PowerProtect: Failed to configure syslog forwarding with error authentication mode 'x509/anon' not supported

Summary: PowerProtect Data Manager-failed to configure syslog forwarding with error authentication mode 'x509/anon' not supported.

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Symptoms

Syslog forwarding is not working over TLS while working fine over UDP.
Syslog forwarding
From /var/log/message, we can see below key error: 
2024-06-20T16:16:47.330297+10:00 xxx rsyslogd: error: authentication mode 'x509/anon' not supported by gtls netstream driver

Cause

The authentication mode is not set correctly.

Resolution

1. In the file /usr/local/brs/lib/logmgr/config/syslog-tls.properties, ensure that the syslog.tls.streamDriverAuthMode is anon. 
syslog.tls.streamDriverAuthMode=anon
2. In PowerProtect Data Manager syslog, the configuration file (named <uuid>.conf ) under /etc/rsyslog.d. 
Ensure the StreamDriverAuthMode is "anon" 
 Port="6514"
                Protocol="TCP"
                StreamDriver="gtls"
                StreamDriverMode="1"
                StreamDriverAuthMode="anon" 
 

Affected Products

PowerProtect Data Manager, PowerProtect Software
Article Properties
Article Number: 000226290
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 19 Aug 2024
Version:  2
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