Problem Areas: Tail of Syslog

This dashboard report displays the tail (last 10 records) of the Syslog Entries Report. Placing this dashboard report in a dashboard grants visual access to Syslog log entries for the system. For more information, this dashboard report is linked to the Syslog Entries report, which shows Syslog events logged for the system during the time period displayed at the bottom of the report.

Note:In order for entries to be added to this report, the Syslog listener must be enabled, and either a Syslog passive monitor must be added to a device or unsolicited messages must be accepted. For more information, see Enabling the Syslog listener.

• Date. The date and time the Syslog entry was received by WhatsUp Gold.
• Device. The device for which the message was configured.
• Syslog Type. The type of message.
• Payload. The vital data (such as the event name, the IP address that the event came from, date of the event, etc.) that is passed within a packet or other transmission unit.

To configure this dashboard report in WhatsUp Gold:

1. In the title bar of the dashboard report pane, select Menu > Configure. The Configure Report dialog appears.
2. Enter or select the appropriate information for the following fields.
   • Report name. Enter a title for the dashboard report.
   • Maximum rows to return. Enter the number of records you would like displayed in the dashboard report.
   • Column 2 width. Enter a width for the Device column in pixels.
   • Column 4 width. Enter a width for the Payload column in pixels.
3. Click OK to save changes.

See Also Problem Areas reports Problem Areas dashboard reports Problem Areas: Actions Fired in the Last X Hours Problem Areas: All Completely Down Devices Problem Areas: All Down Interfaces Problem Areas: Device Group Mini Status Problem Areas: Devices with Down Active Monitors Problem Areas: Devices with Down Critical Monitors Problem Areas: General Error Log General: Summary Counts Problem Areas: Tail of Action Activity Log Problem Areas: Tail of Passive Monitor Error Log Problem Areas: Tail of SNMP Trap Log Problem Areas: Tail of State Change Log Problem Areas: Tail of Windows Event Log Problem Areas: Unacknowledged Devices Problem Areas: Web Alarms