PutSyslog

Description:

Sends Syslog messages to a given host and port over TCP or UDP. Messages are constructed from the "Message ___" properties of the processor which can use expression language to generate messages from incoming FlowFiles. The properties are used to construct messages of the form: (<PRIORITY>)(VERSION )(TIMESTAMP) (HOSTNAME) (BODY) where version is optional. The constructed messages are checked against regular expressions for RFC5424 and RFC3164 formatted messages. The timestamp can be an RFC5424 timestamp with a format of "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SZ" or "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.S+hh:mm", or it can be an RFC3164 timestamp with a format of "MMM d HH:mm:ss". If a message is constructed that does not form a valid Syslog message according to the above description, then it is routed to the invalid relationship. Valid messages are sent to the Syslog server and successes are routed to the success relationship, failures routed to the failure relationship.

Tags:

syslog, put, udp, tcp, logs

Properties:

In the list below, the names of required properties appear in bold. Any other properties (not in bold) are considered optional. The table also indicates any default values, and whether a property supports the NiFi Expression Language.

Display NameAPI NameDefault ValueAllowable ValuesDescription
HostnameHostnamelocalhostThe IP address or hostname of the Syslog server.
Supports Expression Language: true (will be evaluated using variable registry only)
ProtocolProtocolUDP
  • TCP
  • UDP
The protocol for Syslog communication.
PortPortThe port for Syslog communication. Note that Expression language is not evaluated per FlowFile.
Supports Expression Language: true (will be evaluated using variable registry only)
Max Size of Socket Send BufferMax Size of Socket Send Buffer1 MBThe maximum size of the socket send buffer that should be used. This is a suggestion to the Operating System to indicate how big the socket buffer should be. If this value is set too low, the buffer may fill up before the data can be read, and incoming data will be dropped.
Supports Expression Language: true (will be evaluated using variable registry only)
SSL Context ServiceSSL Context ServiceController Service API:
SSLContextService
Implementations: StandardSSLContextService
StandardRestrictedSSLContextService
The Controller Service to use in order to obtain an SSL Context. If this property is set, syslog messages will be sent over a secure connection.

This Property is only considered if the [Protocol] Property has a value of "TCP".
Idle Connection ExpirationIdle Connection Expiration5 secondsThe amount of time a connection should be held open without being used before closing the connection.
Supports Expression Language: true (will be evaluated using variable registry only)
TimeoutTimeout10 secondsThe timeout for connecting to and communicating with the syslog server. Does not apply to UDP. Note that Expression language is not evaluated per FlowFile.
Supports Expression Language: true (will be evaluated using variable registry only)
Batch SizeBatch Size25The number of incoming FlowFiles to process in a single execution of this processor.
Supports Expression Language: true (will be evaluated using variable registry only)
Character SetCharacter SetUTF-8Specifies the character set of the Syslog messages. Note that Expression language is not evaluated per FlowFile.
Supports Expression Language: true (will be evaluated using variable registry only)
Message PriorityMessage PriorityThe priority for the Syslog messages, excluding < >.
Supports Expression Language: true (will be evaluated using flow file attributes and variable registry)
Message VersionMessage VersionThe version for the Syslog messages.
Supports Expression Language: true (will be evaluated using flow file attributes and variable registry)
Message TimestampMessage Timestamp${now():format('MMM d HH:mm:ss')}The timestamp for the Syslog messages. The timestamp can be an RFC5424 timestamp with a format of "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SZ" or "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.S+hh:mm", " or it can be an RFC3164 timestamp with a format of "MMM d HH:mm:ss".
Supports Expression Language: true (will be evaluated using flow file attributes and variable registry)
Message HostnameMessage Hostname${hostname(true)}The hostname for the Syslog messages.
Supports Expression Language: true (will be evaluated using flow file attributes and variable registry)
Message BodyMessage BodyThe body for the Syslog messages.
Supports Expression Language: true (will be evaluated using flow file attributes and variable registry)

Relationships:

NameDescription
successFlowFiles that are sent successfully to Syslog are sent out this relationship.
failureFlowFiles that failed to send to Syslog are sent out this relationship.
invalidFlowFiles that do not form a valid Syslog message are sent out this relationship.

Reads Attributes:

None specified.

Writes Attributes:

None specified.

State management:

This component does not store state.

Restricted:

This component is not restricted.

Input requirement:

This component requires an incoming relationship.

System Resource Considerations:

None specified.

See Also:

ListenSyslog, ParseSyslog