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Syslog Destinations

Syslog Destinations describe how Alert notifications should be sent using the comparatively simple syslog protocol. You need to set up Syslog Destinations before creating Alerts that will use them. Before configuring Syslog destinations, you should be familiar with the information in Sending Notifications to Syslog and SNMP Destinations.

To add a Syslog Destination:

1. Go to Configuration > Data >Syslog Destinations.
2. Click the Add button.

3. Enter parameters:

   Parameter	Description
   Name	A name for this destination. Note: Syslog Destination requires a unique name.
   Type	UDP or TCP Syslog. Note: This choice cannot be edited later.

4. Click Next. Enter the secondary parameters:

   Parameter	Description
   Name	The name for the destination.
   Type	This is the value you entered in the previous screen. This value cannot be changed.
   Ip/Host	Host name or IP address.
   Port	Port (default is 514).
   Connection Retry Timeout	(Only for TCP Syslog Destinations) The time, in seconds, to wait before retrying a connection. The default is 5 seconds.

5. Click Save to create the new Syslog Destination.

To edit a Syslog Destination:

1. Go to the Configuration > Data > Syslog Destinations.
2. Click the Edit icon (). You can edit the parameters of the Syslog Destination except its type.
3. Click Save to make the changes, or Cancel to return to the Syslog Destination table.

To remove a Syslog Destination:

1. Go to the Configuration > Data > Syslog Destinations.
2. Locate the Syslog Destination that you want to remove and click the Remove icon () on that row.
3. Confirm the deletion by clicking OK, or click Cancel to retain the Syslog Destination.