Syslog Sensor

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Syslog Sensor

The Syslog Sensor can receive syslog messages, sent from the same or other network devices. Syslog messages are sent to announce certain warnings or problems or to log status reports, events or diagnostics.

A message contains at least Facility and Severity values to signalize where the message is from and how important it is.

Other network devices must normally be configured so that they send syslog messages to the computer where ServerSentinel is running.

You can configure the sensor so that it receives all of the messages sent to a specified port via a specified protocol or you can filter messages by the information they contain.

Sensor Tasks

Test Sensor

Tests the current sensor settings.

Get Help

Opens the ServerSentinel online help for the current sensor.

Basic Settings

Name

The name of the sensor (max. 100 characters). Choose a meaningful name to clearly identify the sensor.

Sensor is Active

Toggles the sensor ON/OFF.

Check Interval

The interval or times at which which the sensor should perform its checks.

Simple

The sensor performs its checks every x time units, e.g. every 10 minutes.

Daily

The sensor performs its checks daily at one or more (max. 4) fixed times, e.g. daily at 0 and 12 o'clock.

Weekly

The sensor performs its checks at certain days of the weeks at one or more (max. 4) fixed times, e.g. monday to friday at 12 o'clock.

Monthly

The sensor performs its checks at certain days of the month at one or more (max. 4) fixed times, e.g. every 1st of the month at 12 o'clock.

Only check if this Sensor didn't fail

This sensor will only be checked, if the sensor in the drop down list didn't fail.

Further Information

Comment

Short additional information to the sensor (max. 255 characters).

General Settings

Port

The port the syslog Server is running on.

Protocol

The protocol over which the syslog server receives syslog messages.

Filter Settings

Data Value

Data Type

Description

Application Name

String

The exact application name a message needs to have. If this field is empty, all application names will pass. (max. 48 characters)

Facility

Enum

The facility value(s) a message needs to have. If none of them is checked, all facilities will pass.

Hostname

String

The exact hostname a message needs to have. If this field is empty, all hostnames will pass. (max. 255 characters)

Message ID

String

The exact message ID a message needs to have. If this field is empty, all message IDs will pass. (max. 32 characters)

Severity

Enum

The severity value(s) a message needs to have. If none of them is checked, all severities will pass.

Meta Data Values

Data Value

Data Type

Description

Checktime

Date

The time the dataset has been created.

Exception Message

String

The message of the error if any occurred.

Response Time

Integer

The response time needed to perform the check.

Status

String

A status string that may contain arbitrary information that was collected by the sensor (max. 255 characters). Per default this value is empty.

Status Flag

Enum

The status of the sensor after the check has been performed.

Data Values

Data Value

Data Type

Description

Application Name

String

The name of the application the message was sent from.

Facility

Enum

The facility of the syslog message.

Hostname

String

The hostname field of the syslog message.

Message

String

The message content of the syslog message.

Message ID

String

The message ID field of the syslog message.

Process ID

String

The process ID of the syslog message.

Severity

Enum

The severity of the syslog message.

Version

Integer

The version field of the syslog message.