These settings control the receiving and the forwarding of Syslog records by the server. These options are not shown for an Server Edition Expansion System (L). For details of system monitor Syslog records, refer to the Using IP Office System Monitor" manual.
Field/Control
Description
Log files age (days)
Default = 1 day.
Set the number of days the server retains each type of record before automatically deleting it. Separate settings are available for General log files, Security log files, Audit log files, Operational log files and Debug log files. These settings are not applied to the server's own Syslog monitor records which are retained for 3 days.
Apply general settings to all file types: If selected, the setting for General log files is applied to all file types.
Max log size (MB)
Default = 29MB.
Set the maximum total size of each type of records the server retains before automatically deleting the oldest records. Separate settings are available for General log files, Security log files, Audit log files, Operational log files and Debug log files. These settings are not applied to the server's own Syslog monitor records.
Apply general settings to all file types: If selected, the setting for General log files is applied to all file types.
Receiver Settings
These settings control if and how the server can receive Syslog records.
Enable: If selected, the server can receive Syslog records using the port configured below.
TCP Port: Sets the port number used for receiving Syslog records using TCP.
TLS Port: Sets the port number used for receiving Syslog records using TLS.
UDP Port - Sets the port number used for receiving Syslog records using UDP.
Forward Destination 1
These settings control whether the server forwards copies of Syslog records it receives to another server.
Enable: If selected, the server will forward copies of the Syslog records it receives.
IP Address: Port: Sets the address of the destination server and the destination port for the forwarded records.
Protocol: Set the protocol, UDP, TLS or TCP, for the forwarding.
Forward Destination 2
These settings control whether the server forwards copies of the Syslog records it receives to a second server. The settings are the same as for the first forwarding destination.
Select Log Sources
These options allow selection of which server reporting to include in the Syslog reports. The available options are:
Authentication and authorization privileges
Information stored by the Linux audit daemon (auditd)
