Dell PowerFlex Appliance with PowerFlex 4.x Administration Guide

Configure and forward the syslogs using VMware vCenter

Use this procedure to configure and forward the syslogs using VMware vCenter.

1. Log in to the vCenter server management interface as root: <https://vcenterIP:5480>.
2. In the vCenter server management interface, select Syslog.
3. From the Forwarding Configuration pane, click Configure if you have not configured any remote syslog hosts.
   Click Edit if you already have configured hosts.
4. In the Create Forwarding Configuration pane, enter the server IP address of the destination host. The maximum number of supported destination hosts is three.
5. From the Protocol drop-down menu, select the protocol to use.
6. In the Port text box, enter the port number to use for communication with the destination host.
7. In the Create Forwarding Configuration pane, click Add to enter another remote syslog server and click Save.
8. Verify that the remote syslog server is receiving messages.
9. In the Forwarding Configuration section, click Send Test Message.
10. Verify on the remote syslog server that the test message was received.
    The new configuration settings are displayed in the Forwarding Configuration section.