Dell Unity™ Family Unisphere® Command Line Interface User Guide

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Manage remote logging

Log system messages to a maximum of five remote hosts. Create a setting for remote logging for each host that specifies the following:

The facility that will generate the log messages.
The network name or IP address of the remote host that will receive the log data.
The severities that will be sent to the remote host.

Each remote host must be accessible from the system. Security for the log information must be provided through network access controls or the system security at the remote host. You can configure the log transmission method (UDP or TCP) and the host port that the system uses. For the default configuration, the system transfers log information on port 514 over the UDP protocol.

Log files record messages to flat log files. The user-level system messages are recorded in English. However, you can specify a facility to select the type of information contained in the logs, according to the system component that issues it, and the language of any text in the log.

View event logs and alerts explains viewing details about current logs and alerts on the system.

The following table lists the attributes for remote system logging.

Table 1. Remote logging attributes
Attribute	Description
ID	Remote system log identifier.
Enabled	Indication of whether remote logging is currently enabled. Valid values are (case-insensitive): yes no
Host	IP address or network name of the remote host.
Port	Port number on the remote host. Default is `514`.
Protocol	Protocol for transferring the log. Valid values are (case-insensitive): tcp udp
Facility	Facility that will process the log. Value is one of the following (case-insensitive): KERN - Kernel messages. USER (default) - User-level messages. Syslog - Message generated internally by syslogd.
Severity	Least severities that will be sent to the remote host. Valid values are (case-insensitive): emergency alert critical error warning notice info debug