Using the Syslog Action
The Syslog Action sends a message to a host that is running a syslog server.
To configure a Syslog Action:
- Go to the Action Library:
- From the web interface, click . The GO menu appears.
- If the WhatsUp section is not visible, click . The WhatsUp section of the GO menu appears.
- Select . The Action Library appears.
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- From the main menu bar of the console, select . The Action Library appears.
- In the Action Library, do one of the following:
- Enter or select the appropriate information in the following fields.
- . Enter a name for the action. This will appear in the Action Library.
- . Enter a short description of the action. This is displayed in the Action Library along with the entry in .
- . Enter the IP address of the machine that is running the Syslog server.
- . Enter the UDP port that the Syslog listener is listening on. The default port is 514.
- . Enter a text message to be sent 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 will be limited to 1023 bytes, in order to comply with the Syslog protocol. Non-visible ASCII characters such as tabs and linefeeds will be replaced by space characters.
- Click to save changes.