Configuring Server Inventory Settings

Server inventory settings are used to configure settings for forwarding logs to a specific external server.

To configure server inventory settings:

  1. To access the navigation pane, in the top-left corner of the screen, hover the mouse pointer over the icon.
  2. From the menu displayed, click Settings.
  3. On the Settings page, from the navigation pane on the left, click General and select Log Forwarding.
    The Settings :: Log Forwarding page is displayed, with the Server inventory tab open by default.
  4. In the Server inventory tab, enter the following details (sample values are shown in the image below the table):
    Field Description
    *Server name Name of the external server to which the logs will be forwarded
    *Log server / receiver The IP address of the external server to which the logs will be forwarded
    *Protocol Select a protocol from the following options:
    • UDP (default)
    • TCP
    • Splunk HEC
    *Port Enter the port number to be used for the server.
    Data center From the options available in the dropdown, select the data center.
    Enable HTTPS
    Note: This field is enabled if you select Splunk HEC as your Protocol.
    Enable the HTTPS toggle button if the exposed hostname needs SSL verification.
    Index
    Note: This field is enabled if you select Splunk HEC as your Protocol.
    Enter the IP address or hostname of the server and the index to which logs should be forwarded.
    *Authentication Token
    Note: This field is enabled if you select Splunk HEC as your Protocol.
    Enter the authentication token generated while creating the channel for log forwarding on the server.
    *Log type & severity You can choose to forward logs of a specific type and a specific severity to an external server.

    To add a log type and severity entry:

    1. From the first drop-down menu, select a log type from the following:
      • Audit (default)
      • Certificate
      • ADC
      • AppViewX
      • VisualWorkflow
    2. From the second drop-down menu, select the severity of the log type from the following:
      • Notification (default)
      • Debug
      • Warning
      • Error
      • Fatal
      • Critical
      Note: You can select more than one severity value for a log type.

    To add multiple log types and severity entries:

    1. From the Log type & severity field, click .
    2. From the first drop-down menu, select a log type.
    3. From the second drop-down menu, select a severity for the log type.
    4. To add another log type and severity entry, repeat steps a to c.

    To delete a log type and severity entry, from the Log type & severity field, click .

    Note: It is mandatory to have at least one log type and severity entry.
    All * marked fields are mandatory.
  5. To save the server inventory settings, click Save.
    The settings configured in the fields above are displayed in the table shown at the end of the page.