filter optimization
I would like to get the best performance possible out of our syslog server. I have placed catchall logs for each firewall at the beginning of the rules list. Each rule has 2 actions: 1. log to file,...
View ArticleKiwi Free version 9.4.2 all UTC times
Hello, I just installed free version 9.4.2. All is working well except the logged time stamps are all UTC. I created my output logfile with date and hour in the filename (to split the log every hour)....
View ArticleForescout NAC & syslog
We have a couple of Forescout NAC devices. They are configured to forward to our local Kiwi servers, and then rules on the Kiwi are supposed to be sending warning & above messages to the main Orion...
View ArticleChanging the Daily Syslog statistics e-mail
Dear All, Our current Kiwi Syslog is set to save log files in the D:\ drive of our server, but the "Daily Syslog statistics..." e-mail only lists the space remaining on the C:\ drive, which is unlikely...
View ArticleKiwi mib update frame
Hi I send some mibs to update is that DB is getting update every 30 days ?I didnt got my Mib update last month ?
View ArticleExtracting Portion of Syslog Message Text and Source IP, then Running a Script
I am currently running Kiwi Syslog 8.3.52 I am logging some edge switches deployed that do not perform DHCP snooping, however the distribution layer switch they connect to does. I am able to have the...
View ArticleRFC 5424 support?
Currently Kiwi Syslog Server 9.x release supports syslog based on RFC 3164. Are there any plans to add support for RFC 5424 in a future release? Thank you, David
View ArticleMake message queue persistent?
Is there a way to make the message queue persistent? We have instances were an app will send an unusual amount of logs, sometimes filling the queue. With potentially a million messages in the queue...
View Articlesys log server errors "FormatMessage failed with 1815" help please!!
Good day Community, I am experiencing an urgent issue. The sys log server forwarder is forwarding the following message to the KIWI sys log server. The actual security logs are showing the correct...
View ArticleSyslog stops logging with no notification
I discovered this morning (only because I didn't receive the nightly report) that two of our Syslog servers stopped logging yesterday afternoon. The nightly archiving and cleanup jobs did not run. The...
View ArticleKiwi Free version 9.4.2 all UTC times
Hello, I just installed free version 9.4.2. All is working well except the logged time stamps are all UTC. I created my output logfile with date and hour in the filename (to split the log every hour)....
View ArticleKiwi Syslog multi-site design
I have a small environment that is being required(regulated) to gather and store Windows Server and Cisco FW logs. We currently have two sites with servers. Whats the best practice to get High...
View ArticleHow many messages per hour can Kiwi Syslog handle without dropping messages?
How many messages per hour can the syslog server reliably handle per hour or per second before dropping / skipping / missing messages and failing to trigger alerts?
View ArticleProcess syslogmessages larger than 1024 Bytes
Hello,we would like to process syslogmessages with a message content that is larger than 1024 Bytes to a logfile and a SQL database.Is it possible to configure Kiwi-Syslog in that way?What ist the...
View ArticleKiwi Syslog not capturing syslogs
Installed Kiwi Syslog Free version 9.3.4 on Windows Server 2008 R2. Trying to capture syslog from a Cisco ASA 5510. I have confirmed that the syslog events are hitting the server with Wireshark....
View ArticleSyslog stops logging with no notification
I discovered this morning (only because I didn't receive the nightly report) that two of our Syslog servers stopped logging yesterday afternoon. The nightly archiving and cleanup jobs did not run. The...
View ArticleKiwi Syslog multi-site design
I have a small environment that is being required(regulated) to gather and store Windows Server and Cisco FW logs. We currently have two sites with servers. Whats the best practice to get High...
View ArticleHow many messages per hour can Kiwi Syslog handle without dropping messages?
How many messages per hour can the syslog server reliably handle per hour or per second before dropping / skipping / missing messages and failing to trigger alerts?
View ArticleSSL support for Kiwi Syslog server
Hi All, Few months back we bought Kiwi Syslog Server license version because of the SSL feature only. I enabled the option Secured TCP option. But unfortunately it is unable to bind the port itself.It...
View ArticleKiwi Syslog Small Windows Environment
I'm looking to use Kiwi for a small windows environment and had a question regarding the collection. I was wondering what best practice is for forwarding the events to the syslog server. I would...
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