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6 From the Log Level drop-down menu, select the event level at and above which to send vShield App
events to the syslog server.
For example, if you select Emergency, then only emergency-level events are sent to the syslog server. If
you select Critical, then critical-, alert-, and emergency-level events are sent to the syslog server.
You send vShield App events to up to three syslog instances.
7 Click Save to save the new settings.
Viewing the Current System Status of a vShield App
The System Status option lets you view and influence the health of a vShield App. Details include system
statistics, status of interfaces, software version, and environmental variables.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Client, go to Inventory > Hosts and Clusters.
2 Select a host from the resource tree.
3 Click the vShield tab.
4 In the Service Virtual Machines area, expand the vShield App SVM.
The Resource Utilization panel displays the system details for the vShield App.
Restart a vShield App
You can restart a vShield App to troubleshoot an operational issue.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Client, go to Inventory > Hosts and Clusters.
2 Select a host from the resource tree.
3 Click the vShield tab.
4 In the Service Virtual Machines area, expand the vShield App SVM.
5 Click Restart.
Forcing a vShield App to Synchronize with the vShield Manager
The Force Sync option forces a vShield App to re-synchronize with the vShield Manager. This might be
necessary after a software upgrade.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Client, go to Inventory > Hosts and Clusters.
2 Select a host from the resource tree.
3 Click the vShield tab.
4 In the Service Virtual Machines area, expand the vShield App SVM.
5 Click Force Sync.
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