Generating Syslog Configurations with syslogify
As of late, I have needed to generate syslog configurations to monitors log files multiple times. A great example would be generating the syslog configurations…
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vCAC remote logging
I have been spending a lot of time working with vCAC logs files as of late and what I realized is that vCAC is made…
ESXi syslog events have localhost for hostname – Part 1
Have you ever seen ESXi syslog events that have a the hostname field set to localhost no matter how the ESXi host or the syslog…
Log Insight: Gap in Data on Charts – Part 1
A common question I get asked is, “Why do I see a gap in data on Log Insight charts?” I would like to answer this…
Log Insight Query Building: Fields
In the final installment of the Log Insight query building series, I would like to cover the use of fields. Fields in Log Insight are…
Log Insight: Analyzing the Weather
Collecting log messages and analyzing them with Log Insight is easy, but what about collecting and monitoring other types of events? How about logging and…
Is Microsoft's Log Parser a Windows Syslog Agent?
Someone recently asked me if Microsoft’s Log Parser application could be used as a syslog agent. To be honest, I had not heard of the…
Sending NetFlow over Syslog
How do you collect NetFlow events over the syslog protocol so you can analysis them with a tool like Log Insight? That is the question…
Syslog Agents on Windows
In order to send events from a Windows device to a remote syslog server like Log Insight, you need a syslog agent. Windows does not…
Syslog Agents on Linux
In order to send events from a Linux device to a remote syslog server like Log Insight, you need a syslog agent. Most Linux operating…