Configuring message screens in the system

BMC Defender Server provides several interactive pages, mainly useful for high-level system configuration, or for use under the direction of customer service. The following pages require an admin-type login to modify the settings.

• Color editor tool—From the Messages > Config > Colors page, you can set the colors associated with severities displayed in various locations within the system. You can select colors for both the text and the background (with the aim of permitting easy contrast between these.)

• Parameter editor tool—From the Messages > Config > Parms page, you can set various parameters of the system that affect the performance of the syslog processes and web interface.

• Sendlog tool—This tool is accessed by clicking the bottom link of the Messages > Config > Parms page, and allows you to send a syslog message to BMC Defender Server, useful for test and verification of system settings, and to verify that the system is running correctly.

• System info tool—From the View System Info link at the bottom of the Messages > Config > Parms page, you can view certain system constants. This page is mainly useful for sending data to customer support.

The above pages, while useful, are generally accessed rarely. The exception might be the Sendlog tool, that furnishes the ability to send a syslog message to BMC Defender Server. This tests that the syslog server process is running, but can also be used to test filters, overrides, and actions.