About Centralized Logging; Monitoring Performance Using Snmp Traps - Symantec PCANYWHERE - ADMINISTRATOR GUIDE V12.1 Administrator's Manual

72 Performing centralized management

About centralized logging

About centralized logging

Monitoring performance using SNMP traps

Security, accountability, and logging are important concerns in a distributed
computing environment. Symantec pcAnywhere provides an extended logging
utility that supports centralized event logging. An administrator can collect
logging information from every pcAnywhere host on the network and store this
information on a secure, centralized server.
The pcAnywhere Host Administrator tool lets you retrieve log files from a host
computer on the network . You can then view and process them locally.
Symantec pcAnywhere also supports logging to a Simple Network Management
Protocol (SNMP) console. SNMP is used to send SNMPv1 traps to a compatible
console that records the information. Symantec pcAnywhere provides a
Management Information Base (MIB) that contains the SNMP events that
pcAnywhere generates.
SNMP is a network-monitoring protocol that monitors and logs activities on
network devices and equipment, such as adapters, routers, and hubs.
This information can then be sent to any management console that supports
SNMP traps (for example, MMC or SMS). The event console usually has a way to
automate actions, depending on the incoming SNMP trap and the variable that it
contains. The capabilities of the automated action, typically referred to as a rule
or action, vary for each centralized management tool. Most include the facility
to start any program that can be run from the command line.
See "About the pcAnywhere MIB file"
To monitor performance using SNMP traps
1
In the pcAnywhere Manager window, on the Edit menu, click Preferences.
2
In the pcAnywhere Options window, on the Event Logging tab, check Enable
SNMP traps.
To find this tab, click the left and right arrows to scroll through the list of
tabs.
3 Click Add to specify which computer should receive the logging information.
4
In the SNMP Trap Destination window, type an IP address.
Repeat this process for each computer that you want to add.
5
Click OK.
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