Huawei Network Devices

This pack includes Cortex XSIAM content.

Important Notes

• This pack is supported for Huawei S Series Switches and Huawei AR Series Routers.
• Timestamp parsing support is under the assumption that a UTC +0000 format is being used.

Configuration on Server Side

This section describes the configuration that needs to be done on a Huawei S Series Switch or AR Series Router, in order to forward its event logs to Cortex XSIAM Broker VM via syslog.

1. Log in to your Huawei S Series Switch/AR Series Router command line Interface (CLI).

2. Type the following command to access the system view:
   bash system-view

3. Type the following command to enable the information center:
   bash info-center enable

4. Type the following command to send informational level log messages to the default channel:
   bash info-center source default channel loghost log level informational debug state off trap state off

5. Optional: To verify your Huawei S Series Switch/AR Series Router source configuration, type the command:
   bash display channel loghost

6. Type the following command to configure the IP address for Broker-VM as the log host:

   info-center loghost <IP address> facility <local>

   <IP address\> is the IP address of the Broker-VM.

   <local\> is the syslog facility, for example, local0.
   
   

7. Type the following command to exit the configuration:
   bash quit

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.

1. Navigate to Settings > Configuration > Data Broker > Broker VMs.
2. Go to the apps tab and add the Syslog app. If it already exists, click the Syslog app and then click Configure.
3. Click Add New.
4. When configuring the Syslog Collector, set the following values:
   | Parameter | Value
   | :--- | :---
   | Vendor | Enter Huawei.
   | Product | Enter Network Devices.