4: Advanced Operations
The SLP’s Syslog support is RFC3164-compliant and enables off-SLP viewing and storage of
log messages. The SLP supports external logging to up to two Syslog servers.
Syslog Command Summary
Command Description
Set Syslog HostIP
Sets the IP address of the Syslog server
Set Syslog Port
Sets the Syslog server port number
Show Syslog
Displays all Syslog configuration information
Setting the Syslog server IP address:
The Set Syslog HostIP command sets the TCP/IP address of the Syslog server.
To set the Syslog server IP address:
At the SLP: prompt, type
set syslog
, followed by
hostip1
or
hostip2
and the Syslog
server’s IP address. Press
Enter
.
Example
The following command sets the primary Syslog server IP address to 56.47.38.29:
SLP: set syslog hostip1 56.47.38.29<Enter>
Changing the Syslog server port:
With Syslog support enabled, the Syslog server watches and responds to requests
on the default Syslog port number 514. This port number may be changed using the
Set Syslog Port command.
To change the Syslog port:
At the SLP: prompt, type
set syslog port
, followed by the port number and press
Enter
.
Example
The following changes the Syslog port number to 411:
SLP: set syslog port 411<Enter>
Displaying Syslog configuration information:
The Show Syslog command displays Syslog configuration information.
To display the Syslog configuration information:
At the SLP: prompt, type
show syslog
and press
Enter
.
Example
The following command displays the Syslog configuration information:
SLP: show syslog<Enter>
SYSLOG Configuration
Primary Syslog Server IP Address: 56.47.38.29
Secondary Syslog Server IP Address: 0.0.0.0
Syslog Server Port: 411
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