Device - Problem Areas: Syslog Entries

This device report displays Syslog events logged for a device during the time period displayed at the top of the report.

Note: In order for entries to be added to this report, the Syslog listener must be enabled. For more information, see Enabling the Syslog Listener.

A Syslog event is used to examine Syslog messages forwarded from other devices for a specific record and/or specific text within a record. Usually Syslog messages are forwarded from the "Syslog" on a system that runs UNIX, but they can also come from non-UNIX devices as well.  They might contain anything that you want permanently logged, such as a device failure, or an attempt to log in to the system.

The Syslog Entries report is organized into a list divided into the following columns:

• Date. The date the Syslog entry was received by WhatsUp Gold
• Syslog Type. The type of message received.
• Payload.  The vital data (such as the event name, the IP address that the event came from, date of the event, etc.) that is passed within a packet or other transmission unit.

Use the date/time picker at the top of the report to select a date range. The date and time format for the date on this report matches the format specified in Program Options > Regional.

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