Monitoring Syslog Messages
Syslog messages are one type of real-time notification that network devices can send
in response to designated network events. SolarWinds UDT provides the SolarWinds
Syslog Service, allowing Orion to receive Syslog messages from any monitored
network device. The SolarWinds Syslog Service also has the ability to open multiple
connections to your SQL server, so it can handle large numbers of simultaneously
incoming Syslog messages from all your monitored devices.
SolarWinds UDT uses the SolarWinds Syslog Service to listen on UDP port 514 for
incoming Syslog messages. Received messages are then decoded and stored in the
Orion Platform database. Until they are acknowledged, Syslog messages are available
for viewing either in the web console Syslog view or in the Syslog Viewer application.
The Syslog view in the Orion Web Console provides quick access to current messages,
filtered by any or all of the following criteria:
n Name or type of network object sending the message.
n Message Severity, Facility, Type, or Pattern
n Time Period in which the message was sent.
The Syslog Viewer application also allows you to tailor your view of Syslog messages
using fully customizable rules. Additionally, the Syslog Viewer gives you the ability
both to search your Orion Platform database and to configure Syslog-specific alerts
for received Syslog messages.
Note: When configuring your network devices to send Syslog messages, confirm that
messages are sent to the IP address assigned to your SolarWinds UDT server. To
ensure the proper configuration of a network device for Syslog messaging, refer to
the documentation supplied by the device vendor.
See the following topics:
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Configuring the Orion Syslog Port
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Syslog Messages in the Web Console
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Using the Syslog Viewer
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