Administrator Guide
Send Storage Center Logs to a Syslog Server
Modify the Storage Center to send logs to a syslog server.
1 In the Storage Center Summary view, click the Storage view.
2 In the Storage pane, select the Storage Center for which you want to congure alert forwarding.
3 Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Storage.
4 In the SC Series tab, select a Storage Center to open the Storage Center view.
5 In the Storage Center Summary tab, click Edit Settings. The Edit Storage Center Settings dialog box opens.
6 Click the Alerts and Logs tab.
7 Select Send Logs to Syslog Server.
8 In the Host or IP Address eld, type the host name or IP address of the syslog server.
9 (Storage Center 6.7) From the Facility drop‑down menu, select the syslog facility to assign to log messages.
10 Click OK.
Send Storage Center Logs to the Data Collector and a Syslog Server
If you want to send the logs to the Data Collector and one or more syslog servers, congure the Data Collector to forward the log
messages to the appropriate servers.
Prerequisite
The Storage Center must be added to Storage Manager using a Storage Center user with the Administrator privilege.
Steps
1 Click the Storage view.
2 In the Storage pane, select the Storage Center for which you want to congure alert forwarding.
3 In the Summary tab, click Edit Settings. The Edit Storage Center Settings dialog box opens.
4 Click the Alerts and Logs tab.
5 Select Send Logs to Data Collector.
6 Dene a syslog server to which log messages should be forwarded.
a Click Add Server. The Add Server dialog box opens.
b In the Host or IP Address eld, type the host name or IP address of the syslog server.
c From the Facility drop‑down menu, select the syslog facility to assign to log messages.
d Click OK. The Syslog server is added and the Add Server dialog box closes.
7 Repeat the previous step as necessary to dene additional syslog servers.
8 When you are nished, click OK to close the Edit Storage Center Settings dialog box.
Send a Test Message to a Syslog Server
Send a test message to conrm that the syslog server can receive syslog messages from the Data Collector.
Prerequisite
The Storage Center must be added to Storage Manager using a Storage Center user with the Administrator privilege.
Steps
1 Click the Storage view.
2 In the Storage pane, select the Storage Center for which you want to congure alert forwarding.
3 In the Summary tab, click Edit Settings. The Edit Storage Center Settings dialog box opens.
4 Click the Alerts and Logs tab.
5 Select Send Logs to Data Collector.
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