Remote Logging

To configure remote syslog to send syslog messages to a remote syslog server, follow the steps below.

• Set remote syslog server.

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  admin@nvos:~$ nv set system syslog server <IP address/hostname>
          

• (Optional) Set the destination port of the remote host.

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  admin@nvos:~$ nv set system syslog server <IP address/hostname> port <port-id>
          

• (Optional) Define rules for filtering logs:

  • Create a selector

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    admin@nvos:~$ nv set system syslog selector <selector-id>
            

  • Add filtering rules

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    admin@nvos:~$ nv set system syslog selector <selector-id> severity info
            

  • Attach the selector to the server with priority:

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    admin@nvos:~$ nv set system syslog server <IP address/hostname> selector <priority> selector-id <selector-id>
            

• (Optional) Set the protocol over which to communicate with remote syslog server

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  admin@nvos:~$ nv set system syslog server <IP address/hostname> protocol tcp
          

• Remote Logging Commands