FortiGate 40F firewall onprem log to PostgreSQL database in Google Cloud

solo1 · ‎10-08-2023

I have purcashed a Fortigate 40F firewall that I have onprem.

I want the log to be stored in a Google Cloud PostgreSQL database.

What is the best method of doing this?

|----------------------| |-------------------------------------| |------------------|

| FortiGate F40F | --- ?? --> | Google Cloud Functions? | ----- SQL ---> | PostgreSQL |

|----------------------| |-------------------------------------| |------------------|

lgupta · ‎10-08-2023

hello solo1,

If your upstream Platform supports SYSLOG, you can configure the same on FGT.

Please refer: https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiGate/Technical-Tip-Configuring-multiple-SYSLOG-servers/ta-p/1...

https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiGate/Technical-Tip-How-to-send-encrypted-logs-to-Syslog-server/ta-p/240995

Best regards,

-lgupta

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lgupta · ‎10-08-2023

hello solo1,

If your upstream Platform supports SYSLOG, you can configure the same on FGT.

Please refer: https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiGate/Technical-Tip-Configuring-multiple-SYSLOG-servers/ta-p/1...

https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiGate/Technical-Tip-How-to-send-encrypted-logs-to-Syslog-server/ta-p/240995

Best regards,

-lgupta

If you feel the above steps helped to resolve the issue mark the reply as solved so that other customers can get it easily while searching on similar scenarios.