum size of 32.
• Syslog Relay Port—enter the syslog port on which the relay listens irrespective of the transport type. The relay opens the socket and listens on the configured port. This value ranges from 0 to 65535. The default value is 514.
• Syslog Snmp Trap—select the status for generating Syslog server up/ down traps when connectivity fails. The default option is Enabled. The list contains:
  • Enabled—enables the Syslog SNMP Traps. This generates trap whenever connectivity to the external server collecting logs is lost.
  • Disabled—disables the Syslog SNMP Traps. This does not generate Syslog SNMP server up or down traps
• Syslog Relay Transport Type—select the transport type to be used to send syslog messages. The default option is UDP. The list contains:
  • UDP—sets the relay transport type as UDP i.e. receiving syslog messages through UDP socket. TCP—sets the relay transport type as TCP i.e. receiving syslog messages through TCP socket.

• Syslog Authentication Type—select the authentication mode to be used for sending email alerts to the mail server configured. The default option is No Authentication. The list contains:
  • No Authentication—sets the SMTP authentication mode as No Authentication, where email alerts are sent without authentication.
  • AUTH LOGIN—sets the SMTP authentication mode as AUTH LOGIN in which both the user name and password are BASE64 encoded—email alerts are sent after authenticating the user
  • AUTH PLAIN—sets the authentication mode as AUTH PLAIN in which the authentication is done by sending the BASE64 encoded username and password in a single statement—email alerts are sent after authenticating the user.
  • CRAM MD5—sends the BASE64 encoded user name and 16-byte digest in hexadecimal notation. The digest is generated using HMAC calculation with password as secret key and SMTP server original challenge as the message—E-mail alerts are sent after authenticating the user.
  • DIGEST MD5—sets the SMTP authentication method as DIGEST-MD5 in which the BASE64 encoded MD5 digest response string that is calculated using the user name, password, realm string and nonce string, and where email alerts are sent after authenticating the user.

• Reset—resets to default value for respective fields and discards all user inputs.
• Apply—modifies attributes and saves the changes

This screen lists several parameters, such as logging severity. All parameters are related to the configuration of logging mechanism of Syslog and email alert messages in the local system.

System > SYSLOG > BSD SYSLOG > Logging

• Number of Log Buffers—enter the number of logs and email alert messages that can be stored in a local buffer for the syslog messages. This value ranges from 1 to 200. The default value is 50.
• Console Log—select the option to set the status of console log. This enables or disables the logs and email alert messages to be displayed in the console while being sent to the server. The default option is Enable. The list contains:
  • Enable—enables the console Log option. This sends the log and email alert messages to the server and it will be displayed in the console as well.
  • Disable—disables the console log option. This sends the log and email alert messages to the server alone and it will not be displayed in the console.
• Logging Facility—select the facility level used for storing the logs and email alert messages. The facility refers to different general classification of the messages. The default option is Local0. The list contains:
  • Local0—specifies that it is reserved for local use facility
  • Local1—specifies that it is reserved for local use facility
  • Local2—specifies that it is reserved for local use facility
  • Local3—specifies that it is reserved for local use facility
  • Local4—specifies that it is reserved for local use facility
  • Local5—specifies that it is reserved for local use facility
  • Local6—specifies that it is reserved for local use facility
  • Local7—specifies that it is reserved for local use facility
• Logging Severity—select the facility level used for storing the logs and email alert messages. The facility refers to different general classification of the messages. The default option is Local0. The list contains:
  • Emergency—sets the severity level as emergency where the messages can be logged during panic condition.
  • Alert—sets the severity level as alert where the messages require immediate attention.
  • Critical—sets the severity level as critical where the messages represent critical error.
  • Error—sets the severity level as error where t error messages can be logged.
  • Warning—sets the severity level as warning i.e. warning messages can be logged.
  • Notice—sets the severity level as notice or where the log messages represent significant condition but not errors.
  • Info—sets the severity level as info or where informational messages can be logged.
  • Debug—sets the severity level as debug or where the debug messages can be logged.

• Syslog Logging—select the status of syslog logging. The default option is Enable. The list contains:
  • Enable—enables the syslog feature in the system. The syslog messages and email alert messages are logged in the system.
  • Disable—disables the syslog feature in the system. The syslog messages and email alert messages are not logged in the system.
• Logs—add a check mark to clear/delete the logs buffered in the system. By default, the check box is not selected.
  Note: Once the buffered logs are cleared, the check box changes to default status (i.e. the check box is not selected).

• Apply—modifies attributes and saves the changes

System > SYSLOG > BSD SYSLOG > File Table

• File Priority—enter the priority for which the log messages should be written in file. This value ranges from 0 to 191, where 0 is considered the lowest priority and 191 is the highest priority.
• File Name—enter the file name in which the syslog message should be written.
  Note:

  The file name should be one of the file names configured in BSD Syslog Setting screen.

• Add—adds and saves a new configuration.
• Reset—resets to default value for respective fields and discards all user inputs.
• Delete—deletes the selected entry.

System > SYSLOG > BSD SYSLOG > Mail Table

• Mail Priority—enter the priority for the mail-server for mailing the mail. This value ranges from 0 to 191.
• Server Address Type—select the mail server address type. IPv4 stands for Server Address Type of Internet Protocol Version 4.
• Server Address—enter the mail server IP; the IP address can be IPv4 or IPv6.
• Mail ID—enter the receiver mail ID. This is a string with maximum size of 100.
• User Name—enter the distinguished user name of the account in the mail server to which the mails to be sent. The user name is used only if an authentication method is configured for the system. This is a string with maximum size of 64.
  Note:

  When Syslog Authentication Type is set as No Authentication, the user name is not used while sending mails.

• Password—enter the password to authenticate the user name in the mail server. The password is used only if a valid authentication method is configured for the system. This is a string with maximum size of 64.
  Note: When Syslog authentication type is set as No Authentication, the password is not used while sending mails.

• Create—adds and saves a new configuration.
• Reset—resets to default value for respective fields and discards all user inputs.
• Apply—modifies attributes for the selected entry and saves the changes.
• Delete—deletes the selected entry.

System > SYSLOG > BSD SYSLOG > Forward Table

• Forward Priority—enter the priority at which the syslog messages are to be forwarded to the desired server. This value ranges from 0 to 191.0 is considered as the lowest priority and 191 is the highest priority.
• Forward Address Type—select the address type for the server at which the syslog messages need to be forwarded. IPv4 stands for Server Address Type of Internet Protocol Version 4.
• Server IP Address—enter the server IP to which the syslog messages are to be forwarded.
• Forward Port—enter the port through which the syslog message can be forwarded. This value ranges from 0 to 65535. The default value is 514.
• Forward Transition Type—select the transport type by which the syslog message can be forwarded. The default option is SYSLOG_UDP. The list contains:
  • SYSLOG_UDP—sets the forward transition type as SYSLOG_UDP
  • SYSLOG_TCP—sets the forward transition type as SYSLOG_TCP

• Create—adds and saves a new configuration.
• Reset—resets to default value for respective fields and discards all user inputs.
• Apply—modifies attributes for the selected entry and saves the changes.
• Delete—deletes the selected entry.