Syslog

Syslog is a logging mechanism implemented on UNIX platforms and does not require any special hardware. The probe logs messages in an appropriate system log and writes it to the system console, forwards it to a list of users, or forwards it to another UNIX host over the network.

There are two probes that acquire data from syslogd: Syslog Probe and Syslogd Probe. Both probes parse the syslog messages in the same way; they differ in how they acquire data. The Syslog Probe acquires syslogd data from the system log file or from a named pipe; the Syslog Probe is described in this guide. The Syslogd Probe acquires syslogd data directly from a UDP port; for details, see the Syslogd Probe Guide, (SC23-7930).

The Syslog Probe is only available on UNIX platforms. If you are operating in a Windows environment, you must use the Syslogd Probe to acquire syslogd data.

For details about how to download the most recent version of the probe, see the following Release Notice on the IBM Software Support website:

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21462455

This guide contains the following sections: