2. Click File > Settings.
3.
Click the General tab in the Syslog Server Settings window.
4. Adjust the Maximum number of messages to display in Current Messages
view slider to set the number of messages you want to display.
5. If you want to Automatically Refresh the Current Messages View, check the
option accordingly, and then set the refresh rate with the middle slider.
6. Adjust Retain Syslog messages for how many days? to set the length of time
Syslog messages should stay in the database.
7.
Click the Displayed Columns tab.
8.
Use the arrow keys to select and order the fields of information you want to see
in the Current Messages view.
Note: You can make it easier to acknowledge Syslog messages by selecting the
Acknowledged column to add to your view.
9. If you want to wrap Syslog message text in the Current Messages view,
check Word wrap long messages.
10.
If you do not expect to use Syslog Server as your primary viewer for
Syslog messages, select the Message Parsing tab, and then complete the
following steps:
Note: The following data points are saved within the Syslog tables in your Orion
Platform database. Removing the added data from each record helps you to
proactively reduce the size of your database.
11. Check Remove embedded Date/Time from Syslog Messages, Remove Message
Type from Syslog Messages, and Remove Domain Name from DNS Lookups.
Configuring Syslog Viewer Filters and Alerts
The Syslog Viewer can be configured to signal Orion alert actions when Syslog
messages that are received from network devices match defined rules. The steps in
the following procedure establish rules that filter Syslog messages and initiate alert
actions as you determine.
Note: Syslog rules may not be applied to nodes in an unmanaged state. For more
information about designating nodes as unmanaged, see "Setting Device
Management States"
To configure Syslog Viewer filters and alerts:
1. Click Start > All Programs > SolarWinds Orion > Syslog and SNMP Traps >
Syslog Viewer.
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