there is probably not a guide that enumerates every last little step for your specific setup, but Matt's suggestion is a good start from the tomcat side.
googling for "log4j syslog" produced some help (try it!) http://www.jaxmag.com/itr/online_artikel/psecom,id,766,nodeid,147.html what have you tried? do you have specific questions? Douglas E Wegscheid Lead Technical Analyst, Whirlpool Corporation (269)-923-5278 "A wrong note played hesitatingly is a wrong note. A wrong note played with conviction is interpretation."