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Syslog Manager Operation Guide

Syslog is an important way to detect device running status, analyze network status and locate problems. At present, the syslog manager provides the browse syslog and alarm generation functions.

• Browse Syslog: Provides abundant query criteria for you to search and view system logs. Besides, you can export the specified data and use it as the data source for analysis and generating reports.
  • Basic Query: Specify the IP address of the device and the severity level to query log information.
  • Advanced Query: Specify the detailed query criteria (system name and module name for example) to query target logs in an accurate and detailed way.
  • Export as Excel: Export log data as excel and save it on the local device.
• Filtering Rule: Enables the system to receive only target system logs by setting syslog filtering rules to filter large numbers of system logs.
• Add/Modify/Copy Filter Rule: Add, modify, or copy the rules for filtering syslog.
• Syslog to Alarm: Various types of predefined rules escalate interested system logs to alarms, helping you quickly locate problems.
  
  • Rule List: Displays all rule information in a chart.
  • Add/Modify/Copy Alarm Rules: Add, modify, or copy the rules for generating alarms.
  • Basic Query: Set rule names and query specified rules.
• Syslog Template: A set of syslog templates, enabling you to use these templates to add rules for escalating system logs to alarms.
  • Syslog Template List: Displays all template information in a chart.
  • Add/Modify/Copy Syslog Template: Allows you to add, modify or copy syslog templates.
  • Basic Query: Allows you to set basic query criteria to search specified syslog templates.