OpenManage Enterprise 4.0.x User's Guide

Forward audit logs to remote Syslog servers

To monitor all the audit logs of OpenManage Enterprise from Syslog servers, you can create an alert policy. All audit logs such as user login attempts, creation of alert policies, and running different jobs can be forwarded to Syslog servers. If a server specifies the OpenManage Enterprise as a Syslog target, traps triggered on the server will be forwarded to the OpenManage Enterprise's destination Syslog server as well.

1. Select Alerts > Alert Policies > Create.
2. In the Create Alert Policy dialog box, in the Name and Description section, enter a name and description of the alert policy.
   1. The Enable Policy check box is selected by default to indicate that the alert policy will be enabled once it is created. To disable the alert policy, clear the check box. For more information about enabling alert policies at a later time, see Create an alert policy.
   2. Click Next.
3. In the Category section, expand Application and select the categories and subcategories of the appliance logs. Alternatively, in the Message ID section, indicate a list of messages to be sent to the Syslog by either:
   1. Uploading a .csv file listing the messages to be filtered. (Sample available on the UI)
   2. Entering a list of message IDs separated by commas.
4. Click Next
5. In the Target section, the Select Devices option is selected by default. Click Select Devices and select devices from the left pane. Click Next.
   NOTE:Selecting target devices or groups is not applicable while forwarding the audit logs to the Syslog server.
6. (Optional) By default, the alert policies are always active. To limit activity, in the Date and Time section, select the 'from' and 'to' dates, and then select the time frame.
   1. Select the check boxes corresponding to the days on which the alert policies must be run.
   2. Click Next.
7. In the Severity section, select the severity level of the alerts for which this policy must be activated.
   1. To select all the severity categories, select the All check box.
   2. Click Next.
8. In the Actions section, select Syslog.
   If Syslog servers are not configured in OpenManage Enterprise, click Enable and enter the destination IP address or the hostname of Syslog servers. For more information about configuring Syslog servers, see Configure SMTP, SNMP, and Syslog.
9. Click Next.
10. In the Summary section, details of the alert policy you defined are displayed. Carefully read through the information.
11. Click Finish.