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id: collect-logs-palo-alto-networks-cortex
title: Collect Logs from Palo Alto Networks Cortex Data Lake
sidebar_label: Palo Alto Networks Cortex Data Lake
description: Learn how to Collect Logs from Palo Alto Networks Cortex Data Lake.
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canonical: https://www.sumologic.com/help/docs/send-data/collect-from-other-data-sources/collect-logs-palo-alto-networks-cortex/
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This page provides you instructions on how to Collect Logs from the Palo Alto Networks Cortex Data Lake.

To collect logs from Palo Alto Networks Cortex Data Lake: 

1. Create and configure a Cloud Syslog source in your Sumo Logic account using [these instructions](/docs/send-data/hosted-collectors/cloud-syslog-source).

    :::note
    After configuring the source, you can go to **Collectors and Sources > Show Token** to display the token for the newly created Cloud Syslog source.
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1. To configure log forwarding to this new Cloud Syslog source, follow [these instructions](https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/strata-logging-service/administration/forward-logs/forward-logs-to-syslog-server) in the Palo Alto Networks documentation.

    ::::note
    The field **Profile Token** is where you can enter the custom Cloud Syslog token from Step 1.
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