CiscoWorks LMS 4.1, syslog analyzer parsing non-Cisco device.

Question

Hello.
Can Syslog Analyzer parse syslog messages coming from a Non-Cisco device?
I'm trying to parse message from a HP Virtual Connect module without success.
Thanks.
Andrea

Answer 1

Hi Andrea,
You could use syslog-ng to write a generic mnemonic into the message and forward it to LMS.
Something like:
syslog-ng->add fac-sev-mne: message->lms
However, I would also caution you that LMS is *not* meant to be a "syslog" manager - there are usually way to many syslog messages in most environments for it to handle that many - which is why most syslog managers are standalone servers.
In order to make sure that the NMS systems that syslog-ng forward messages to receive the correct source, syslog-ng needs to be compiled with the source spoof option. This will allow messages received on other NMS’s (such as LMS) to appear to come from the original devices rather than from the syslog-ng server.
Compiling from source:
Install the syslog-ng prerequisites from Balabit
You must configure syslog-ng with --enable-spoof-source in order to enable the spoof source feature (which is disabled by default).
./configure --enable-spoof-source
make && make install
If you run into any issues during the installation, you can refer to the syslog-ng forum  or you can refer to the syslog-ng knowledge base
Lastly, here's a great paper on syslog management:
Building Scalable Syslog Management Solutions