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October 11, 2014
Category: virtualisation, vmware
Tags: kemp-load-balancers, kemp-technologies, log-insight, vmware-vsphere

Load Balancing VMware Log Insight With KEMP's LoadMaster Part 5 - Forward Log Events to Log Insight vSphere Client

This is a short post leading on from part 4 showing how to configure the Forwarding of Syslog's to the Log Insight Cluster.

It is a fairly simple process to forward syslogs to Log Insight using the Client Interface.

Go to the Configuration Menu under the ESXI Server, select Advanced Settings:

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Under Syslog.global.logHost enter the UDP Path of the KEMP Virtual Service "udp://192.168.0.55:514"

Ensure that the Syslog Firewall Rule is configured for Outbound:

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If you have issues with Syslogs Forwarding to Log Insight, you can reload the syslog Service using the ESXCLI.

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The Next Post will look at configuring the forwarding of Syslogs through vCenter.

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