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Dave_20206
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Feb 06, 2013

config sync and syslog-ng

I am having a problem with syslog and config sync. Config sync is sending/pulling the remote-servers name and removing the local-ip I have configured on the local device.

 

 

 

Platform Name = BIG-IP 3600

 

Software Version = BIG-IP v11.1.0 (Build 2027.0)

 

 

I have added the below and I se traffic going oout the desired interface.

 

config tcpdump port 514

 

tcpdump: WARNING: eth0: no IPv4 address assigned

 

tcpdump: verbose output suppressed, use -v or -vv for full protocol decode

 

listening on eth0, link-type EN10MB (Ethernet), capture size 96 bytes

 

11:41:07.942890 IP 192.186.1.100.52793 > 10.10.10.10.syslog: SYSLOG local6.info, length: 176

 

11:41:07.942915 IP 192.186.1.100.52793 > 10.10.10.10.syslog: SYSLOG local6.info, length: 193

 

11:41:13.948280 IP 192.186.1.100.52793 > 10.10.10.10.syslog: SYSLOG local6.info, length: 176

 

11:41:13.948328 IP 192.186.1.100.52793 > 10.10.10.10.syslog: SYSLOG local6.info, length: 193

 

11:41:14.603684 IP 192.186.1.100.52793 > 10.10.10.10.syslog: SYSLOG daemon.debug, length: 98

 

^C

 

5 packets captured

 

8 packets received by filter

 

0 packets dropped by kernel

 

 

 

The boxes have multiple firewalled self IP adresses and I must have the syslog go out through the mgt. interface(10.10.10.10).

 

 

BIP1

 

sys syslog {

 

remote-servers {

 

BIP1 {

 

host 10.10.10.10

 

local-ip 192.186.1.100

 

}

 

}

 

}

 

 

BIP2

 

sys syslog {

 

remote-servers {

 

BIP2 {

 

host 10.10.10.10

 

local-ip 192.186.1.101

 

}

 

}

 

}

 

 

etc/syslog-ng

 

Until I "config Sync" and then end up with this which bnreaks it.

 

 

list /sys syslog remote-servers

 

sys syslog {

 

remote-servers {

 

CSCBIPNDCNPS1 {

 

host 10.10.10.10

 

}

 

}

 

}

 

 

 

I looked at the /usr/libdata/configsync/cs.dat file and do not see /etc/syslog-ng in the file.

 

 

1 Reply

  • nickF5_143239's avatar
    nickF5_143239
    Historic F5 Account

    Try using this solution:

     

    http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/13000/000/sol13083.html

     

    Emphasis on the part:

     

    modify /sys syslog remote-servers add { {host remote-port }}

     

    For example:

     

    modify /sys syslog remote-servers add {server{host 10.1.1.1 remote-port 514}}