Syslog forwarder for Vcenter Syslog Collector.

[RPVM]

Hi Team,

We have configured VCenter Syslog collector in VCenter server which is running fine. All the syslogs are collecting from Esxi . Now due to one application requirement we want this vCenter to forward all the logs to other appliance .

Can we configure such kind of forwarder in VCenter server

[zXi_Gamer]

Hi and welcome to the communities,

Well for one,  you can configure remote syslog in a VM where the application is running and you can pick from there. To configure remote syslog, do refer here http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=200332...

[RPVM]

i have already configured Vcenter as Syslog collector and now all the logs are comming to it . No i want to forward those events to another appliance for audit and monitoring purpose.

[djradium]

As far as i know Vcenter syslog is not able to forward its events to an alternative location. However, those log files are saved into a directory. It would theorectically (splunk can do this) be possible for a 3rd party monitoring tool to monitor those directories and import the data.

[Troy_Clavell]

you can send those logs to multiple collectors.  In order to do so, just separate the Syslog.global.logHost with commas (,).  see example below

http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2011/07/23/configure-a-vcenter-5-0-integrated-syslog-server/