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7.11.4 Syslog Configuration - configure syslog forwarding for SEL and internal event log
On the Syslog Configuration page, you can configure syslog forwarding which forwards the events (entries) of SEL and/or the internal event log to dedicated syslog servers.
Figure 145: Syslog Configuration page iRMC S4
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Syslog forwarding options
The Syslog forwarding options group allows you to enable/disable syslog forwarding.
Figure 146: Syslog Configuration page - Syslog Forwarding Options
Event forwarding through Syslog Enabled
Enables/disables the forwarding of the events of SEL and/or internal event log to up to three syslog server configured below.
Syslog server addresses
The Syslog server addresses group allows you to configure the parameters for up to three syslog servers.
Figure 147: Syslog Configuration page - Syslog server addresses
Server 1 / 2 / 3
IP address or DNS name of the respective syslog Server.
Server 1 / 2 / 3 Port
Input port at which syslog Server 1 / 2 / 3 receives the forwarded events.
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Protocol
Protocol (TCP or UDP) used for transferring the events to the corresponding syslog server.
IEL
Events of the internal event log are to be forwarded to the corresponding syslog server.
SEL
Events of the System Event Log (SEL) are to be forwarded to the corresponding syslog server.
Syslog filtering options
The Syslog filtering options group allows you to filter the forwarded events by various criteria.
Figure 148: Syslog Configuration page - Syslog filtering options - Basic settings
Figure 149: Syslog Configuration page - Syslog filtering options - Extended settings iRMC S4
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Filtering scope
Determines the filtering granularity.
Basic
Basic filtering which does not distinguish between the individual server components, special events, etc.
Message severity INFORMATIONAL, MINOR, MAJOR, CRITICAL
Here you select one or more severity levels for which event
log entries should be forwarded to syslog (see page 235 ).
Extended
Filtering can be configured separately for each the following component-level or system-specific event types: Fan Sensors,
Temperature Sensors
, Critical Hardware Errors, System Hang, POST
Errors
, Security, System Status, Disk Drivers & Controllers, Network
Interface
, Remote Management, System Power, Memory, and Other.
For each event type, the following options are available:
None
No event is forwarded.
Critical
Only events with status Critical are forwarded.
Warning
Only events with status Critical or Warning are forwarded.
All
All events are forwarded.
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Click Apply to activate your settings.
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