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You can create an event database to record information about View events. In addition, if you use a Syslog
server, you can configure View Connection Server to send events to a Syslog server or create a flat file of
events written in Syslog format.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Add a Database and Database User for View Events,” on page 107
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“Prepare an SQL Server Database for Event Reporting,” on page 108
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“Configure the Event Database,” on page 109
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“Configure Event Logging for Syslog Servers,” on page 110
Add a Database and Database User for View Events
You create an event database by adding it to an existing database server. You can then use enterprise
reporting software to analyze the events in the database.
The database server for the event database can reside on a View Connection Server host itself or on a
dedicated server. Alternatively, you can use a suitable existing database server, such as a server that hosts a
View Composer database.
NOTE You do not need to create an ODBC data source for this database.
Prerequisites
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Verify that you have a supported Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle database server on a system that a
View Connection Server instance has access to. For a list of supported database versions, see “Database
Requirements for View Composer,” on page 10.
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Verify that you have the required database privileges to create a database and user on the database
server.
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If you are not familiar with the procedure to create databases on Microsoft SQL Server database servers,
review the steps in “Add a View Composer Database to SQL Server,” on page 28.
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If you are not familiar with the procedure to create databases on Oracle database servers, review the
steps in “Add a View Composer Database to Oracle 11g or 10g,” on page 30.
Procedure
1 Add a new database to the server and give it a descriptive name such as ViewEvents.
For an Oracle 11g or 10g database, also provide an Oracle System Identifier (SID), which you will use
when you configure the event database in View Administrator.
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