ECS 3.5.0.1 Administration Guide

Add a Syslog server

You can configure a Syslog server to remotely store ECS logging messages.

1. In the ECS Portal, select Settings > Event Notification.
2. On the Event Notification page, click the Syslog tab.
   This page lists the Syslog servers that have been added to ECS and allows you to configure new Syslog servers.
3. To add a Syslog server, click New Server.
   The New Syslog Server page is displayed.
4. On the New Syslog Server page, complete the following steps:
   1. In the Protocol field, select UDP or TCP.
      UDP is the default protocol.
   2. In the FQDN/IP field, type the Fully Qualified Domain Name or IP address for the node that runs the Syslog server.
   3. In the Port field, type the port number for the Syslog server on which you want to store log messages.
      The default port number is 514.
   4. In the Severity field, select the severity of threshold for messages to send to the log. The drop-down options are Emergency, Alert, Critical, Error, Warning, Notice, Informational, or Debug.
5. Click Save.