NetXMS Subagents. NetXMS SYSLOG

[Vladq]

Hello!
I have a couple of questions.

I figured out how to work with the LOGWATCH subagent, but while trying to monitor the NetXMS server's built-in syslog I found that no records are being written to it. I have enabled all logging parameters in server configuration, also configured netxmsd.conf file.

1. What kind of log entries are written to server's built-in syslog? What events are being logged?

I searched the forum and the manual, but didn't find any information considering the following:
2) How to use (considering agent's configuration) all other subagents that are available (ECS, PING, PORTCHECK, WINPERF, WMI, UPS)?
3) What information do they sent to the server and how to configure the server to use/collect/visualize it?

I hope that someone can help me or show me some documentation files that I've missed.

I'm using NetXMS 1.0.12.

Thanks,
Vladi

[victor]

Hi!

NetXMS syslog server intended for receiving log records from external servers/devices via syslog protocol. If you have not configured any devices to send log to NetXMS server, then it will be empty. It is not a log file of server itself. If you wish to monitor server's log, you should do it as usual via agent.

There should be information in the forum about all mentioned subagents.
In short, they functions are following:

ECS - extended checksum. Currently provides one parameter for calculating checksum of web page.
PING - ICMP ping. Can ping remote hosts periodically and report avergae response time and packet loss.
PORTCHECK - monitor network services. Can connect to network service (like HTTP) and check if it is reachable and responds as expected. Used internally by server when you configure "network service" objects.
WINPERF - provides access to Windows performance counters.
WMI - provides access to WMI counters.
UPS - allows monitoring of UPS attached via USB or serial cable.

Best regards,
Victor

[Vladq]

Thank you, Victor,

now the things around syslog make sense to me.

I will continue searching the forum for information about the various subagents and then will ask again :). Thanks for the summary!

Vladi