Problem Areas: System Syslog Entries

This report shows Syslog events logged for all devices on the network during the time period displayed at the top of the report.

Note: In order for entries to be added to this report, the Syslog listener must be enabled. For more information, see Enabling the Syslog Listener.

A Syslog event is used to examine Syslog messages forwarded from other devices for a specific record and/or specific text within a record. Usually Syslog messages are forwarded from the "Syslog" on a system that runs UNIX, but they can also come from non-UNIX devices as well.  They might contain anything that you want permanently logged, such as a device failure, or an attempt to log in to the system.

The Syslog Entries report is organized into a list divided into the following columns:

• Date. The date the Syslog entry was received by WhatsUp Gold
• Source. The device or program that originated the entry
• Syslog Type. The type of Syslog entry that was received.  
• Payload. The vital data that is passed within a packet or other transmission unit. Move your mouse over the entry to see more of the payload. The data is limited to the first 100 bytes in the payload. To view the full payload, click the payload entry to launch the Payload Viewer.