System APIs

The System APIs let you perform system related tasks such as license management, updates, backup and restore, open door, snapshots, application, and plugins management on behalf of a Fabric-enabled LogPoint.

SystemSettingsEnrichment

The SystemSettingsEnrichment API allows you to configure and manage enrichment settings on behalf of a Fabric-enabled LogPoint.

Using enrichment, incoming log data can be enhanced, refined, and improved. Enrichment adds contextual information and improves the usability of the logs. The incoming logs can be enriched with information available to the corresponding Fabric-enabled LogPoint from other sources.

Endpoint

Description

List

Lists the enrichment settings.

RefreshList

Syncs the existing enrichment settings data.

Save

Updates the existing enrichment settings.

SystemSettingsGeneral

The SystemSettingsGeneral API allows you to configure and manage general system settings like a Fabric-enabled LogPoint's information, default login screen, and session inactivity timeout time.

Endpoint

Description

List

Lists the general system settings.

ListAuth

Lists the authentication types for LogPoint.

RefreshList

Updates the authentication types for LogPoint.

Save

Updates the existing general system settings.

SystemSettingsNTP

The SystemSettingsNTP API allows you to configure and manage NTP settings on behalf of a Fabric-enabled LogPoint. NTP synchronizes the time of your appliance with a network time server.

Endpoint

Description

List

Lists the NTP settings.

NTPRestart

Restarts the NTP Server if it is enabled in the Fabric-enabled LogPoint.

Save

Updates the existing NTP settings.

SystemSettingsSMTP

The SystemSettingsSMTP API allows you to configure and manage SMTP settings on behalf of a Fabric-enabled LogPoint.

SMTP is used to send emails from the Fabric-enabled LogPoint. The alert engine uses SMTP service to forward information. You need to configure the SMTP service before using the Fabric-enabled LogPoint to send emails.

Endpoint

Description

List

Lists the SMTP settings.

SMTPTest

Tests the SMTP settings.

Save

Updates the existing SMTP settings.

SystemSettingsSNMP

The SystemSettingsSNMP API allows you to configure and manage SNMP settings on behalf of a Fabric-enabled LogPoint.

Endpoint

Description

List

Lists the SNMP settings.

Save

Updates the existing SNMP settings.

SystemSettingsSSH

The SystemSettingsSSH API allows you to configure and manage SSH settings on behalf of a Fabric-enabled LogPoint. SSH settings generate SSH certificates for the li-admin user.

Endpoint

Description

List

Lists the SSH settings.

Save

Updates the exisitng SSH settings.

SystemSettingsSupportConnection

The SystemSettingsSupportConnection API allows you to configure and manage support connection settings on behalf of a Fabric-enabled LogPoint.

The support connection creates an encrypted end-to-end communication channel between the Fabric-enabled LogPoint and the LogPoint support.

Endpoint

Description

List

Lists the support connection settings.

RefreshList

Syncs the current support connection settings list with LogPoint's support connection settings.

Save

Updates the existing support connection settings.

SystemSettingsModeOfOperation

The SystemSettingsModeOfOperation API allows you to set a mode of operation of a Fabric-enabled LogPoint.

A Fabric-enabled LogPoint can be operated in two modes: LogPoint Collector and Syslog Forwarder.

Endpoint

Description

List

Lists the modes of operation settings.

Save

Updates the existing mode of operation to a LogPoint Collector or a Syslog Forwarder.

SystemSettingsHTTPS

The SystemSettingsHTTPS API allows you to configure and manage HTTPS settings on behalf of a Fabric-enabled LogPoint.

The HTTPS service authenticates the Fabric-enabled LogPoint and prevents eavesdroppers from accessing the data in the network. HTTPS secures the server connection so that the Fabric-enabled LogPoint can easily be accessed from the Internet.

You must have a certificate and a key to enable the HTTPS option.

Endpoint

Description

InstallCertificate

Installs the certificate and key uploaded in the Fabric Storage to the Fabric-enabled LogPoint.

List

Lists the keys and certificate in the private storage for the requested pool.

ListPublic

Lists the keys and certificate in the public storage for the requested pool.

