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tolinrome_13817
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Nov 30, 2015

syslog not sending messages

Hello, I configured my bigip for sending to a syslog server and nothing is showing up. The F5 can ping the server so it doesnt seem to be a connectivity issue. The command I used was: : modify /sys s...
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tolinrome_13817
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Dec 03, 2015

Thank you. The syslog messages are not coming from the management interface (network), they are coming from the another network (the self IP). I had to make a rule in the firewall for this to work correctly now.

 

I would prefer the syslog messages to source from the management network on the F5, is there a way to do this?

 

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    StephanManthey
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    Dec 03, 2015
    Hi, yes, you can force it by setting specific host routes to use the management interface. These routes can be set from CLI only: tmsh create sys management-route network / gateway tmsh save sys config Thanks, Stephan