Hi All,
Just want one clarity. Kiwi Syslog server can receive the data from network devices, servers etc via syslog method right OR its different?
Hi All,
Just want one clarity. Kiwi Syslog server can receive the data from network devices, servers etc via syslog method right OR its different?
yaquaholic So any device type which is capable of sending syslog can be considered here, right?
And is there any concept of supported/non supported here?
Yes, syslog is pretty standardised. Cisco kit certainly works, as does most kit that say that it can send syslogs. Linux systems can use rsyslogd, to forward and for Windows servers we use the FREE Event Log Forwarder for Windows | SolarWinds.
There may be some exceptions, have a look at this page for manuals, release notes and plenty of training and tips on the product: Kiwi Syslog Server - SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. Help and Support
sorry for responding late. Cool, i just had doubt on systems apart from Windows... Thanks for clarifying it.
In your opinion when should we prefer LEM, any idea? i am asking more in terms of sys logging.
LEM does syslog, but so much more and has a higher price tag. If you are looking for a security information and event management system, then this is the better choice. It can take feeds from just about any log file, or incoming message you care to throw at it and then runs it through its engine, creating heat maps,compliance reports and highlighting possible problems.
Kiwi Syslog Server does what it says (and SNMP traps) and for the price, it does it very well indeed. Kiwi is showing it's age, but only in a GUI sense, functionally it can handle millions of syslogs a day with ease. There is a desktop interface, and a web, both feel old and a little clunky, but that is my only criticism of the product. We use as our SolarWinds server just could not handle the syslog load, it spanked the database so hard, the rest of the system broke.
So all depends on what you need, bells and whistles or low cost function.
And both are available in evaluation versions!
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