The mksyslogserver command creates a syslog server to receive notifications.
Syntax
>>- svctask -- -- mksyslogserver -- ----------------------------> >--+------------------------+-- -- -ip -- ip_address -----------> '- -name -- server_name -' >--+-------------------------+-- --+---------------------+-- ---> '- -facility -- facility -' | .- on --. | '- -error --+- off -+-' >--+-----------------------+-- --+--------------------+-------->< | .- on --. | | .- on --. | '- -warning --+- off -+-' '- -info --+- off -+-'
Parameters
- -name server_name
- (Optional) Specifies a unique name to assign to the syslog server. If a name is not specified, then a system default of syslogn is applied, where n is the ID of the server. When specifying a server name, syslog is a reserved word.
- -ip ip_address
- (Required) Specifies the IP address of the syslog server. This must be a valid IPv4 or IPv6 address.
- -facility facility
- (Optional) Specifies the facility number used in syslog messages. This number identifies the origin of the message to the receiving server. Servers configured with facility values of 0-3 receive syslog messages in fully-expanded format. Servers configured with facility values of 4-7 receive syslog messages in concise format. The default value is 0.
- -error on | off
- (Optional) Specifies whether the server receives error notifications. Set to on, error notifications are sent to the syslog server. Set to off, error notifications are not sent to the syslog server. The default value is on.
- -warning on | off
- (Optional) Specifies whether the server receives warning notifications. Set to on, warning notifications are sent to the syslog server. Set to off, warning notifications are not sent to the syslog server. The default value is on.
- -info on | off
- (Optional) Specifies whether the server receives information notifications. Set to on, information notifications are sent to the syslog server. Set to off, information notifications are not sent to the syslog server. The default value is on.
Description
This command creates a syslog server to receive notifications. The syslog protocol is a client-server standard for forwarding log messages from a sender to a receiver on an IP network. Syslog can be used to integrate log messages from different types of systems into a central repository.
SAN Volume Controller supports a maximum of 6 syslog servers.
An invocation example
svctask mksyslogserver -ip 1.2.3.4
The resulting output
Syslog Server id [2] successfully created