DCNM vs syslog

[bteravsk]

Is DCNM providing syslog type functionality for NX-OS devices (archival of system messages) or should we still use a syslog service?

[Nael Mohammad]

You can find more infomation about the "Server Log Settings" functions in the users guide.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/sw/4_2/dcnm/fundamentals/configuration/guide/fund_overview.html#wp1070693

-nael

[reswaran]

3rd party application can get DCNM events (not necessary syslog) via JMS or standard Web Services (SOAP/XML). Below is an example of XML event by using Web Services interface in the context of STP.

com.cisco.dcbu.dcm.model.event.DcmNormalizedEvent

assName>

2010-08-30 18:59:00.0 172.22.31.108

com.cisco.dcbu.dcm.model.stp.StpNetworkInterfaceStatus:neI

d=29,interface=Po100,vlanId=14

name = neId, value = 29, name = interface, value = Po100, name = vlanId, value = 14 1273558

Informational

Syslog

OPEN

STP-6-PORT_STATE: Port port-channel100 instance VLAN0014 moving from forwarding to blocking Spanning Tree

172.22.31.108: <-1>:N5K-ACCESS-108 :2010 Aug 31 01:59:00 UTC:  %STP-6-PORT_STATE: Port port-channel100 instance VLAN0014 moving from forwarding to blocking

xsi:type="xs:String_ListType">

   state

Communication

State Change