The Log Server; Installation; Starting Up; The Menu Bar - Eaton NetDirector B064-016-04-IPH Manual

The Log Server

The Windows-based Log Server is an administrative utility that records all the events that take place on selected B064-Series
KVM Switch units and writes them to a searchable database. This chapter describes how to install and configure the Log Server.

Installation

1. From the computer that you want to use as the Log Server,
open your browser and log into the B064-Series KVM
Switch.
2. Download the Log Server by clicking on the Download Icon
at the top of the page and selecting it from the drop-down
list.
3. Navigate to where you saved the Log Server file and double-
click on it to open it. If any security warning dialog boxes
appear, ignore them and click Run or Open. The Log Server
installation screen appears:

Starting Up

To bring up the Log Server, either double click the program
icon, or key in the full path to the program on the command
line. The first time your run it, a screen similar to the one
below appears:
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4. Click Next. Then follow the on-screen instructions to
complete the installation and have the Log Server program
icon placed on your desktop.
5. Before starting up the Log Server, go to the Device
Management section of the B064-Series KVM Switch OSD
and open up the ANMS tab. In the corresponding fields,
enter the MAC Address and Port Number for the computer/
server that you have installed the Log Server on. (See
Advanced Network Management Settings section under
Device Management in OSD Operation for details)
Note: The Log Server requires the Microsoft Jet OLEDB 4.0 driver in
order to access the database.
The screen is divided into three components:
• A Menu Bar at the top
• A panel that will contain a list of all B064-Series KVM Switch
units in the middle
• A panel that will contain an Events List at the bottom