Step 2: Launch events processing

You are now required to define the event sources i.e. the computers from which events will be collected.

Screenshot 8 - Quick Start Dialog

From the Quick Start dialog three different types options can be selected:

1. Process events – local computer: This option defines the local computer as the events source machine. This option is highly recommended for first time users who want to gather events on the machine where GFI EventsManager is installed.

2. Process events – selected machines: This option defines a specific range of networked machines as the events sources. This option is recommended for first time users who want to gather information on a wide range of networked computers.

3. Customize: This advanced option enables you to customize different types of events or different types of sources (e.g. Syslog and SNMP Trap processing) and is recommended for advanced users.

Processing events from the local computer

To process event logs from the local machine:

1. From the Quick Start Dialog, click Process events – local computer. GFI EventsManager will start to collect events from the local machine immediately.

Screenshot 9 – Events processed from local machine

On completion, the number of events that have been processed is displayed in the information bar as illustrated in the screenshot above.

Refer to ‘Analyzing events and generating reports’ section in this manual to learn more about the next steps.

Processing events from selected machines

Screenshot 10 – Process events from selected machines

To collect event logs from selected machines:

1. From the Quick Start Dialog, click Process events – selected machines. This will bring up the ‘Add New Event Sources’ wizard.

2. Specify the name/IP of the new event source and click Add. Repeat until you have specified all the event sources to add to this group.
NOTE: To import the list of event sources from a text file click Import button. To select event sources from a list, click Select button.

3. Click Finish to finalize settings. GFI EventsManager will collect events from the configured sources immediately after clicking Finish.

Screenshot 11 – Events processed from selected machines

On completion, the number of events processed is displayed in the bottom bar as illustrated in the screenshot above.

Refer to the ‘Analyze events and generate reports’ section in this manual to learn more about the next steps.