Cisco Catalyst

Switching infrastructure logs

Global Fields (4)

FieldType
ngs.createdAt
Timestamp when the event was created locally.
pdate
ngs.id
Unique identifier for the log entry.
string
ngs.indexedAt
Timestamp when the log was indexed into the SIEM.
pdate
ngs.source
Origin or source system of the log.
string

Generic Fields (4)

These are common fields that appear across multiple namespaces. They represent attributes that are inherited or reused from a global schema— things like timestamps, unique identifiers, user IDs, or status codes that every namespace needs. By sharing these fields, we ensure consistency and make it easy to run cross-namespace searches and reports.

FieldReference-Specific FieldsType
gen.src.mac
MAC address of the source device.
cisco.catalyst.host
string
gen.severity
Normalized severity field across log sources.
cisco.catalyst.severity
strings
gen.src.ip
Source IP address.
cisco.catalyst.srcip
text_general
gen.username
Username associated with the event.
cisco.catalyst.username
text_general

Reference-Specific Fields (19)

FieldType
cisco.catalyst.auditsession
string
cisco.catalyst.cryptocipher
string
cisco.catalyst.event.module
string
cisco.catalyst.event.msg
text_general
cisco.catalyst.event.name
string
cisco.catalyst.event.rawmsg
string
cisco.catalyst.event.submodule
string
cisco.catalyst.group
string
cisco.catalyst.hmac
string
cisco.catalyst.host
string
cisco.catalyst.jack
strings
cisco.catalyst.linkstate
string
cisco.catalyst.parsingstate
string
cisco.catalyst.result
string
cisco.catalyst.serverip
string
cisco.catalyst.severity
pint
cisco.catalyst.srcip
string
cisco.catalyst.username
string
cisco.catalyst.vlan
plong

Sample Log Event

Below is a representative JSON log entry showing key fields as they're emitted by the system. Depending on the context of the event, some fields may be omitted if they're not applicable.