Specifications

Configuring the Syslog

The data logging client receives Syslog messages from a named pipe and forwards them to the

DSView 3 Syslog server.

To configure the Syslog:

1. From the virtual environment command line, log in as administrator or root.

2. Run the mkfifo command to create a fifo device:

mkfifo -m 666 <fifo path and name>

For example: mkfifo -m 666 /var/evt_pipe

3. Edit the /etc/syslog.config file by adding the follow line at the end:

For example: daemon.*;mail.*;*.=warn |/var/evt_pipe

4. Restart the Syslog daemon using the following command:

/etc/init.d/sysklogd restart

-or-

/etc/init.d/syslog restart

Configuring the SSH

To configure the SSH:

1. Open the file /etc/ssh_config or /etc/ssh/ssh_config file and add or modify the follow

option:

StrictHostKeyChecking no

2. Import the DSView 3 SSH key (public key) as a trusted public certificate. See the DSView

3 help for more information.

3. Restart the SSH using the following command:

/etc/init.d/sshd restart

Installing the data logging client

To install the data logging client:

1. Download the Datalogclient.zip file from the Avocent web site.

2. Copy and unzip the Datalogclient.zip file to an appropriate location on the virtual

machine. It consists of 3 files:

• DataLoggingClient.jar java executable jar

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