Configure Veeam Data Platform for Arctic Wolf monitoring

You can configure Veeam Data Platform® to send the necessary logs to Arctic Wolf® for security monitoring.

These resources are required:

  • An activated Arctic Wolf Sensor or Virtual Log Collector (vLC)
  • Veeam Data Platform – Veeam Universal License (VUL) Foundation license
  • Administrator permissions for Veeam Backup & Replication

Configure syslog forwarding in Veeam Backup & Replication

  1. In the Veeam Backup & Replication console, from the main menu, click Options > Event Forwarding.
  2. In the Syslog servers section, click Add.
  3. In the Server field, enter the IP address of your Arctic Wolf Sensor or Virtual Log Collector (vLC).
  4. In the Transport field, select TCP.
  5. Make sure the port number is set to 514.
  6. Click OK.

Provide configuration information to Arctic Wolf

  1. Sign in to the Arctic Wolf Unified Portal.
  2. In the navigation menu, click Tickets & Alerts > All Tickets.
  3. Perform the appropriate action, depending on if you are:
    • A new customer — In the Ticket Type list, select Onboarding. Then, click the existing [Deploy] Site Config: <ticket_subject> ticket.
    • An existing customer — Click Open a New Ticket.
  4. On the Open a New Ticket page, configure these settings:
    • What is this ticket related to? — Select General request.
    • Subject — Enter Syslog changes.
    • Related ticket (optional) — Keep empty.
    • Message — Enter this information for your Concierge Security® Team (CST):
      • Confirmation that you completed the steps in this configuration guide.
      • The IP address or hostname of the Arctic Wolf Sensor that you used during the configuration.
      • The IP address, timezone, and device type for all sources that you are forwarding.
      • Questions or comments that you have.
  5. Click Send Message.

    Your CST reviews the details to make sure that Arctic Wolf is successfully processing the logs.