You can create a data collector to collect Windows event logs.
This topic contains the following information:
Before you create the data collector for collecting Windows events from the target host (where the events reside), you need to perform a registry update to enable the event collection.These events are collected remotely by the data collector. This change is required for Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 and later.
The following steps pertain to the Windows 2008 R2 operating system. These steps might change depending on the Windows operating system that you are using. For example, on the Windows 2012 R2 operating system, the steps are the same, except these changes:
Select the Administrators group, and then select the Allow check box to provide Full Control permissions.
Provide the following information, as appropriate:
Field | Description |
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Target/Collection Host | |
Target Host | (Optional) Select from a list of hosts that you have already configured under Administration > Hosts. The target host is the computer from which you want to retrieve the data. You can choose to select the target host and inherit the host-level tags and group access permissions already added to the host, or manually enter the host name in the Server Name field. |
Collection Host (Agent) | Type or select the collection host depending on whether you want to use the Collection Station or the Collection Agent to perform data collection. The collection host is the computer on which the Collection Station or the Collection Agent is located. By default, the Collection Station is already selected. You can either retain the default selection or select the Collection Agent. Note: For this type of data collector, the target host and collection host are expected to have different values. |
Collector Inputs | |
Server Name | Enter the host name of the server from which you want to retrieve the data. Note: If you selected a target host earlier, this field is automatically populated. The value of this field is necessary for generating the "HOST" field that enables effective data search. |
Credentials | (Optional) Select Apply security credential to provide user name and password credentials automatically and not having to enter it manually and then select the appropriate credential profile from the Available Credential list, that must have already configured under Administration > Credentials. OR Select Provide Credential to manually add credentials, and then manually enter the credentials in the following User Name, Password, Domain fields. You can create a credential profile using the manually entered details by clicking Add Credential next to the Domain field. |
User Name | Provide the user name for connecting with the server from which you want to retrieve the data. Note: This field is disabled if you applied a security profile earlier. |
Password | Provide the password for connecting with the server from which you want to retrieve the data. |
Domain | Provide the domain of the Windows user with which you want to connect for retrieving the data files. Click Test Connection next to the Domain field to verify that the credentials to the server are correct and are working.Click Add Credential Administration > Credentials. , provide a credential profile name, and click OK to create a new credential profile from the credentials that you provided in the user name, password, and domain fields. Once this credential profile is created, it is displayed under |
Windows Logs | Select the log type for which you want to create this data collector. You can select Application, Security, or System. |
Read from Past (#days) | Indicates the number of days for which the past data must be collected and indexed. The maximum amount of past data that can be collected into the system is defined by the data retention period (default 7). You can change this value by navigating to Administration > System Settings. By default, this value is set to 0. You cannot search data with a custom time that is set to a duration exceeding the value specified in this field. BMC recommends you to not use a very high value in this field (for example, 365). This is necessary to avoid a very large amount of data collected into the system in a short time. |
Poll Interval (mins) | Enter a number to specify the poll interval (in minutes) for the log collection (0 indicates that this is a one-time log collection). By default, this value is set to 1. |
Start/Stop Collection | (Optional) Select this check box if you want to start the data collection immediately. |
Click Create to save your changes.