# SysLog Notification Profile

OpManager's syslog notification profiles help you send instant alerts to the concerned technicians via syslogs, in case of a mishap. This helps detect issues easier and fix them at the earliest.

## Configure a SysLog profile

1. Go to **Settings** → **Notification Profiles**.
2. Click **Add**.
3. Select the Notification type as **Send SysLog**.
4. **Destination Host**: Provide the **Name/IP address** of the host to which notifications has to be sent.
5. **Destination Port**: Provide the **SysLog listening port number** of the host to which notifications has to be sent.
6. **Severity**: You can choose any of the SysLog severity events to be processed. $severity refers to alarm severity in OpManager. These alarm severities will be automatically parsed and inter-mapped with SysLog severities before being sent as a SysLog notification.  
   The below table explains the mapping between Alarm and Syslog severities.

| Alarm Severity | SysLog Severity |
|---|---|
| Critical | Critical |
| Trouble | Error |
| Attention | Warning |
| Service Down | Warning |
| Clear | Informational |

![Syslog notification profile in OpManager: Add details for syslog profiles under notification profiles](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/help/images/syslogs-notifprof-1.png)

7. Select the **Facility** and required **Message Variables**. **Message variables** are dynamic additional information that you can include in your alert message. You can select the dynamic message variable you want to include in the message. [Click here to learn more about variables.](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/help/workflow-variables.html)
8. Click **Next**.
9. Select the fault criteria for which you need to be notified. For instance, if you want to be notified of threshold violation, select “Threshold rule is violated”. Additionally notify only in case of any or all the severity: Critical, Trouble, Attention, Service Down, by selecting the respective severity. Click **Next**.
10. Select the devices either **By Category**, **By Business View**, or **By Devices** and click **Next**.

![Syslog notification profile in OpManager: Associate notification profile](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/help/images/syslogs-notifprof-2.png)

11. Select the required [Time Window](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/help/configuring-notifications.html#trigger), [Delayed Trigger](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/help/configuring-notifications.html#trigger), and [Recurring Trigger](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/help/configuring-notifications.html#trigger) and click **Next**.

![Syslog notification profile in OpManager: Select time window option](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/help/images/syslogs-notifprof-3.png)

12. Give a profile name and click **Test Action** to test the email profile or **Save** to save the profile.

![Syslog notification profile in OpManager: Test action to test and save](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/help/images/syslogs-notifprof-4.png)

You have successfully configured a syslog notification profile.