Adding a Syslog action

When a device does not respond to polling, you can send a Syslog message to a host that is running a Syslog server.

To add a new Syslog action:

1. From the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to APM > Actions, then click Actions in the Actions Management tree. The Actions page appears.
2. Click Add Action. The Edit Action page appears.
3. Select Syslog from the Action type list. The boxes for the Syslog action appear.
4. Enter or select the appropriate information:
   • Name. Enter a unique name for the action. This name displays in the Action Library.
   • Description. (Optional) Enter additional information about the action. This description displays next to the action in the Action Library.
   • Syslog Server. Enter the IP address or hostname of the machine that is running the Syslog server.
   • Port. Enter the UDP port that the Syslog listener is listening on. The default port is 514.
   • Message. Enter a text message to send to the Syslog server. This message may include notification variables. The Syslog message box limits input to 511 characters. If notification variables are used, then the message that actually gets sent is limited to 1023 bytes, in order to comply with the Syslog protocol. Non-visible ASCII characters such as tabs and line feeds are replaced by space characters.
5. Click Save. The Syslog action is added to the Actions list.

See Also Creating an action in APM Adding an Active Script action Adding an E-mail action Adding a Log-to-Text File action Adding a Windows Event Log action Adding a PowerShell Script action Adding a Program action Adding a Service Restart action Adding an SMS action Adding an SMS Direct action Adding an SSH action Adding a VMware action