syslog protocol

Specifies whether TCP or UDP is used to communicate with an external syslog server.

Syntax

[no] syslog protocol tcp|udp

Syntax Description

no	(Optional) Resets the syslog protocol to its default value.
tcp	Use TCP to send syslog messages.
udp	Use UDP to send syslog messages.

Defaults

The default syslog protocol is UDP.

Usage Guidelines

This command sets the protocol used to send syslog messages to an external syslog server. If udp is specified, syslog messages are sent using the UDP protocol as defined in RFC 5426. If tcp is specified, syslog messages are sent using the TCP protocol as defined in RFC 6857.

Examples

syslog protocol tcp

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