User guide

Syslog
256 BLACK BOX ® Advanced Console Server
Step 2: Activate and Save.
To activate your new configurations and save them to flash, type:
config write
(This is essentially typing signal_ras hup and saveconf from the normal terminal
prompt.)
The Syslog Functions
This section shows the characteristics of the syslog-ng that is implemented for all members of
the BLACK BOX ® Advanced Console Server. It is divided into three parts:
1. Syslog-ng and its Configuration
2. Syslog-ng Configuration to use with Syslog Buffering Feature
3. Syslog-ng Configuration to use with Multiple Remote Syslog Servers
Syslog-ng and its Configuration
The five tasks previously mentioned are detailed below.
Task 1: Specify Global Options.
You can specify several global options to syslog-ng in the options statement:
options { opt1(params); opt2(params); ... };
where optn can be any of the following:
Tip. You can configure all the conf parameters in one line.
config configure conf facility <number> dbfacility
<number>