Configuring Cisco IOS and Catalyst syslog messages

Virtually all Cisco devices and Cisco operating systems include some form of syslog capability, and you can configure them to send messages to the BMC Defender Server program. Due to the extensive variety of Cisco devices, you need to assess the procedure to enable and configure syslog for each Cisco device type.

To configure Cisco devices and operating systems to send messages to BMC Defender Server

• For a Cisco IOS type device, issue the following command sequence using a privileged login to the device:

  logging on
  no logging console
  no logging monitor
  logging (ipaddr)
  logging trap debug
  logging console debug
  logging monitor debug

  Replace the value of (ipaddr) with the IP address of the BMC Defender Server.

• For a Cisco Catalyst type device, issue the following command sequence using a privileged login to the device:

  set logging server enable
  set logging server (ipaddr)
  set logging level all 7
  set logging server severity 7

  Replace the value of (ipaddr) with the IP address of the BMC Defender Server.

• For the following devices, find the procedure in the specific device and and model number documentation:
  
  • Cisco PIX Firewall devices
  • Cisco CSS devices
  • Cisco WAP