Cisco Nexus

Cisco Nexus Log Forwarding Configuration

To configure log forwarding from Cisco Nexus, use the system message logging feature available in NX-OS. Follow the official documentation below for step-by-step setup instructions.

  • Configure Syslog server

    When configuring syslog, set the format to RFC 5424 as mentioned here. This ensures that the logs are forwarded in the format required by Scope.


Supported Log Formats

The Scope application supports ingestion of Cisco Nexus logs in the Syslog format.

Sample logs

<186>: 2026 Apr 6 11:36:50 EDT: %SATCTRL-FEX198-2-SOHMS_DIAG_ERROR: FEX-198 Recovered: From System minor alarm on power supply 1