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Hi. We have configured syslog on our Brocade switches to send error messages to a splunk server. What can I do on the the switch to test and see if error message are being sent? Thanks!
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Hi. We have configured syslog on our Brocade switches to send error messages to a splunk server. What can I do on the the switch to test and see if error message are being sent? Thanks!

How do I test syslog will send error messages from Brocade switches to splunk server?

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