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Chapter20:MonitoringSyslogMessages
Clickingthehostname,IPaddress,ormessagetextopensthe
correspondingObjectDetailspage,providingextensivediagnostic
informationaboutthemonitorednetworkobjectsendingthemessage.
ClickingEditopenstheEditLast25SyslogMessagespagewhereyoucan
setthemaximumnumberofdisplayedmessages,selectthetimeperiodfor
viewingmessages,andestablishfilterstolimitthemessagesthisresource
displays.Formoreinformation,seeUsing
Node
Filters
.
SyslogSummary
TheSyslogSummaryresourceliststhenumberofSyslogmessages
receivedbytheviewednodefrommonitorednetworkdevicesovera
specifiedperiodoftime.
ViewingSyslogMessagesintheWebConsole
Youcancustomizethelistviewbyusingthefollowingproceduretoselectyour
preferredmessagegroupingcriteria.
ToviewSyslogmessagesintheWebConsole:
1. ClickStart >AllPrograms >SolarWindsOrion >OrionWebConsole.
2. LogintotheOrionWebConsole,andthenclickSyslogintheViews
toolbar.
3. IfyouwanttoviewSyslogmessagesforaspecificSyslogenabled
networkobject,specifytheselectedobjectintheNetworkObjectfield.
Note:OnlyobjectsthathavesentaSyslogmessagetotheOrionserverwill
belistedinthisfield.
4. IfyouwanttofilteryourSyslogmessagestablebydevicetype,select
thetypetowhichyouwanttolimityourviewintheTypeofDevicefield.
5. IfyouwanttofilteryourSyslogmessagestablebyseverity,selectthe
severityleveltowhichyouwanttolimityourviewintheSelectSeverity
field.
Note:Formoreinformation,seeSyslog
Severities
.
6. IfyouwanttofilteryourSyslogmessagestablebyfacility,selectthe
facilitytowhichyouwanttolimityourviewintheSelectFacilityfield.
Note:Formoreinformation,seeSyslog
Facilities
.
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