Kafka is an important component within the new Log Analysis' scalable data collection architecture.   However, for those that are unfamiliar with it, it can be a challenge to troubleshoot it, especially when it comes to the question "whether the data is loaded into Kafka".   If you are interested in getting yourself familiarized with the technology, you can always go to its official website .    However, if you just want to have a quick check on whether data from the Logstash Receiver is loaded into Kafka, this blog entry should be... [More]

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Within Log Analysis' scalable data collection architecture, Logstash is an important component.   For those who are not familiar with Logstash but have needs to extent its usage beyond the provided example, troubleshooting Logstash with its log is crucial.   (1) Let's start with the log that is configured in the utility script used to start Logstash - be it Receiver or Sender.   Under the <LOGSTASH_DIR>/utilities directory, you should find the script that is used to start Logstash.   Eg. [danielyeap@rec1 utilities]$ pwd... [More]

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The ‘ audit_config ’ triggers have always been part of the default ObjectServer automations and could come in useful when there is a requirement to keep an audit trail of changes made to the Netcool/OMNIbus ObjectServer.   By default, these out-of-the-box triggers are turned OFF. When these triggers are turned ON, they create new synthetic events that are added to the alerts.status table. All the information about who did what and when it was done, is captured in the Summary field of the alert.   The audit alerts have the following default... [More]

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  How to save Windows Event Log   To investigate issues for probes that process Windows Event log, for example, Netcool Probe for Windows Event Logs, the support engineer requires replaying the external Windows Events Log to understand the issue.   For more information, please refer to Troubleshooting - How to save Windows Event Log

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How to collect Installer and Fix Pack logging for OMNIbus WebGUI   This logging is to capture the activity of installation including failures. The installer does additional tasks to collect all logs and sip them up into a single zip file.   For more information, please refer to Troubleshooting - How to collect Installer and Fix Pack logging for OMNIbus WebGUI  

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How to collect LDAP, User Synchronization logging for OMNIbus WebGUI   There are many important steps you must follow exactly to collect the right information for the support engineer to investigate the issue without delay.   For more information, please refer to Troubleshooting - How to collect LDAP, User Synchronization logging for OMNIbus WebGUI  

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How to collect log for Export Import, Cloning for OMNIbus WebGUI   There are many important steps you must follow exactly to collect the right information for the support engineer to investigate the issue without delay.   For more information, please refer to Troubleshooting - How to collect log for Export Import, Cloning for OMNIbus WebGUI

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