About this task
Note Logging to an external syslog server is disabled by default in Messaging.
The Messaging System Management Interface, on the left-side navigation pane displays the Syslog Server page.
The Syslog Server page permits the following functions:
Procedure
- Use Control File Synchronization of Syslog Configuration to synchronize the syslog configuration file with a standby or LSP/ESS server:
Check Synchronize syslog configuration to the standby server (duplicated servers) to synchronize the main server’s syslog configuration to the standby server.
Check Synchronize syslog configuration to all LSP and ESS servers to synchronize the main server’s syslog configuration to any administered LSP/ESS server(s).
- The Select Which Logs Are to be Sent to the Above Server section allows you to select the logs that you want to send to the external syslog server:
Security log (var/log/secure)
Command history log (var/log/ecs/command history)
Messaging IP events log (/var/log/messages)
kernel, boot, cron,*.info, *.emerg logs (/var/log/messages)