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The following graphic shows the way that the Eventlog data is using from the source to the destination:
Basic Event Console Configuration
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Use the Webconf to enable the Event Console:
If you only want to process log files, you can leave the syslog/SNMP trap options unticked.
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Use "omd config" from the command line to enable the Event Console:
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Without having any rule packs and rules in the Event Console, all incoming events would simply be dropped. For debugging and to get started with the Event Console, we recommend to enable the message archiving in Setup/Events/Event Console:
After activating this option and activating the changes, all events (that do not match any rules) will be put into the event archive and can be watched in the view "Recent Event History".
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