Cisco ISR
This pack includes Cortex XSIAM content.
Configuration on Server Side
You need to configure your Cisco ISR device to forward Syslog messages.
Perform the following in order to configure log forwarding:
- Enter Global Configuration Mode by either typing configure terminal or conf t.
- Input the destination of where the logs should be sent by typing logging <Hostname OR IP Address\>.
The instructions above set the logging with default configuration values.
More information can be found here
Syslog Time Parsing Support
Support for syslog timestamp parsing is available with UTC timezone only. You will need to add the year and milliseconds to the product default datetime format.
- Enter Global Configuration Mode by either typing configure terminal or conf t.
- Configure your syslog timestamp formatting by typing the command;
service timestamps log datetime year msec- Optional, to configure the timezone format to UTC, type the command;
clock timezone UTC 0- Revert back to Privileged EXEC mode by typing end.
- Save your changes by either typing
write memoryOR
copy running-config startup-config And wait for system confirmation.
Timestamp ingestion is currently supported for the following formats in UTC time zone;
- mmm dd HH:MM:SS.sss - E.g. Jan 01 10:00:00.123
- mmm d YYYY HH:MM:SS.sss - E.g. Feb 3 2025 22:04:01.776
- mmm dd YYYY HH:MM:SS.sss - E.g. Mar 01 2021 10:00:00.123
Collect Events from Vendor
In order to use the collector, use the Broker VM option.
Broker VM
To create or configure the Broker VM, use the information described here.
You can configure the specific vendor and product for this instance.
- Navigate to Settings > Configuration > Data Broker > Broker VMs.
- Go to the apps tab and add the Syslog app. If it already exists, click the Syslog app and then click Configure.
- Click Add New.
- When configuring the Syslog Collector, set the following values:
- vendor as vendor - cisco
- product as product - isr
