Syslog messages
C.1 Structure of the messages
SIMATIC CC7
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HOSTNAME Identifies the source device by either:
• FQDN
• IPv4 address according to RFC1035: Bytes in decimal representation: XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
• IPv6 address according to RFC4291 Section 2.2
• Host name
"-" is output if information is missing.
In the product: The configured host name or the configured IPv4 address
APP-NAME Device or application from which the message originates. "-" is output if information is missing.
In the product: "-"
PROCID The process ID serves to clearly identify the individual processes, for example during analysis
and troubleshooting. "-" is output if information is missing.
MSGID ID to identify the message. "-" is output if information is missing.
timeQuality The structured data element "timeQuality" provides information on system time with the two pa-
rameters "tzKnown" and "isSynced".
Example: [timeQuality tzKnown="0" isSynced="0"]
• tzKnown
This parameter specifies whether the time zone is known in the source device.
– 1 = known
– 0 = unknown
• isSynced
This parameter specifies whether the source device is synchronized with a reliable external
time source, e.g. via NTP.
– 1 = synchronized
– 0 = not synchronized
Message text as ASCII string (English)
You can read more detailed information on the structure of the Syslog messages and on the
meaning of the parameters in the RFCs:
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5424
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5426
C.1.2 Tags in Syslog messages
The tags are displayed in the section "Syslog messages" in the field "Message text" within
curly brackets {variable}.