Configuring event forwarding

Storage system level events generated by a storage system 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 storage system 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 storage system 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
& ~