Table of Contents
- Introduction
- System Requirements
- Assign Service Logon As Credentials
- Server Configuration
- Agent-Based Monitoring
- Azure Relay Hybrid Connection
- Account Lockout Monitoring and Reporting
- Data Providers
- Directory Services
- 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
- Active Directory User Monitor Template
- Active Directory User Integrity Monitor Template
- Clock Synchronization Template
- Defragment NTFS Disks Template
- Network and Application Monitor Templates
- SSL Certificate Monitor Templates
- Email Monitor Templates
- SNMP Monitor Templates
- Monitor Hierarchy
- Reports
- Auto-Configurators
- Options
- Actions
- Filters
- Schedules
- Shared Views
- 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 CSV and W3C Log Entry Columns
- Active Directory User and Group Filters
- Explicitly Assigned Logs
- Report Columns
- Report Date/Time Ranges
- Report Security Event Log Filters
- SNMP Browser
- SSH Shell
- Exporting and Importing Configuration Objects
- Command Line Interface
- Troubleshooting
- Terminology
Assign Consolidated Logs
By default, when a host or host group is assigned to a log report, the configured Event Log Consolidation template is calculated for each host and log then logs that reside in the Log Database applied to the report. The Explicitly Assigned Logs tab, found in various Report property views, enables you to assign de-commissioned server logs, archived logs and auxiliary logs (backed up consolidated logs), to the report. In addition, Event Log Reports also include support to assign native Event Log File backups.
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Native Event Log File backups or EVTX files are significantly slower to parse
when compared to the Log Databases. Unless required for compliance, we suggest
using the Log Database over Native Event Log files.
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To explicitly assign logs in the archive or auxiliary log databases:
- From the Explicitly assigned consolidated logs controls, click the Add
button. The Select Logs view displays.
- Navigate to the specific logs you would like to include in the report, check the logs, then click OK.
To remove previously assigned consolidated logs:
- Under the Explicitly assigned consolidated logs view, select each log you would like to remove then click the Minus
button.
- To clear all logs, press the Clear
button.
To explicitly assign native Event Log files:
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From the Explicitly assigned Event Log file backups controls, click the Add
button. Select File dialog displays.
Since the Management Console is a client that can be installed anywhere, the Select File dialog is a proprietary view that displays the file system from the service's point of view. - Navigate to the specific log you would like to include in the report, then click OK.
Compressed files are automatically expanded. Encrypted files are decrypted using the key assigned to the assigned Event Log File backup template. If an Event Log File template is not assigned to the host, the file must decrypted prior to running the report.
To remove previously assigned Event Log files:
- Under the Explicitly assigned consolidated logs view select each log you would like to remove then click the Minus
button.
- To clear all logs, press the Clear
button.