Syslog

HySecure supports logging to a Syslog server in the syslog format. Specific category of logs like INFO, WARN, ERROR etc. can be configured to be sent to a Syslog server. By default, sending of logs to a syslog server is disabled.

Syslog Status

The Syslog Status indicates the state of the syslog server as "enabled" or "disabled". To change the state, click the button adjacent to the state. By default, the state is disabled.

Enable Syslog

1. Log on to the Management Console.
2. Go to Settings > Logs > Syslog.

3. Configure the following parameters.

   

   Field	Description
   Hostname/IP Address	Configure the Hostname or IP Address of the syslog server where the logs need to be sent out.
   Port	Configure the port number on which the Syslog server is running for accepting the logs. By default, the port number is 514.
   Threshold Log Level	Configure the level of logs to be sent to the Syslog server. Different log levels supported are DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, and FATAL. The default level is INFO. If the threshold log level is set to INFO, higher-level logs will also be sent to the Syslog server. If Send to Syslog is enabled, logs with log levels of INFO, WARN, ERROR, and FATAL will be sent to the Syslog server.

4. Click Submit.

Warning

For HySecure HA setup, the administrator needs to enable the syslog on Active node only.