Create a Syslog Server (REST API: POST)

Updated

This operation creates a syslog server.

Request

Syntax

POST <webservice>/V4/syslogServer/config
Host: <host name>
Accept: application/json
Authtoken: <authentication token>
Content-type: application/json
    

<create_syslog_server_template.json>

where <webservice> is the root path used to route the API requests to the Web Server.

For more information, see Available Web Services for REST API.

Request Headers

Name

Description

Host

The host name of the Web Server or the Web Console that is used in the API request.

Accept

The format of the response.

Valid values are: application/xml or application/json.

Authtoken

The authentication token that you receive after successfully logging on.

For information about receiving an authentication token, see Authentication.

Content-type

The media type that is contained in the request body.

Request Body

Download the JSON file required for this request: create_syslog_server_template.json

Parameter

Description and Parameter Values

hostname

The hostname or the IP address of the syslog server.

port

The port that the syslog server accepts the logs on.

secureMessaging

The option to use TLS encryption for the logs.

Valid values are True/False.

certificateAuthorityName

The file name of the certificate.

Note

This parameter is not required if the secureMessaging parameter is false.

certificateAuthorityContent

The certificate string in base64 format.

Note

This parameter is not required if the secureMessaging parameter is false.

alerts

The option to send alerts to the syslog server.

Valid values are True/False.

audit

The option to send the audit to the syslog server.

Valid values are True/False.

events

The option to send events to the syslog server.

Valid values are True/False.

Response

Response Parameters

Parameter

Description

Element

errorCode

The error code.

Valid values are:

  • 0, a successful completion

  • 2, a failure

  • a specific error code

response

errorMessage

The error message, if any.

response

Examples

Sample Request

This request creates a syslog server.

GET <webservice>/logmonitoring/Syslog/Config
Host: client.mydomain.com
Accept: application/xml
Authtoken: QSDK 38568012f4d1e8ee1841d283a47aa3ba78e124ea58354b5fc6
0f4dab8a63347d05cf5552484dafda3bfa4c5db84e580b1cb37bcf8e65b39f7f
8549a443e6f78a2c7be3f31b3d845e24776c835e498e8e883bb40c46bd15af4f
40ca94e823acedcdd4e9659e74b34a07a85c4586cd2ed914b6dce015874783ef7
68fda78183a4208930954a377f66eb56c8b92cexampl4s437a19317ca6ce7f323
3d5a01aca35dbad93468b833f2cf71010809006a937670adce711ca8be46638e8
Content-Type: application/xml
<LogMonitoring_SyslogStatus hostname="sujeethsyslog" port="514" enabled="1"> <syslogPolicy name="Alerts" enabled="0" /> <syslogPolicy name="Audit" enabled="1" /> <syslogPolicy name="Events" enabled="0" />
</LogMonitoring_SyslogStatus>
    

Sample Response

<TMMsg_GenericResp errorMessage="" errorCode="0" />