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Snmp traps, Configuring logging, alarms, and snmp traps – Cyclades User's Guide User Manual

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Introduction

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Notifications, Alarms, and Data Buffering

On “syslogger” the system administrator has configured the system logging
utility to write messages from the

local1

facility to the

/var/log/

saopaulo-config

file and the messages from the

local2

facility to the

/

var/log/fremont-config

file. While identifying the syslog server using

the Web Manager, according to this example, you would select the facility
number Local 2 from the Facility Number drop-down list on the System Log
form.

SNMP Traps

SNMP traps enables system events to be

monitored and a syslog

notification generated whenever they occur. The following is a list of generic
events.

User Login

User Log out

Authentication failure

Authentication success

System reboot

System administrator can configure SNMP traps for various system events,
and can activate or deactivate monitoring of the events using the Web
Manager or OSD. For instructions using the Web Manager see “Notifications”
on page 258, or for OSD see “N
otification Screens” on page 411.

Configuring Logging, Alarms, and SNMP Traps

The following procedures can be used to configure logging, alarms, and data
buffering.

“To Add a Syslog Server [Wizard]” on page 158

“To Delete a Syslog Server [Wizard]” on page 159

“To Configure Syslogging for KVM Ports and Specify Message Filtering
[Expert]” on page 232

“To Configure Creation of Alarms and Syslog Files for IPDUs” on page
168