HP StorageWorks 8000, User Manual

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Configuring Your System and Network
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Setting Up the Remote System Log
You can redirect a copy of the system log to a specified server. This redirection
lets you manage from a central location for the event log instead of working with
different interfaces or systems.
Note: To receive the log messages from the NAS server, you must enable remote
system log capabilities on your UNIX system. First, add the -r option as part of the
syslog daemon’s startup parameter. Then, restart the syslog service. You also need to
plan for the appropriate amount of log space on your UNIX system. See your operating
system documentation for additional help in modifying your syslog daemon
parameters.
To define a server to receive the remote system log:
1. In Command View NAS, click the Configuration tab.
2. Under Alerts/Logging, select Remote System Log.
3. Select Actions > Edit Remote Server.
4. In the Remote UNIX System Log Address field, enter the name or IP
address of the remote server to which you want to redirect the system log. (If
the field is left blank, this feature is disabled.)
5. Click OK.
Note: Remote system log information is optional. A blank field does not affect the
functionality of the device.
If a monitored environmental item or activity is running out of specification, an
alert/trap is sent to the remote system log.
See SNMP Trap Definitions on page 225 for a list of the traps sent by the NAS
server.