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Logging Server Options - Channels

The Channels page lists all the Channel containers and associated Channel objects supported by the current logging server. From this page, you can add or remove Channel containers, as well as create, edit, delete and rename Channel objects within the supported containers.

Channel containers provide a reference point through which the logging server can locate Channel objects. Channel containers must be included in this list for the logging server to locate their associated Channel objects. Only the Channel container in Logging Services is added to this list by default; any other Channel containers must be added manually.

IMPORTANT: The logging server scans Channel containers and objects only at startup. Therefore, if you add, remove, or modify a Channel container or object, you must restart the logging server for the change to take effect. For more information on restarting the logging server, refer to the Novell® Audit Administration Guide.

IMPORTANT: The NetWareŽ 6.5 product license authorizes you to use the Novell Audit SMTP, File, and MySQL channels. You must acquire a license for every other channel. If the additional channels are configured without a license, the Secure Logging Server does not load.

 

Channel Container List

Item

Description

Container Name

Lists all Channel containers currently supported by the logging server.

The Channel container in Logging Services is added to this list by default.

Click the plus icon beside any container to expand the list of Channel objects in that container. Click the minus icon to collapse an expanded list.

To select a container or object, select the check box next to it. Select the check box in the list heading (next to Container Name) to select all containers in the list.

 

Status

The Status column indicates whether a Channel object is enabled or disabled .

By default, all Channel objects are enabled. This means that the logging server loads the Channel object's configuration in memory at startup. If a Channel object is disabled, the logging server does not load that object's configuration in memory at startup.

To change a Channel object's status, click the Status icon to toggle between enabled and disabled .

 

Default

Identifies the default logging channel for the logging server.

 

Container Actions

Click to add or remove Channel containers from the logging server's list of supported containers.

IMPORTANT: The logging server only scans Channel containers at startup. Therefore, if you add or remove a container, you must restart the server for the change to take effect.

 

 

Add Container

Adds an existing Channel container to the logging server's list of supported containers. Adding a container means that the logging server scans that container for Channel objects at startup.

IMPORTANT: You cannot create a Channel container from the Logging Server Options task. Container objects can only be created from the Object view. For information on creating Container objects, see the iManager online help.

For more information on adding a Channel container, see Adding and Removing Channel Containers.

 

 

Remove Container

Removes the selected Channel container from the logging server's list of supported containers. Removing a container means that the logging server no longer scans that container for Channel objects at startup.

Removing a Channel container from the list does not delete the container or any of its associated objects.

IMPORTANT: You cannot delete a Channel container from the Logging Server Options task. Container objects can only be deleted from the Object view. For information on deleting Container objects, see the iManager online help.

For more information on removing a Channel container, see Adding and Removing Channel Containers.

 

Channel Actions

Click to create, edit, delete or rename a Channel object.

IMPORTANT: The logging server only scans Channel containers for Channel objects at startup. Therefore, if you create, edit, delete or rename a Channel object, you must restart the logging server for the change to take effect.

 

 

New

Creates a new Channel object in the selected container.

IMPORTANT: Do not use apostrophes, spaces, or other special characters in Channel object names.

For more information on creating Channel objects, see Creating and Configuring Channel Objects.

 

 

Edit

Allows you to modify the selected Channel object's configuration.

For more information on editing Channel objects, see Configuring Channel Objects.

 

 

Delete

Deletes the selected Channel object.

Deleting a Channel object completely removes the object from the tree.

 

 

Rename

Renames the selected Channel object.

IMPORTANT: Do not use apostrophes, spaces, or other special characters in Channel object names.

 

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Configuring the Secure Logging Server

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