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 congure 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, congure 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 congure 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 Dene 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 dene 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 conrm 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 congure 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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