topic Syslog and vFilers in ONTAP Discussions

Syslog and vFilers

mcardina2275 — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:45:07 GMT

Hey all.

Can a vFiler be set up to send syslog messages to a syslog server independently of the hosting machine or does it rely on the hosing filers syslogs?

I looked through the Multisore guide but did not see anything pertaining to this.

Thanks!

-Mike-

Syslog and vFilers

baijulal — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:39:57 GMT

Below is URL for older version of ONTAP, but it is same, all the logging goes into the /etc/message file on the hosting filer (vfiler0).

http://now.netapp.com/NOW/knowledge/docs/ontap/rel713/html/ontap/vfiler/basica17.htm

Syslog and vFilers

scottgelb — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:39:31 GMT

The link is accurate for all ONTAP versions as well...all logging to vFiler0. There are exceptions for other logs...if you run cifs auditing or snapmirror or snapvault from within a vfiler, then those logs are kept in the vfiler root volume. So it is important to make sure your vfiler root isn't too small... but in most cases all logging (and all syslog messages) goes to vfiler0 root messages.

Syslog and vFilers

mcardina2275 — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:43:11 GMT

Thanks for the help guys!