Creating a new event source group
Grouping event sources into Event Source Groups improves the speed at which you configure event sources. Once an event source group is configured, every member of that particular group inherits the same settings.
To create a new event source group:
1. Click Configuration tab > Event Sources and from Group Type, select Event Sources Groups.
2. Right-click All event sources and select Create group…
3. Select the license type. Choose between Complete or Active Monitoring license. For more information refer to Configuring event source license type.
Add new event source group
4. Key in a unique name and an optional description. Select the tabs described below, and configure the available options:
| Tab Name | Description |
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| General |
Enable collection of events and schedule the scanning process. For more information refer to Configuring general event source properties. |
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Configure the username and password used to login target machines and collect information. For more information refer to Configuring event source logon credentials. |
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Select the type of license to use. Select between Active Monitoring or Complete. For more information refer to Configuring event source license type. |
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Operational time |
Configure the operational time that computers are normally used. For more information refer to Configuring event source operational time. |
| Monitoring |
Enable GFI EventsManager active monitoring on target computers and configure the audits to perform. Monitoring checks enable administrators to identify system problems at the very early stages to prevent system down-time. For more information refer to Configuring event source monitoring. |
| Windows Event Log |
Specify the logs to collect and configure archive settings for Windows® event logs. For more information refer to Collecting Windows® events. |
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Specify the logs to collect and configure settings for W3C/HTTP/CSV logs. This tab is only available when creating a server group. For more information refer to Collecting Text logs. |
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| Syslog |
Specify the logs to collect and configure archive settings for Syslogs. This tab is only available when creating a server group. For more information refer to Collecting Syslogs. |
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SNMP TrapsNotifications/alerts generated and transmitted by active network components (Example: hubs, routers and bridges) to SNMP server(s) whenever important events such as faults or security violations occur. Data contained in SNMP Traps may contain configuration, status as well as statistical information such as number of device failures to date. |
Specify the logs to collect and configure archive settings for SNMP Traps. This tab is only available when creating a server group. For more information refer to Collecting SNMP Traps Messages. |
5. Click Apply and OK.