4.11 Monitoring syslog Messages Remotely
By default, storage server syslog messages are written to local log files.
A separate management server, known as a loghost server, can receive syslog messages from Oracle Exadata database servers and storage servers.
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To monitor the syslog messages remotely, configure the syslog service on the loghost server to listen for incoming syslog messages by setting
SYSLOGD_OPTIONS -r
in the loghost server/etc/sysconfig/syslog
file. -
Use the
ALTER CELL
orALTER DBSERVER
command configure each server to forward specified syslog messages to the loghost server by setting thesyslogconf
attribute.The server configuration is maintained across restarts and updates.
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Use the
ALTER CELL VALIDATE SYSLOGCONF
orALTER DBSERVER VALIDATE SYSLOGCONF
command to test message transmission from the Exadata servers to the loghost server.
Starting with Oracle Exadata System Software release 21.2.0, you can also configure each server to
forward syslog messages from the Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) service processor (SP). To configure this facility, use the
ALTER CELL
or ALTER DBSERVER
command to set
the ilomSyslogClients
attribute.
Related Topics
Parent topic: Maintaining Oracle Exadata System Software