Right, when trying to figure this out I tried all the local facilities but couldn't find the TSM messages. I gave up on the facilities when I found the rsync syntax.
On Aug 24, 2017, 3:48 AM -0400, Remco Post <r.p...@plcs.nl>, wrote: > Hi Shawn, > > great! thanks! This is really useful. I guess only IBM knows what syslog > facility is being used… > > > > On 24 Aug 2017, at 02:29, Shawn Drew <shaw...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I think this syntax is specific to rsyslog (which you probably have) > > When you put it in the conf, make sure it is above the line for the > > messages file > > > > if $programname == 'dsmserv' and not ($msg contains 'REPORTING_ADMIN') > > and not ($msg contains 'ANR8592I') then /var/log/dsmserv.log > > & @splunkserver.intranet > > & ~ > > > > That is 3 lines, in case it wraps. > > Line 1) I am filtering out messages that are created by a specific > > data-collector service account (connects every 5 minutes) and a specific > > informational message. Make sure and setup logrotation for this log > > Line 2) Duplicate the log msg previously described and also send it to > > "splunkserver.intranet" > > Line 3) Any log already filtered, do not include in any further logging. > > This prevents TSM logs from also showing up in the messages file but > > needs to be before the messages line in the conf for this to work. > > > > > > This sends the message using the standard syslog protocol to > > "splunkserver.intranet". That server receives the message using the its > > own standard rsyslog installation (needs to be configured to receive > > syslog) Then splunk will monitor the messages file and load it into the > > index. You can then use splunk filters if you want to move it to a > > separate index or whatever. I have all the TSM/DataDomain stuff going > > into an isolated index. I think splunk can be configured to receive > > syslog messages directly but we don't do it that way (I don't run the > > splunk server) > > > > > > > > On 8/23/2017 3:56 PM, Remco Post wrote: > > > Tell me more, please. I'm quite sure that there is Splunk in my future as > > > well, can you share your syslog config? > > > > > -- > > Met vriendelijke groeten/Kind Regards, > > Remco Post > r.p...@plcs.nl > +31 6 248 21 622
