Installing CA Enterprise Log Manager - CA Technologies

Chapter 6: Configuring Event CollectionThis section contains the following topics:Installing Agents (see page 139)Using the Agent Explorer (see page 140)Configuring the Default Agent (see page 141)Example: Enable Direct Collection Using the ODBCLogSensor (see page 143)Example: Enable Direct Collection Using the WinRMLinuxLogSensor (see page149)View and Control Agent or Connector Status (see page 153)Installing AgentsWith separate installations for specific platforms, CA Enterprise Log Manageragents provide the transport layer for getting events from event sources to theCA Enterprise Log Manager server's event log store. Agents use connectors tocollect event logs from different event sources. The following diagram shows theinteractions between agents and the CA Enterprise Log Manager server:After you install an agent on an event source, you can configure one or moreconnectors to collect events from event sources such as devices, applications,operating systems, and databases. The examples in the diagram includeconnectors for CA Access Control and an Oracle database. You typically will installonly one agent per host server or event source, but you can configure more thanone type of connector on that agent. You can use the Agent Explorer that is partof the CA Enterprise Log Manager server to control agents and to configure andto control connectors on an agent. The Agent Explorer also allows you to createagent groups for easier management and control.Chapter 6: Configuring Event Collection 139