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Creating and Configuring Channel Objects

The communication paths Nsure Audit uses to log system events and provide event notification are enabled by channel drivers. Channel drivers are configured and managed through Channel objects, which store the information the logging server needs to use a certain channel.

Nsure Audit is designed so you can create multiple Channel objects for any given channel. This means you can create different channel configurations for different functions or events. For instance, you can configure the Logging Server to use one MySQL Channel object to add events to the central data store and configure a Notification Filter to use another MySQL Channel object to create a filtered log.

Channel containers provide a reference point through which the logging server can locate Channel objects. At startup, the logging server scans its list of supported Channel containers and loads the included Channel object configurations in memory where they can be used to provide event notification and log events. The logging server only looks for Channel objects in Channel containers; therefore, Channel objects can only be created within Channel containers.

The Channel container located under Logging Services is automatically created during installation; however, depending on your overall system design, Channel containers may be created anywhere in the tree.

IMPORTANT: The logging server only loads the channel drivers that have Channel objects in supported Channel containers. Therefore, if you create a new Channel container or Channel object, you must ensure the Channel container is included in the logging server’s Channel Container list.

 

Creating Channel Objects

Channel objects can be created from the Channels screen in the logging server's Server Configuration task.

To create a new Channel object,

  1. In the Container list, checkmark the box next to the Channel container in which you want to create the Channel object. If the container you wish to use is not listed, you can add the Channel container.

  2. Click New Channel. The New Channel menu appears.

  3. Type a name for the object in the Channel Name field, then select the channel type. By default, Nsure Audit supports ten channels:

MySQL

Oracle

File

SMTP

Java

CVR

SNMP

Syslog

JDBC

MS SQL

 

 

  1. Click OK to create the Channel object.

After the Channel object is created, you must configure the object.

 

Configuring Channel Objects

Channel objects can be configured from the Channels tab in the logging server's Server Configuration task.

To configure a Channel object,

  1. In the Container list, checkmark the box next to the Channel object you want to configure. If the Channel object isn't visible, click the plus icon next to the object's Channel container to expand the object list.

  2. Click Edit Channel. The Modify Object menu for that channel appears.

MySQL

Oracle

File

SMTP

Java

CVR

SNMP

Syslog

JDBC

MS SQL

 

 

  1. When finished editing the channel settings, click OK.

IMPORTANT: The logging server loads the Channel object configurations from its supported Channel containers at startup. Therefore, if you modify a Channel object, you must restart the logging server for the changes to take effect. For information on restarting the logging server, refer to the Novell Nsure Audit Administration Guide.

For more information on Channel containers, see Adding and Removing Channel Containers.

For more information on the logging server, see Configuring the Secure Logging Server.

For more information on using Nsure Audit, see Nsure Audit Help.

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