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USER’S GUIDE AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH
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Syslog test (Web interface). This option allows you to send a test
message to the Syslog servers configured in the Syslog Server section.
1. Select the priority to assign to the test message.
2. Define the test message using any text in the format described in
Syslog message format. For example, ATS: Communications
Established 0x0F01 meets the required message format.
3. Click Apply to have the Automatic Transfer Switch send a Syslog
message that uses the defined Priority and Test Message settings.
Syslog message format. A Syslog message has three parts:
• The priority (PRI) part identifies the Syslog priority assigned to the
message’s event and the facility code assigned to messages sent by
the Automatic Transfer Switch.
• The Header includes a time stamp and the IP address of the Automatic
Transfer Switch.
• The message (MSG) part has two fields:
– A TAG field, which is followed by a colon and a space, identifies the
event type (System or ATS, for example)
– A CONTENT field provides the event text, followed by a space and
the event code