1.10.4 Ensure 'syslog hosts' is configured correctly

Information

Sets the SNMP notification recipient or the NMS or SNMP manager that can connect to the ASA.

Rationale:

Syslog messages are an invaluable tool for accounting, monitoring, and routine troubleshooting. Logging to a central syslog server is a method of collecting messages from devices to a server running a syslog daemon. This helps in aggregation of logs and alerts. This form of logging provides protected long-term storage for logs, since are also useful in incident handling.

Solution

Run the following to configure the Syslog server

HOSTNAME(CONFIG)# LOGGING HOST _<interface_name> <host_ip_address>_

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/1903

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-2, CSCv7|11.1

Plugin: Cisco

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