Comtech EF Data MIDAS Event Log Viewer - Manual (Page 5)

MIDAS Event Log Viewer
On-line User Guide
OVERVIEW
Comtech EF Data’s MIDAS Event Log Viewer was created to simplify the usage and
management of Event Log’s by providing the user with a simple graphical interface
combined with sophisticated database features.
With the introduction of MIDAS version 4.3, event logging can either remain the simple
text based mechanism that existed in earlier versions of MIDAS, or a more
sophisticated and manageable approach can be used. The new approach captures all
of the SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) Event Traps from the MIDAS
system via the MIDAS Logger service and writes them to an ODBC / SQL (Open
Database Connectivity / Structured Query Language) compliant database included with
MIDAS 4.3. This database engine is 100% compatible with Microsoft’s SQL Server
product (Version 7.0 and Version 2000).
MIDAS
Controller
Ethernet (SNMP over IP)
Database
Server w/
MIDAS Logger
Administrator’s PC
w/ MIDAS Event
Log Viewer
Loaded Apps:
- MSDE
- MIDAS Logger
Loaded Apps:
- MIDAS Event
Log Viewer
Loaded Apps:
- MIDAS
Controller
The average MIDAS installation should be able to store in excess of one year’s data in
the logs before any data purging activities are necessary. The system will begin to
purge data after the database has accumulated 1.6 Million event records.
Providing a method to store and analyze data over significant periods of time enables a
MIDAS System Administrator to spot trends and troubleshoot problems more efficiently.
Overview
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