Table of Contents
- Introduction
- System Requirements
- Assign Service Logon As Credentials
- Server Configuration
- Agent-Based Monitoring
- Data Providers
- Directory Services
- Audit Work Items
- Hosts
- Templates
- Template Properties
- Batch Update Templates
- Log Management Templates
- File and Directory Monitor Templates
- Windows Monitor Templates
- Account Lockout Monitor Template
- Logon Monitor Template
- CPU Monitor Template
- Memory Monitor Template
- Disk Space Monitor Template
- SMART Monitor Template
- Process Monitor Template
- Service Monitor Template
- Performance Counter Monitor Template
- PowerShell Script Template
- Registry Value Monitor Template
- Active Directory User Monitor Template
- Active Directory User Integrity Monitor Template
- Task Scheduler Template
- Clock Synchronization Template
- Defragment NTFS Disks Template
- Network and Application Monitor Templates
- Database Monitor Template
- Directory Service Monitor Template
- DNS Blacklist Monitor Template
- DNS Monitor Template
- Domain Expiration Monitor Template
- Network Speed Monitor Template
- Ping Monitor Template
- SQL Server Shrink and Backup Template
- SSH Shell
- TCP Port Scan Monitor Template
- Website Monitor Template
- SSL Certificate Monitor Templates
- Email Monitor Templates
- SNMP Monitor Templates
- Monitors
- Reports
- Auto-Configurators
- Filters
- Actions
- Schedules
- Environment Variables
- Options
- Account Lockout Monitoring and Reporting
- SNMP
- SSH Shell
- Exporting and Importing Configuration Objects
- Shared Views
- Auto-Config Host Assignment Properties
- General Executable Properties
- Assign Actions
- Assign Directories
- Assign Disks
- Assign Shares
- Assign Files
- Assign Consolidated Logs
- Assign Event Logs
- Assign Active Directory Audit Logs
- Target Files and Sub-Directories
- Define Log Entry Columns
- Define Log Entry Columns with Regular Expressions
- Define CSV and W3C Log Entry Columns
- Active Directory User and Group Filters
- Explicitly Assigned Logs
- File Explorer
- Report Columns
- Report Date/Time Ranges
- Report Security Event Log Filters
- Select Folder or File
- Command Line Interface
- Troubleshooting
- Terminology
About Corner Bowl Server Manager
Corner Bowl Server Manager is an enterprise-class server and application log monitoring, consolidation and management application used to maintain high server availability, detect threats and fulfill compliance requirements imposed by regulating organizations and governments.
Server Manager is comprised of the following components
| Component | Description |
|---|---|
| Windows Service | The Windows Service provides all server functionality and does not require agents to be installed on managed machines. |
| Management Console | The Management Console provides the user interface to configure the service and view and search logs. The console connects to the service over TCP/IP port 21843 and can be installed on any Windows machine. |
| Tray Icon | The Tray Icon provides desktop notification messages and like the console can be installed on any Windows machine to receive real-time notifications. |
| Agent | The Agent optionally installs on remote managed hosts and provides a means to anonymously and reliably upload log entries and files by-passing Windows Security and remote WMI. |
Data Storage
One of the primary functions of Server Manager is the ability to download, store, compress, sign and archive large mission critical server and application logs. Logs can be saved to the following formats:
- SQLite (Default)
- MySQL
- SQL Server
- Corner Bowl Flat-File Format
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If your logging requirements are light, either SQLite or the Corner Bowl
Flat-File Format is adequate. If you are storing large amounts of data (e.g. 90
days of log entries) to fulfill compliance requirements it is suggested that you
choose either a MySQL or SQL Server. MySQL is free, easy to setup and provides significant performance gains over the Corner Bowl Flat-File Format when working with large amounts of data. |
General Concepts
Hosts are added to the system, then Templates, which contain monitor settings such as the logs and frequency to download, are assigned to hosts. The assignment of a template to a host results in a Monitor being added under the host. Depending on the type of data, Reports either scan Log Databases, Active Directory or summarize monitor results. Auto-Configurators scan Active Directory then automatically add new hosts then assign templates and reports to the new hosts or remove decommissioned hosts.
Articles and Videos
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