Configure remote syslog alert objects

Configure remote syslog alert objects to enable the system to record system events in a remote log file.

Steps

  1. Click System > System Settings > System Alerts.

  2. In the System Alerts page, do one of the following steps:

    • Click New > Remote Syslog.

    • Select an existing remote syslog alert object, and then click Edit.

  3. Configure the following options:

    Option Description
    Name Specifies a meaningful name for the response.
    Remote Syslog Collector Fully qualified domain name or IP address of the host on which we want to save the log. The host must be accessible to the appliance.
    Remote Syslog Collector Port Custom port used to connect to the syslog collector. The default is 514.
    Comment Type a comment to identify the remote syslog alert object.

  4. Click Save.

Parent topic: Configure system alerts