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User Guide for Resource Manager Essentials 4.1
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Chapter 14 Enabling and Tracking Syslogs Using Syslog Analyzer and Collector
Viewing Status and Subscribing to a Common Syslog Collector
Subscribing to a Common Syslog Collector
Before you subscribe to a Common Syslog Collector, ensure these pre-requisites are met:
Check whether:
1. The Self-signed Certificates are valid. For example, check for the expiry date of the certificates on
both the servers.
2. The Self-signed Certificates from this server are copied to the Syslog Collector server and
vice-versa.
To do this, go to Common Service Administration > Server Configuration > Security. Use the
Peer certificate dialog box. See the User Guide for Common Services for more details.
3. The SyslogCollector process on Syslog Collector server and SyslogAnalyzer process on this server,
are restarted after Step
2.
4. Both hosts are reachable by host name.
To subscribe to a Common Syslog Collector:
Step 1 Select Resource Manager Essentials > Tools > Syslog.
The Collector Status dialog box appears. For the information in the columns in the dialog box, see
Viewing Common Syslog Collector Status:
Step 2 Click Subscribe.
The following message appears:
Check if:
Self-signed Certificates from this server are copied to the Syslog Collector server and
vice-versa. You can perform this operation from Common Service Administration > Server
Configuration > Security > Peer certificate screen.
2. Syslog Collector process on SyslogCollector server and SyslogAnalyzer process on this
server is restarted after step 1.
3. Both hosts are reachable by host name.
4. Certificates are valid.
The Subscribe Collector dialog box appears.
Step 3 Click OK.
Step 4 Enter the address of the Common Syslog Collector to which you want to subscribe to.
Step 5 Click OK.
The Syslog Analyzer server is subscribed to the specified Common Syslog Collector.
If you are already subscribed to a Syslog collector, and you want to unsubscribe, select the collector and
click the Unsubscribe button.