The SysLog Server listens for incoming Syslog messages on UDP port 514 and then decodes the messages for logging purposes.

Syslog messaging was originally used on UNIX systems for application, network and operating-system logging. Many network devices can now also be configured to generate Syslog messages. For details on enabling Syslog message on a particular device, refer to the vendor’s documentation.

With the SolarWinds Syslog Server you can also send Syslog messages to another syslog server. This feature is commonly used to add messages manually to a remote syslog database… during a system upgrade, while troubleshooting a network problem, etc.

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