SMARTS Syslog configuraton only accepts Syslog messages from IPs of monitored devices

Products

• VMware Smart Assurance

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:




Not all Syslog messages received appear in OI server
SMARTS Syslog configuraton only accepts Syslog messages from IPs of monitored devices

Environment

VMware Smart Assurance - SMARTS

Cause

The my_hook_syslog.asl file is configured by default to ignore any syslog that is received from an IP address not currently known by the Smarts Availability server.

Resolution

In the syslog_mgr.asl file, change the UNKNOWNAGENT =  IGNORE parameter to UNKNOWNAGENT = CREATE under the RESET section.
     RESET do {
     syslogTime = "";
     host = "";
     applicationName = "";
     process_id = 99999;
     message = "";
     classname = "";
     instancename = "";
     eventname = "";
     severity = "";
     text = "";
     category = "";
     expiration = "7200";
     state = "";
     maintenance = "";
     clearonack = "";
     type = "";
     userdefined1 = "";
     userdefined2 = "";
     userdefined3 = "";
     userdefined4 = "";
     userdefined5 = "";
     userdefined6 = "";
     userdefined7 = "";
     userdefined8 = "";
     userdefined9 = "";
     userdefined10 = "";
     elementclassname = "";
     elementinstancename = "";
     sysnameoraddr = "";
     unknownagent = "CREATE";
     logfile = "";
     ch_time = 0;
     discard = "TRUE";
     clear_syslog = "FALSE";