Create a Syslog Server (REST API: POST)

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 38568012f4d1e8ee1841d283a47aa3ba78e124ea58354b5fc60f4dab8a63347d05cf5552484dafda3bfa4c5db84e580b1cb37bcf8e65b39f7f8549a443e6f78a2c7be3f31b3d845e24776c835e498e8e883bb40c46bd15af4f40ca94e823acedcdd4e9659e74b34a07a85c4586cd2ed914b6dce015874783ef768fda78183a4208930954a377f66eb56c8b92cexampl4s437a19317ca6ce7f3233d5a01aca35dbad93468b833f2cf71010809006a937670adce711ca8be46638e8
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" />
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