Receive over TCP/UDP
You can create a data collector to configure a TCP/UDP socket.
To configure a TCP/UDP socket as a data collector
- Navigate to Administration > Data Collectors > Add Data Collector
.
- In the Name box, provide a unique name to identify this data collector.
- From the Type list, select Receive over TCP/UDP (Syslog etc).
Provide the following information, as appropriate:
Field
Description
Target/Collection Host
Collection Host (Agent)
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Note: For this type of data collector, the target host and collection host are expected to have different values.
Collector Inputs
Protocol
Select UDP or TCP as appropriate.
Bind address
Provide the IP address to which you want to bind for creating a connection.
Port
Provide the port to connect to the UDP/TCP protocol.
Pattern
Select the appropriate data pattern to use for indexing the selected data file.
For this type of data collector, the product does not support filtering of relevant data patterns. Also, because this data collector receives events asynchronously, you cannot select a data pattern and then preview the way it will appear on the Search tab. Therefore, BMC recommends that you select Free Text in this field, provide other necessary details, and save the data collector. After the data is indexed and starts showing on the Search tab, copy a few lines of the data entries and use them to customize an existing data pattern (by cloning it), or add a new data pattern.
Start Collection
(Optional) Select this check box if you want to start the data collection immediately.
Tags (optional)
Inherit Host Level Tags From Target Host
Select this check box to inherit your tag selections associated with the target host that you selected earlier. This option is not applicable if you did not select a target host.
Select Tag name
You can manually add tags by selecting one of the tags in the list, specifying a corresponding value, and clicking Add
. The list of added tags is displayed in the Tags pane on the Search tab.
Click Remove Tagto remove a tag.
Group Access (optional)
Inherit Host Level Access Groups From Target Host
Select this check box to inherit your group access configurations associated with the target host that you selected earlier. This option is not applicable if you did not select a target host.
Select All Groups
Select this option if you want to select all user groups. You can also manually select multiple user groups.
If you do not select any user groups and data access control is not enabled, then by default all users can access data retrieved by this data collector. You can restrict access permissions by selecting the relevant user groups that must be given access permissions. To enable data access control, navigate to Administration > System Settings.
If you do not select any user group and data access control is enabled, then only the creator of the data collector has access to data retrieved by this data collector.
For more information, see Managing-user-groups.
- Click Check to ensure that all mandatory fields are filled in and to ensure that no errors are detected.
- Click Create to save your changes.