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4 Configure audit message handling options.
Services in each vCloud Director cell log audit messages to the vCloud Director database, where they are
preserved for 90 days. To preserve audit messages longer, you can configure vCloud Director services to
send audit messages to the syslog utility in addition to the vCloud Director database.
Option Action
To log audit messages to both
syslog and the vCloud Director
database.
Type the syslog hostname or IP address.
To log audit messages only to the
vCloud Director database
Press Enter.
If you would like to enable remote audit logging to a syslog
host please enter the hostname or IP address of the syslog server. Audit logs are stored by
vCloud Director for 90 days. Exporting logs via syslog will enable you to
preserve them for as long as necessary.
Syslog host name or IP address [press Enter to skip]:10.150.10.10
5 Specify the port on which the syslog process monitors the specified server.
The default is port 514.
What UDP port is the remote syslog server listening on? The
standard syslog port is 514. [default=514]:
Using default value "514" for syslog port.
6 Specify the database type, or press Enter to accept the default value.
The following database types are supported:
1. Oracle
2. Microsoft SQL Server
Enter the database type [default=1]:
Using default value "1" for database type.
7 Specify database connection information.
The information that the script requires depends on your choice of database type. This example shows the
prompts that follow specification of an Oracle database. Prompts for other database types are similar.
a Type the hostname or IP address of the database server.
Enter the host (or IP address) for the database:10.150.10.78
b Type the database port, or press Enter to accept the default value.
Enter the database port [default=1521]:
Using default value "1521" for port.
c Type the database service name.
Enter the database service name [default=oracle]:orcl.example.com
If you press Enter, the configuration script uses a default value, which might not be correct for some
installations. For information about how to find the database service name for an Oracle database,
see “Configure an Oracle Database,” on page 14.
d Type the database user name and password.
Enter the database username:vcloud
Enter the database password:
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