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Setting up a Custom Port for Syslog Forwarding
I am at a loss as to how to configure the PowerScale to forward syslog data to a custom TCP port. I have tried he following:
- Adding the syslog server IP address or hostname to /etc/mcp/templates/syslog.conf using the following format:
- @@<IP or hostname>:<custom port>
- Copying the file above to /etc/mcp/override/syslog.conf
- Ran the following command:
isi audit settings global modify --config-syslog-servers <IP or hostname>:<custom port>
- isi audit settings global modify --protocol-syslog-servers <IP or hostname>:<custom port>
No success. However, when no port is specified, data is sent to the default port (UDP 514.). I'd appreciate feedback. Thanks!
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Reply DELL-Josh Cr
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Posted June 16th, 2025 12:27
Try https://dl.dell.com/content/manual56407880-powerscaleonefs-cli-command-reference.pdf?language=en-us Page 62
isi audit settings global modify --config-syslog-servers
instead of editing the files.
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Posted June 16th, 2025 15:47
Any nonstandard characters? https://splunk.my.site.com/customer/s/article/UTF-8-characters-are-being-hex-encoded-in-Splunk-logs
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Posted June 25th, 2025 22:12
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Did you get this resolved? I am seeing the same thing.Reply DELL-Josh Cr
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Posted June 26th, 2025 14:29
Hi,
Thanks for your question.
Which version are you running? Did you do the troubleshooting in this thread already?
Let us know if you have any additional questions.
Reply @DELL-Josh Cr No non-standard or international characters in play. Log events (with no hex code) show up in Splunk via the default port (udp 514) when I use syslog.conf to define syslog servers. I just need to get these evens forwarded via a different port.
Reply @Dan Adams were you able to get this resolved? If not, did you try:
"isi_log_server list" and "cat /etc/mcp/override/syslog.conf" - list of current Syslog server destinations.
"isi_log_server add <IP Address>" - to add using the default Syslog port 514.
"isi_log_server add <IP Address:Port>" - to add a new Syslog server entry.
"isi_log_server delete <IP Address:Port>" - to remove a Syslog server.
To test Syslogging, run a tcpdump on a particular interface, filtered for the Port #:
tcpdump -i <interface> -v port <port>
Open another session of Putty/SSH on the same interface.
To send test message: "logger "this is just a test""
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Posted June 2nd, 2025 10:20
Hi,
Thanks for your question.
Which Onefs version is are you on? Try restarting syslogd isi_for_array 'pkill -SIGUSR1 syslogd
Let us know if you have any additional questions.