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User Guide for Resource Manager Essentials 4.1
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Chapter 14 Enabling and Tracking Syslogs Using Syslog Analyzer and Collector
Configuring Devices to Send Syslogs
Note View the Permission Report (Common Services > Server > Reports) to check if you have the required
privileges to perform this task.
You can configure the devices for sending Syslog messages to RME server in the following ways:
• Configuring the Device Using Telnet
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IOS Devices
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Catalyst Devices
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Content Service Switches Devices
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Content Engine Devices
• Configuring the Device Using NetConfig Syslog Task
Configuring the Device Using Telnet
This section details how to configure devices using Telnet.
IOS Devices
To configure IOS devices using Telnet:
Step 1 Connect to the device using Telnet and log in.
The prompt changes to host>.
Step 2 Enter enable and the enable password.
The prompt changes to host#.
Step 3 Enter configure terminal.
You are now in configuration mode, and the prompt changes to host(config)#.
• To make sure logging is enabled, enter logging on.
• To specify the RME server to receive the router Syslog messages, enter logging IP address, where
IP address is the server IP address.
• To limit the types of messages that can be logged to the RME server, enter logging trap
informational
to set the appropriate logging trap level by, where informational signifies severity
level 6. This means all messages from level 0-5 (from emergencies to notifications) will be logged
to the RME server.
Step 4 Verify that the syslog filter settings are correct and that syslog is running.
Catalyst Devices
To configure Catalyst devices using Telnet:
Step 1 Connect to the device using Telnet and log in.
The prompt changes to host.
Step 2 Enter enable and the enable password.