NetScaler Application Firewall Does Not Show/Generate Alerts Severity Messages in ns.log
Article ID: CTX201705
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Description
When a syslog server was added to the NetScaler, the ns.log stopped getting Alerts Severity Messages; only informational messages were displayed.
Resolution
To resolve this issue enable CEF Logging on NetScaler:
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On the NetScaler GUI navigate to Security.
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Click Application Firewall node.
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Select Change Engine Settings.
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Enable CEF Logging.
This will generate "ALERT" messages on the nslog/syslog and rules can be deployed from the Application Firewall logs viewer.
Issue/Introduction
When a Syslog server was added to the NetScaler, the ns.log stopped getting Alerts Severity Messages, only informational messages were displayed.
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