Hosts Log Configuration

Use the Host Log Configuration page to configure remote logging hosts where the switch can send logs.

To access this page, click System > Logs > Hosts in the navigation menu.

Logging Hosts Fields

Field	Description
Host (IP Address/Host Name)	The IP address or DNS-resolvable host name of the remote host to receive log messages.
Status	Whether the host has been configured to be actively logging or not.
Port	The UDP (User Datagram Protocol) port on the logging host to which syslog messages are sent.
Severity Filter	Severity level threshold for log messages. All log messages with a severity level at and above the configured level are forwarded to the logging host.
Transport Mode	Transport mode used while sending messages to syslog servers. Supported modes are UDP and TLS. If TLS is not configured, default transport mode is UDP.
Authentication Mode	Using TLS security user can configure anonymous authentication mode, in which no client authentication is done by the syslog server. For x509/name authentication mode, two-way authentication is done both by syslog client and client authentication by syslog server side.
Certificate Index	The index used for identifying corresponding certificate files.

Use the buttons to perform the following tasks:

To add a logging host, click Add and configure the desired settings.
To change information for an existing logging host, select the checkbox for the entry and click Edit. You cannot edit the host name or address of a host that has been added.
To delete a configured logging host from the list, select the checkbox for each entry to delete and click Remove.

After you add a logging host, the screen displays additional fields.

Host Log Configuration Fields

Field	Description
IP Address/Host Name	The IP address or DNS-resolvable host name of the remote host to receive log messages.
Transport Mode	Transport mode used while sending messages to syslog servers. Supported modes are UDP and TLS. If TLS is not configured then default transport mode is UDP.
Authentication Mode	Using TLS security user can configure anonymous authentication mode, in which no client authentication is done by the syslog server. For x509/name authentication mode, two way authentication is done both by syslog client and client authentication by syslog server side.
Certificate Index	The index used for identifying corresponding certificate files.
Port	The UDP port on the logging host to which syslog messages are sent.
Severity Filter	Severity level threshold for log messages. All log messages with a severity level at and above the configured level are forwarded to the logging host.

Published October 2018prev | next