Configuring syslog message processing and forwarding

For the syslog message processing and forwarding scenario, a syslog daemon that is running on a remote system collects the syslog messages from the managed devices that are running the BGP or OSPF protocols. The daemon then writes the messages to a single syslog file on the remote system.
A user installs a separate instance of the
on the remote system and manually starts two instances of the built-in syslog adapter:
  • An instance started as a BGP syslog adapter to serve
    .
  • An instance started as an OSPF syslog adapter to serve
    .
    To configure syslog message processing and forwarding:
    1. On the local system, where the
      for BGP or
      for OSPF reside, ensure that the value of the SyslogName parameter in the BASEDIR/smarts/conf/bgp/bgp.conf file or the BASEDIR/smarts/conf/ospf/ospf.conf file is set to "" (empty string).
    2. On the remote system, where the syslog file resides, install an instance of the
      .
      During the installation, do not install any of the
      products as services.
    3. On the remote system, go to the BASEDIR/smarts/bin directory in the
      installation area and start the syslog adapters.
      A sample command line for a target
      named INCHARGE-BGP is:
      sm_adapter --name=INCHARGE-BGP-SYSLOG --server=INCHARGE-BGP    --output=BGP-SYSLOG --daemon --tail=<full path to log file>
            
      bgp/bgp-syslog.asl sm_adapter --name=INCHARGE-OSPF-SYSLOG --server=INCHARGE-OSPF    --output=OSPF-SYSLOG --daemon --tail=<full path to log file>
            
      ospf/ospf-syslog.asl