Device > Server Profiles > Syslog
Select or to configure a server profile
for forwarding firewall,
Panorama, and Log Collector logs as syslog messages to a syslog
server. To define a syslog server profile, click
for forwarding firewall,
Panorama, and Log Collector logs as syslog messages to a syslog
server. To define a syslog server profile, click Add
and
specifying the New Syslog Server fields.- To select the Syslog Server profile for System, Config, User-ID, HIP Match, and Correlation logs, see Device > Log Settings.
- To select the Syslog Server Profile For Traffic, Threat, Wildfire, URL Filtering, Data Filtering, Tunnel Inspection, Authentication, and GTP logs, see Objects > Log Forwarding.
- You cannot delete a server profile that the firewall uses in any System or Config log settings or Log Forwarding profile.
Syslog Server Settings | Description |
|---|---|
Name | Enter a name for the syslog profile (up
to 31 characters). The name is case-sensitive and must be unique.
Use only letters, numbers, spaces, hyphens, and underscores. |
Location | Select the scope in which the profile is
available. In the context of a firewall that has more than one virtual
system (vsys), select a vsys or select Shared (all
virtual systems). In any other context, you can’t select the Location ;
its value is predefined as Shared (firewalls ) or as Panorama.
After you save the profile, you can’t change its Location . |
Servers Tab | |
Name | Click Add and enter
a name for the syslog server (up to 31 characters). The name is
case-sensitive and must be unique. Use only letters, numbers, spaces,
hyphens, and underscores. |
Server | Enter the IP address or FQDN of the syslog
server. |
Transport | Select whether to transport the syslog messages
over UDP, TCP, or SSL. Use SSL to encrypt
and secure data sent to a syslog server. Data is sent over UDP or
TCP in cleartext and is readable in transit. |
Port | Enter the port number of the syslog server
(the standard port for UDP is 514; the standard port for SSL is
6514; for TCP you must specify a port number). |
Format | Specify the syslog format to use: BSD (the
default) or IETF. |
Custom Log Format Tab | |
Log Type | Click the log type to open a dialog box
that allows you to specify a custom log format. In the dialog box,
click a field to add it to the Log Format area. Other text strings
can be edited directly in the Log Format area. Click OK to
save the settings. View a description of each field that can be
used for custom logs
.For
details on the fields that can be used for custom logs, see Device
> Server Profiles > Email. |
Escaping | Specify escape sequences. Escaped characters is
a list of all the characters to be escaped without spaces. |
