NEC Express5800/R320f-E4 Installation Manual

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1. Steps for Configuring the Separate Log ServerExpress5800/R320e-E4, R320e-M4, R320f-E4, R320f-M4 Installation Guide (VMware)82Chapter 3 Configuring the Separate Log Server1. Steps for Configuring the Separate Log ServerTo use a log server separately, prepare a Linux server other than ftSys Management Appliance. To configurethe server to be used for log server, install NEC ESMPRO Agent on it, and provide various settings (e.g., editingsnmpd.conf, opening of port, and others). Refer to NEC ESMPRO Agent Installation Guide for detailedinformation.If you have not specified IP address or machine name of log server in Step 9 of Chapter 1 (1.11.2 InstallingAdditional Packages), perform the steps described in Chapter 1 (2.3.2 If the IP address of Log Server or HostName has been Changed) so that the Linux server (log server) can be detected.After configuring the server as described above, provide the following settings according to your environment.Tips If the separate log server is used, some event logs related to internal hard disk drive arenot reported because these logs are output to syslog of ftSys Management Appliance. Ifyou install NEC ESMPRO Agent and report table in ftSys Management Appliance andprovide report settings, these logs can be reported. However, logs related to degradation ofinternal hard disk drives are reported without performing these steps.1.1 Setting Firewall for Log ServerTo forward logs from the ESXi server, use the 514/upd port. In the case of setting the firewall on the log serverside, set it to receive logs from the 514/upd port.Examples1. Add below to /etc/sysconfig/iptables.-A INPUT –p udp –dport 514 –j ACCEPT2. Restart iptables.# service iptables restart