Data Center Fabric Manager Enterprise User Manual v10.3.X (53-1001357-01, November 2009)

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Syslog forwarding

NOTE

Syslog messages are only available on Fabric OS devices and Brocade HBAs (managed using HCM

Agent).

Syslog forwarding is the process by which you can configure the Management application to send

Syslog messages to other computers. Switches only send the Syslog information through port 514;

therefore, if port 514 is being used by another application, you must configure the Management

application to listen on a different port. Then you must configure another Syslog server to listen for

Syslog messages and forward the messages to the Management application Syslog listening port.

Brocade HBAs only send the Syslog information through port 514; therefore, if port 514 is being

used by another application, you the management application cannot send Syslog messages to

another computer.

Syslog messages are persisted in the database. You can view the Syslog messages from the

Management application by selecting Monitor > Log > Syslog. You can also view audit syslog

messages in the Master Log or by selecting Monitor > Log > Audit Log.

Registering the management server

You can automatically register this server as the Syslog destination on all managed Fabric OS

devices.

NOTE

If the Syslog messages are routed through a relay and the source IP address is not spoofed by the

relay before it sends the messages to the Management application, the messages will be dropped.

NOTE

Syslog messages forwarded by the Management application will always use the Management server

IP address as the source IP address.

To register the management server, complete the following steps.

1. Select Monitor > Syslog Configuration.

The Syslog Registration and Forwarding dialog box displays.

2. Click the Management Server tab.

3. Select the Auto register server as Syslog destination check box.

4. Enter the Syslog listening port number of the Server in the Syslog Listening Port (Server) field.

5. Click OK on the Syslog Registration and Forwarding dialog box.