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7. Administration (continued) 7.4 Log Server The Windows-based Log Server is an administrative utility that records all the events that take place on selected B022-U08-IP unit and writes them to a searchable database. This chapter describes how to install and configure the Log Server. Note: The Log Server requires the Microsoft Jet OLEDB 4.0 driver in order to function properly. To install the Log Server, do the following: 1. From the computer that you want to use to host the Log Server, open the CD that came with the KVM switch and open the Log Server Installer file. If any security warning dialog boxes appear, ignore them and click Run or Open. A Log Server setup screen appears. Menu Bar The Menu bar consists of four drop-down menus: • Configure • Events • Options • Help Configure The Configure menu consists of three functions; Add, Edit and Delete. Add Select the Add function when you need to add a new KVM to the list of units that the Log Server records events for. Note: You must first add a KVM via the Add function before the Log Server can start recording its events. When you open the Add function the following dialog box will appear: 2. Click the Next button, and then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation and have the Log Server program icon placed on your desktop. 3. After installation, and before opening the Log Server for the first time, go to the ANMS page in the Web Management Interface or Remote OSD and enter the MAC address of the computer you installed the Log Server on and an access port that can be used to get through a firewall. (See ANMS section of this manual for details.) 4. Double-click the Log Server desktop icon. The first time you open the Log Server, a screen similar to the one below appears: The screen is divided into three components: • A Menu Bar at the top. • A panel that will contain a list of all KVM units in the middle. • A panel that will contain an Events List at the bottom. Descriptions of the fields in this dialog box are shown in the table: Field Description Address This can either be the IP address of the KVM or its DNS name (if the network administrator has assigned it a DNS name). This value must be entered into the ANMS settings screen in order for the KVM to communicate with the Log Server. (See the ANMS section of this manual for details.) Port Key in the port number that was specified in the Log Server portion of the ANMS settings screen. If this differs from the port entered in the ANMS settings screen, the Log Server will not be able to communicate with the KVM. Description This field is provided so that you can enter in additional information that will help differentiate this KVM switch from all other KVMs that the Log Server is recording information for. Limit This specifies the number of days that an event is kept in the database before it can be deleted. To remove all events that have passed the expiration date set in this field, use the Maintenance function in the Events menu. Edit Select the Edit function when you need to change the information for an existing KVM switch. To edit an existing KVM, simply highlight it in the Log Server list and open the Edit function from the Configure menu. A dialog box will appear that shows the exact information that was entered for the KVM when it was added using the Add function. Edit this information and click OK. Delete To delete a KVM switch, simply highlight it in the Log Server list and open the Delete function from the Configure menu. A dialog box will appear which will display the KVMs information and ask you to click OK to delete it. If you want to remove it from the list of KVMs being tracked by the Log Server, click OK. 54