1 00:00:00,920 --> 00:00:06,650 Solar winds have a number of tools that you'll find very useful, the tool that I'm going to look at 2 00:00:06,650 --> 00:00:09,160 here is the kiwi Syslog server. 3 00:00:09,530 --> 00:00:12,140 This is a lightweight Syslog server. 4 00:00:13,890 --> 00:00:20,340 For a larger network and more options, you'll probably want to look at Network Performance Monitor, which 5 00:00:20,340 --> 00:00:21,270 I'll show you in a moment. 6 00:00:23,140 --> 00:00:26,560 You can download a free trial of the Kiwi Syslog server. 7 00:00:27,710 --> 00:00:34,910 It has a lot of great features, including centrally managed Syslog and SNMP traps, you can receive 8 00:00:34,910 --> 00:00:42,320 real-time alerts based on Syslog messages automatically respond to Syslog messages, store in archive your 9 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:50,180 logs scheduled a generation of Syslog reports via email and monitor and manage your logs from a Web console. 10 00:00:50,570 --> 00:00:58,880 This is going to be a lot easier than trying to do it using the console of a Cisco router or even 11 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:00,710 the buffer of a Cisco router. 12 00:01:01,550 --> 00:01:07,850 I'll put a link to the software below this video to learn how to use Syslog server, download a free 13 00:01:07,850 --> 00:01:11,720 trial and then you can get it running with GNS3 14 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:17,060 as an example. In this example, I have a Windows 7 PC that I'm going to install 15 00:01:17,060 --> 00:01:21,770 the kiwi syslog server on, under the settings of the server 16 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:27,740 I have configured the network adapter to use my localhost only. 17 00:01:29,230 --> 00:01:35,530 That's because I want to connect to GNS3, under Edit preferences. 18 00:01:37,810 --> 00:01:46,420 In this example I'm using VMware, so under VMware, VMware VMS, I'll select New and I'm going 19 00:01:46,420 --> 00:01:56,830 to select the tools VM and click edit and under network I'm going to allow GNS3 to use any 20 00:01:56,830 --> 00:02:00,480 configured VMware adapter, click OK. 21 00:02:03,050 --> 00:02:06,050 Under my devices now I have this tools 22 00:02:07,150 --> 00:02:09,580 win 7 PC, 23 00:02:10,770 --> 00:02:13,110 which I'll add to the topology. 24 00:02:14,630 --> 00:02:23,600 I'll connect it in this example to write a one on first Ethernet, one zero to the Ethernet port of 25 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:26,480 that PC, which I'll now start up. 26 00:02:27,770 --> 00:02:34,510 GNS3 automatically starts up the VM in VMware workstation or if you're using virtual box it would start it 27 00:02:34,510 --> 00:02:35,530 up in virtual box. 28 00:02:36,460 --> 00:02:37,870 So my VM is booting up, 29 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:41,690 there it is. 30 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:43,550 I'm going to go to settings. 31 00:02:45,090 --> 00:02:53,100 Go to options, shared folders, and I'm going to enable a shared folder to my downloads directory 32 00:02:53,370 --> 00:02:55,980 on my local Windows machine. 33 00:02:58,010 --> 00:03:04,340 If you don't want to watch the full process, skip ahead to the next video to watch the actual integration 34 00:03:04,340 --> 00:03:09,980 between Cisco and Kiwi Syslog, or if you want to see the installation process, continue watching 35 00:03:09,980 --> 00:03:10,820 this video. 36 00:03:12,630 --> 00:03:21,420 So here's my June three download directory, I'm going to open up the Kiwi Syslog file. 37 00:03:23,030 --> 00:03:27,440 In this case, I'm going to copy the Kiwi Syslog server to my desktop, 38 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:29,500 unzip it 39 00:03:33,830 --> 00:03:40,010 and then I'm going to run the executable file, say yes to install the software. 40 00:03:43,770 --> 00:03:50,370 You should read the terms and conditions, and if you want to continue, click, I agree, you can install 41 00:03:50,370 --> 00:03:53,100 it as a service or install it as an application. 42 00:03:53,670 --> 00:03:58,440 Installing it as a service means you don't have to log in to Windows to start the service. 43 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:01,700 It also allows you to manage the interface through a GUI. 44 00:04:02,190 --> 00:04:03,330 So I'm going to go with that, 45 00:04:03,570 --> 00:04:05,510 go with a local system account. 46 00:04:06,180 --> 00:04:08,040 You can install a web interface. 47 00:04:09,020 --> 00:04:16,970 I'm going to enable that click next and basically just follow the prompts to install the software on 48 00:04:16,970 --> 00:04:22,580 my Windows VM, which is now connected to my GNS3 environment. 49 00:04:25,070 --> 00:04:29,210 In this case, .net is required, so .net is being installed 50 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:37,260 and my Kiwi Syslog server installation can begin. 51 00:04:40,300 --> 00:04:46,120 Now if I want to install the Web server I need to install some prerequisites, I'm going to click 52 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:53,500 finish in this example just to get the installation completed so that I can demonstrate the capturing 53 00:04:53,500 --> 00:05:00,160 of Syslog messages from the Cisco routers to the Kiwi Syslog server. 54 00:05:02,580 --> 00:05:05,010 So here's the main installation 55 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:14,000 and I'm just going to choose all the options, including starting the local Web server, I'll set a very 56 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:17,240 secure password of Cisco in this example 57 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:25,030 and click install. Now the installation would be a lot simpler if I didn't install all the options in 58 00:05:25,030 --> 00:05:28,660 this example, I wanted to install multiple options, including a web interface. 59 00:05:28,990 --> 00:05:32,020 So the installation process is slightly longer. 60 00:05:37,700 --> 00:05:41,390 In this case, I have to reboot, so I'm going to reboot the server.