Freenas As Syslog-server

[twist]

Hello,
is there anybody using Freenas as a syslog-server for collecting logs from other operating systems and networkdevices?
If so how did you managed to get it working on Freenas?
Greetings,
Twist

 

[jgreco]

No, because FreeNAS doesn't have the space in its var partition to do a proper job of this. However, I feel comfortable saying that you could trivially set up a FreeBSD jail on FreeNAS to act as a fantastic syslog server, storing logs on the ZFS pool.

 

[Caesar]

tWiSt I did exactly what jgreco is talking about. I setup a syslog-server in my jail and then I config'd FreeNAS to forward it's logs to the syslog in the jail. It works great.

I was not familiar with syslog so I searched youtube and found this guy that does a pretty good job explaining how to use it.

 

[twist]

Thank you for the replies.
I will have a look in the weekend, because i'm to busy at work now.

 

[Yatti420]

Did anybody get this to work? I'm curious and in the process of working on this.. Atleast network devices should work.. Not sure about local logging as syslog* would reside in a port/standard (non-vanilla) jail..

 

[Durandal]

Did anybody get this to work? I'm curious and in the process of working on this.. Atleast network devices should work.. Not sure about local logging as syslog* would reside in a port/standard (non-vanilla) jail..

I'm also interested in getting a working syslog server within a FreeNAS jail working. I have a SSD drive as a "jail" drive and i would love to use it for the local syslog from FreeNAS. Is there a simple guide available?

 

[cyberjock]

No guide is necessary. Simply create a dataset called "syslog" on your zpool and reset. FreeNAS will use it for persistent log storage. :)

As for using it as a syslog for other servers, that trick doesn't work. The syslog dataset simply lets FreeNAS put its logs on persistent storage for troubleshooting purposes as the default location is a RAMdrive that is lost on reboot.

 

[Durandal]

No guide is necessary. Simply create a dataset called "syslog" on your zpool and reset. FreeNAS will use it for persistent log storage. :)

That was a good short and simple guide! Thanks!

Will try it tonight on my SSD - perfect!

 

[Yatti420]

Minirsyslog server setup here.. http://forums.freenas.org/threads/syslog-server-do-you-use-one.14686/ .. If you are simply looking for persistent storage then as cyberjock said create a syslog dataset somewhere..