How-Tos
How to open a syslog storage backup
What is a backup of the syslog storage? A backup is a full copy of the syslog storage copy. It has the same structure as the storage and can be opened with Syslog Watcher Manager. Each backup is a folder with *.bank (sometimes *.bank-journal) files: ...
How to add a syslog source
You don't need to add syslog sources manually. Syslog Watcher analyzes incoming syslog packets and automatically registers new syslog sources. To create a new syslog source in Syslog Watcher 5.1 or later: Make sure Syslog Watcher server is running ...
Delete all collected syslog messages for a particular syslog source
Follow these steps to delete all the collected syslog messages for a particular syslog source: Select Delete (Main toolbar): Choose the date range to include all the messages in the syslog storage: Select Criteria to open the Filter Criteria window. ...
How to remove a syslog source
To remove a syslog source you need to delete all the collected syslog messages (for that particular ) first. Open the Sources(x) tab: Go to step 4 if the source has 0 messages in the Total column. Delete all collected syslog messages for a particular ...