To get data from remote XpoLog/PortX forwarders, configure an XpoLog XPLG Listener account:
- Go to Manager > left panel Data > Listen to Data. The Listeners management console opens.
- Add XpoLog account, for each account the following should be configured:
- Name: the name of the Listener account
- Description: the description of the Listener account
- Listening Node: the node in the cluster which will listen to the messages received from remote XpoLog instances/agents (appears only if a XpoLog cluster is deployed)
- Token: a unique token that is identified with this listener and must be included in the used URL when forwarding data to this account - the token ensures only permitted devices send data and also tags the sent data to the desired XpoLog listener in XpoLog
- Advanced Settings:
General Information:
Enabled: determine whether this account is enabled or not
Dynamic Log Creation Configuration:
Parent Folder: the parent folder which all logs from this listener will be place under in XpoLog Folders and Logs tree
Collection Policy: the collection policy which will be associated to all logs from this listener (used mainly for storage location and data retention)
Listener Data:
Listener Data Location: the location which data will be stored to, by default XpoLog stores it in its data directory
Indexing Node: the node in the cluster which will index the received Syslog messages (appears only if a XpoLog cluster is deployed)
Indexing Interval: the frequency in which received Syslog messages are indexed - Save the account.
- Data received to the XpoLog listener account will be created under the configured parent folder and will be available for searching, reporting and alerting