# What is the log ship agent for network device

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-log-ship-agent-for-network-device/236844>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Created:** [June 12, 2020, 7:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-log-ship-agent-for-network-device/236844 "2020-06-12T07:50:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![NISHANT\_KHARAT](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nishant_kharat/32/68902_2.png) [@NISHANT\_KHARAT](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/NISHANT_KHARAT)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 7:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-log-ship-agent-for-network-device/236844/1 "2020-06-12T07:50:39Z")

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How we can send logs of network device to Elasticsearch any sample configuration

Thanks

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2020, 11:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-log-ship-agent-for-network-device/236844/2 "2020-06-14T23:25:54Z")

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I think the easiest way I have seen is to use rsyslog from the devices and send to Filebeat or Logstash.

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**Author:** ![NISHANT\_KHARAT](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nishant_kharat/32/68902_2.png) [@NISHANT\_KHARAT](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/NISHANT_KHARAT)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 6:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-log-ship-agent-for-network-device/236844/3 "2020-06-15T06:44:51Z")

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> [@warkolm](#):
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> iest way I have seen is to use rsyslog from the devices and send to Filebeat or Logstash.

Thanks for the information . But i have existing data of 50 GB in syslog , How i can import that and moving forward i want the logs which is coming to syslog is also in Elasticsearch.

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 7:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-log-ship-agent-for-network-device/236844/4 "2020-06-15T07:45:28Z")

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If it's stored in a central location, Filebeat will handle that for you.

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**Author:** ![NISHANT\_KHARAT](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nishant_kharat/32/68902_2.png) [@NISHANT\_KHARAT](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/NISHANT_KHARAT)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2020, 10:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-log-ship-agent-for-network-device/236844/5 "2020-06-19T10:50:00Z")

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> [@NISHANT\_KHARAT](#):
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> ow i can import that and moving forward i want the logs which is coming to syslog is also in Elasticsearch.

Buy there are different folders in syslog. Any sample configuration do you have

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2020, 12:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-log-ship-agent-for-network-device/236844/6 "2020-07-17T12:50:02Z")

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