The syslog protocol provides a method for the advanced management module to send event log messages in a standard, RFC 3164-compliant format via the network to up to two syslog collectors. This is useful since the advanced management module event log has a limited capacity and wraps once it is full, overwriting the oldest entries. By configuring syslog collectors, you will prevent the loss of any event history.
The advanced management module syslog service is disabled by default. You can enable it and configure the syslog collectors by specifying their IP addresses/host names, and port numbers (the default port number is 514). The advanced management module also provides the ability to filter the transmitted log messages by minimum severity level for all targets.
For more information about configuring syslog from the advanced management module Web interface, see the Advanced Management Module User’s Guide. For more information about configuring syslog from the advanced management module command-line interface (CLI), see the Advanced Management Command-Line Interface Reference Guide.