Creating and sending a syslog message

To create and send a syslog message

1. On the Messages > Search tab, click Post New Message.
2. In the Send To Host / IP Destination Address field, enter your destination IP address and port number as  ipAddress :portNumber .
3. From the Send Syslog Facility list, select a facility.
   

   Select one of the following facilities:

   • kernel
   • user
   • mail
   • system
   • security
   • internal
   • printer
   • news
   • network
   • lock
   • auth
   • ftp
   • ntp
   • audit
   • alert
   • clock
   • local0
   • local1
   • local2
   • local3
   • local4
   • local5
   • local6
   • local7

   For more information, see Facility-codes-and-their-meaning.

   
   The default is internal.
4. From the Send Syslog Severity  list, select a severity.
   

   Select one of the following severities:

   • debug
   • info
   • notice
   • warning
   • error
   • critical
   • alert
   • emergency

   For more information about severity codes, see Severity-codes-and-their-meaning.

   
   The default is info.
5. In the Send Syslog Message box, enter the message that you want to send.
6. (Optional) To specify a host IP address, click Additional Options and in the Send From Host / IP Address field, enter your host IP address.