Configure a Syslog server

You can add, edit, or delete a Syslog server from the Syslog tab.

1. To add a Syslog server, go to the Syslog tab and click the icon at the bottom-left corner of the page.
   The Syslog Server Configuration Details panel opens to the right of the page.

   
   
   

2. Specify your options in the appropriate fields.

   Field	Description
   Target Server Profile Name	Specify a profile name for the server addition. This name will be used while configuring the Syslog notification profile. Note It is recommended to specify the Server Profile Name as <DomainName>_<ServerProfileName> to avoid confusing with child domains names.
   Server Name or IP Address	The server name or IP address of the target Syslog server. The IP address can be IPv4 or IPv6.
   Protocol	The protocol used. This can be TCP/UDP.
   Port	The listening port of the target server
   The following options appear only when TCP Protocol is selected.
   Use SSL	If you are selecting this check-box, you need to provide a certificate for SSL communication.
   Certificate File	Click Browse to select the certificate. Upon selecting the certificate, click Import. The supported certificate file format is .pem.
   Current Certificate	Displays the imported/existing certificate content.
   Test Connection	Click Test Connection to check if the connection is successful. If a TCP server is down, at least five attempts will be made to ping the server before a fault is raised.

3. Click Save.
   The Syslog server is added under the Syslog tab.
4. If you want to modify an existing entry, double-click the specific Syslog entry. The Syslog Server Configuration Details panel opens where you can update the required fields and save the changes.
5. In case you want to delete an existing server, select the specific entry and click . You can delete only one server entry at a time.