Syslog

To Configure Syslogging for Serial Ports and Specify Message Filtering

When Network > Syslog is selected the form shown in the following figure appears.

Expert > Network > Syslog

You can use the Syslog form to configure how the ACS handles system logged messages. The Syslog form allows you to do the following:

•	Specify one or more syslog servers to receive syslog messages related to ports.

•	Specify rules for filtering messages.

The top field on the form “CAS Ports Facility” is used to tell ACS where to send syslog messages.

•	You can specify a facility number for the messages from serial ports. Obtain the facility numbers from the syslog server’s administrator.

•	You can send the syslog messages to:

•	The console port for logging the messages even if no user is logged in)

•	To all sessions where the root user is logged in

•	To one or more syslog servers.

•	You can add or remove syslog servers.

The bottom part of the form has filtering rules for specifying which types of messages are forwarded based on the following criteria:

•	Severity level: “Emergency,” “Alert,” “Critical,” “Error,” “Warning,” “Notice,” “Info,” “Debug”

•	Category “CAS log;” “Data Buffering log;” “Web log;” or “System log.”

To Configure Syslogging for Serial Ports and Specify Message Filtering

1.	Go to Network > Syslog in Expert mode.

The Syslog form appears.

2.	Select a facility number for messages generated by serial ports by selecting the number from the “CAS Ports Facility” pull-down menu.

3.	Select a destination for the Syslog messages by clicking the checkbox next to one or all of the options: “Console,” “Root User,” or “Server.”

4.	Add a syslog server to the Syslog Servers list, by entering its IP address in the “New Syslog Server” field, and clicking the “Add>>” button.

5.	Configure the message filtering as per your requirements.

6.	Click “apply changes.”