Configuring event forwarding

Array-level events generated by XIV® can be forwarded by the IBM® Spectrum Control Base Edition to the VMware vRealize Log Insight for monitoring and analysis.

Procedure

To configure event forwarding:

  1. Go to the opt/ibm/ibm_spectrum_control/conf.d/ directory.
  2. Open the ibmsyslog.conf file for editing.
  3. Look for the following code block: 
    if $programname == 'array_events' then ?SCLogFileName;SCLogFormat
& ~
  4. Add the IP address of the VMware vRealize Log Insight server and UDP port in the following format: & @@<log_insight_address>:<port>.

Example

To forward the XIV events to the VMware vRealize Log Insight server with IP address 9.151.163.122 via UDP port 514 in addition to writing them to the /var/log/sc/array_events.log file, enter the following:
if $programname == 'array_events' then ?ISISLogFileName;ISISLogFormat
& @@9.151.163.122:514
& ~
To relay the XIV events to the VMware vRealize Log Insight server with IP address 9.151.163.122 via UDP port 514 without writing them to the local log file, enter the following:
if $programname == ’array_events’ then @@9.151.163.122:514
& ~