Create New Profile field descriptions

Last Updated : May 25, 2014 |
Use this page to create a new log harvesting profile for harvesting log messages from the log files for one or more products. The files can reside on one or more servers.
Prolog information
Name
Description
Profile Name
The name of the log harvesting profile.
Profile Description
A brief description of the profile. This is an optional field.
Host Name
The host name of the server on which products are installed.
Product
The products for which you can harvest logs.
Directories
A list of directories that contains the log files for the selected product.
Files
The log files that you can harvest for the selected product.
File Name Filter
The text on which to filter the log file names that display under the selected directory. For example: If you select the directory /a/b/c and enter com in the File Name Filter field, the harvest operation for this profile harvests the log files that are in the directory /a/b/c. The log files contain com in the file name. The field does not support wild cards.
Button
Description
+
Add another log harvesting request for a product.
–
Delete a log harvesting request for the product.
Commit
Commits the filter criteria for the selected directories.
Save Profile
Saves the new profile and settings for harvesting requests in the database.
Cancel Profile
Cancel the profile request.