Syslog-NG

Version: 1.1
Updated: Jul 07, 2023

Syslog-ng is a free and open-source implementation of the syslog protocol for Unix and Unix-like systems.

Actions

• Filter Logspaces (Enrichment) - Retrieves log message records from SSB.
• Generate Statistics (Enrichment) - Get statistics without querying.
• Get Number of Messages (Enrichment) - Returns the number of messages that would be resulted by a query.
• List Dynamic Columns (Enrichment) - Returns the names of dynamic columns available for the given logspace.
• List Logspaces (Enrichment) - Retrieves the list of searchable (indexed) logspaces.
• Logspace Details (Enrichment) - Retrieves the list of searchable (indexed) logspaces, including the details of the logspace.

Configure Syslog-NG in Automation Service and Cloud SOAR

Before you can use this automation integration, you must configure its authentication settings so that the product you're integrating with can communicate with Sumo Logic. For general guidance, see Configure Authentication for Automation Integrations.

How to open the integration's configuration dialog

1. Access App Central and install the integration. (You can configure at installation, or after installation with the following steps.)
2. Go to the Integrations page.
   Classic UI. In the main Sumo Logic menu, select Automation and then select Integrations in the left nav bar.
   New UI. In the main Sumo Logic menu, select Automation > Integrations. You can also click the Go To... menu at the top of the screen and select Integrations.
3. Select the installed integration.
4. Hover over the resource name and click the Edit button that appears.
   

In the configuration dialog, enter information from the product you're integrating with. When done, click TEST to test the configuration, and click SAVE to save the configuration.

For information about Syslog-NG, see Syslog-NG documentation.

Change Log

• June 17, 2021 - First upload
• July 7, 2023 (v1.1) - Updated the integration with Environmental Variables