Adding a New Source¶

A source is a device that generates logs. You can add a new source and all the entities required to configure the source to a LogPoint setup from a single panel in Director Console.

1. Go to Config View.

   

   Adding New Source¶

2. Right-click the LogPoint node where you want to add a new source.

3. Select Add New Source.

4. Select the LogPoint instances from Select Configuration Location.

5. Click Next.

6. In the Create Device panel, enter all the necessary values.

   Note

   • Click the Add New Entity () icon to create a new entity that is not listed in the table.

   • Click the Refetch entry from Database () icon to update the entities from the database.

   • Refer to the Devices section for details on how to create a device.

7. Click Next.

   

   Confirm the Changes¶

8. Select Create Task for This Operation? to create a task for the operation.

9. Select Navigate to The Tasks Page? to go to the Tasks page after completing the operation.

10. Click Confirm. Click Download Report to save the summary of the tasks in PDF.

    Note

    If an operation fails, you can click Retry to perform the operation again or click Skip to skip the failed operation.

    

    Select a Collector or Fetcher¶

11. Select a collector or a fetcher and configure it to the device created earlier.

12. Click Next.

    Note

    Click Close-Workflow to end the process.

13. In Selected Collector/Fetcher panel, enter all the necessary values.

    Note

    Refer to the Configuration section for details on how to create collectors/fetchers.

14. Select Create Task for This Operation? to create a task for the operation.

15. Select Navigate to The Tasks Page? to go to the Tasks page after completing the operation.

16. Click Confirm. Click Download Report to save the summary of the tasks in PDF.

    Note

    You can continue to add new collectors and fetchers or click Close-Workflow to end the process.