TrashPrivate

Deletes the file with the given name from the private storage.

TrashPublic

Deletes the file with the given name from the public storage.

UploadCertificate

Uploads the certificate and key files to the Fabric storage.

UploadCertificateToPool

Uploads the certificate and key files to the private storage.

SystemSettingsLockoutPolicy

The SystemSettingsLockoutPolicy API allows you to configure and manage the lockout policy settings of a Fabric-enabled LogPoint.

The lockout policy lets you control user login and password security attributes. LogPoint locks your account for a specific lockout duration if you make multiple failed login attempts. Refer to the Lockout Policy section in the LogPoint Administrator Manual for more details.

Endpoint

Description

List

Lists the current lockout policy settings.

PolicyReset

Restores the default lockout policy settings.

Save

Updates the existing lockout policy settings with the given settings.

Upload

The Upload API allows you to upload applications to the Fabric Storage for installation on the Fabric-enabled LogPoints.

If you upload the plugins or applications privately (using the Upload - Upload endpoint), they are only accessible within a specific LogPoint Pool. If you upload the plugins or applications publicly (using the Upload - UploadPublic endpoint), they are accessible by all LogPoint pools in the Director setup.

Endpoint

Description

Install

Installs the applications and patches already uploaded to the Fabric Storage, to the Fabric-enabled LogPoint.

List

Lists the files in private storage.

ListPublic

Lists the files in the public storage.

TrashPrivate

Deletes the file with the given name from the private storage.

TrashPublic

Deletes the file with the given name from the public storage.

Upload

Uploads files to the private storage.

UploadPublicFiles

Uploads files to the public storage.

OpenDoor

The OpenDoor API allows you to enable connections between a Fabric-enabled LogPoint and remote LogPoints.

When enabled, a remote LogPoint can add your Fabric-enabled LogPoint machine as its Distributed LogPoint. After enabling Open Door and configuring the remote LogPoints for a distributed network, you can centrally manage logs from a remote location. Under distributed architecture, the central server controls and manages the remote LogPoints.

Endpoint

Description

Create

Adds a new remote connection.

Get

Fetches details of a remote connection by the given Open Door ID.

List

Lists the remote connections.

BackupAndRestore

The BackupAndRestore API allows you to create and restore backups on behalf of a Fabric-enabled LogPoint.

Using this API, you can create a backup of repos and configurations of a Fabric-enabled LogPoint, and restore them in the future.

Endpoint

Description

BackupNow

Adds a backup of files at the current time.

CreateConfigBackup

Backs up the configuration details of Fabric-enabled LogPoint and all of its collectors or fetchers.

CreateLogsChecksumBackup

Backs up the logs, index of the logs and the checksum of the logs of the Fabric-enabled LogPoint.

Get

Fetches the backup data with the given ID.

List

Lists the backup data.

ListSettings

Lists the backup and restore settings.

LogChecksumBackupNow

Backs up the logs, index of the logs, and the checksum of the logs of the Fabric-enabled LogPoint at the current time.

RefreshList

Updates the list of backup schedule.

Restore

Restores the backup data.

Trash

Deletes the backup data with the given ID.

Snapshots

The Snapshots API allows you to save the state of a Fabric-enabled LogPoint so that you can revert to it at any time in the future.

A snapshot captures the entire state of the system. It preserves the Fabric-enabled LogPoint's data just as it was when you took the snapshot.

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The Snapshots feature is available only from LogPoint v6.0.0 ISO.

Endpoint

Description

Create

Adds a new snapshot of a machine.

Get

Fetches a snapshot with the given ID.

List

Lists the snapshots.

Revert

Reverts to the snapshot with the given ID.

Trash

Deletes the snapshot with the given ID.

Plugins

The Plugins API allows you to get information about the plugins installed on a Fabric-enabled LogPoint. You can also uninstall plugins on behalf of a Fabric-enabled LogPoint.

Plugins or pluggable components are similar to the browser add-ons that can be used to support extra functionaties in a Fabric-enabled LogPoint.

Endpoint

Description

Get

Fetches the plugin with the given ID.

List

Lists the plugins.

Uninstall

Uninstalls the plugin with the given ID.

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