sys log-config destination remote-syslog¶

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NAME
remote-syslog - Configures Remote Syslog destinations to format log messages into Syslog format and forward
them to a Remote High-Speed Log destination.

MODULE
sys log-config destination

SYNTAX
Configure the Remote Syslog component within the sys log-config destination module using the syntax shown in
the following sections.

DISPLAY
list remote-syslog
list remote-syslog [ [ [name] | [glob] | [regex] ] ... ]
options:
all-properties
non-default-properties
one-line

DELETE
delete remote-syslog [name]

Note: You must remove all references to a destination before you can delete the destination. Default
destinations may not be deleted.

DESCRIPTION
You can use this destination component to create Remote Syslog formatting destinations for the common logging
interface.

EXAMPLES
create remote-syslog my_dest remote-high-speed-log another_dest

Creates a destination named my_dest which forwards to another destination another_dest. another_dest may not
be another Remote Syslog destination.

delete remote-syslog my_dest

Deletes the destination named my_dest. Destinations cannot be deleted when in use by a publisher or another
destination.

list remote-syslog my_dest

Displays properties of the destination named my_dest.

OPTIONS
all Specifies that you want to modify all of the existing components of the specified type.

app-service
Specifies the name of the application service to which the destination belongs. The default value is
none. Note: If the strict-updates option is enabled on the application service that owns the object, you
cannot modify or delete the destination. Only the application service can modify or delete the
destination.

default-facility
Specifies the facility given to log messages received that do not already have a facility listed. The
default value is local0. The options are local0, local1, local2, local3, local4, local5, local6, and
local7.

default-severity
Specifies the severity given to log messages received that do not already have a severity listed. The
default value is info. The options are debug, info, notice, warn, err, crit, alert, and emerg.

description
User defined description.

format
Specifies the syslog format received messages are formatted into. The default value is rfc3164. The
options are legacy-bigip, rfc3164, and rfc5424. For more information, see the respective RFCs.

glob Displays the items that match the glob expression. See help glob for a description of glob expression
syntax.

name Specifies a unique name for the component. This option is required for the commands create, delete, and
modify.

regex
Displays the items that match the regular expression. The regular expression must be preceded by an at
sign (@[regular expression]) to indicate that the identifier is a regular expression. See help regex for
a description of regular expression syntax.

remote-high-speed-log
Specifies the forwarding destination to send logs in the syslog format. This option is required for the
create command. It may only be a remote high speed log destination or a management port destination.

SEE ALSO
create, delete, glob, list, modify, regex, tmsh

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