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• Can I disable the IPC$ share for a machine that is scanned by GFI EventsManager?

  AnswerNo, the IPC$ share is used when retrieving Microsoft Event logs remotely. This is also used by Microsoft s Event viewer when connecting to Event Logs remotely. Therefore, the IPC$ share is requi...

• Can I increase the quantity of events to be exported in GFI EventsManager 2012?

  AnswerEventsManager 2012 allows a maximum of 10,000 events to be exported to file at a time. It allows a maximum of 20,000 CSV files to be exported at a time.  There is currently no way to lift this l...

• Can I reduce the time between when an event happens and when I receive a notification in GFI EventsManager?

  AnswerEvent notifications are processed after events are collected from their source. For windows events, this time interval can be adjusted by following these instructions: Right click the Event Sour...

• Can I set up SQL auditing for the same Microsoft SQL Server that is hosting the GFI EventsManager database?

  Answer No. Performing SQL auditing on the same Microsoft SQL Server that is currently being used as database backend by GFI EventsManager will have a serious impact on the performance of the server, e...

• Cannot collect events from SQL 2014

  Versions / Builds AffectedAll versions StatusOpen TT / JIRAID543 How to IdentifySource events is a SQL Server 2014 Logs are showing: 2015-05-07, 11:01:26, 260, 9, 574, 538, info, SQLCollector.dll, Sen...

• Cannot collect events from Windows Vista, Server 2008, or Windows 7

  Answer PROBLEM GFI EventsManager cannot collect events from Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2008, R2 ENVIRONMENT GFI EventsManager installed on Microsoft Win...

• Changes made to copies of reports affect the original report

  Versions / Builds AffectedGFI EventsManager 2013 (builds: 20130606) StatusResolved Problem SummaryChanges made to a report that has been copied also changes the original report it was copied from. It ...

• Clicking the Apply Button in Events Browser View Edit Dialog Creates Duplicate Views

  Overview When clicking the apply button in Events Browser View edit dialog box multiples times, a duplicate of the view is saved and will appear in the list. Environment EventsManager 2012 build 20111...

• Changes made to reports using graphical charts are not saved

  Versions / Builds AffectedGFI EventsManager 2013 (build: 20130606) StatusOpen Problem SummaryWhen trying to make changes to EventsManager chart type reports, the changes are not saving when clicking A...

• Configuration Import/Export Is Not Importing File Storage Settings

  Overview When importing the configuration settings related to file storage are not imported. Environment EventsManager 2011 SR2 build 20110810 Resolution Confirm the following steps: The user exported...