Steps to configure external applications

Configuring ManageEngine Password Manager Pro

Here are the steps to configure Password Manager Pro.

1. Login to Password Manager Pro.
2. Navigate to Audit -> Resource Audit -> Audit Actions -> Configure Resource Audit. Enable the Generate Syslog option for all operations and click Save.
3. Navigate to Audit -> User Audit -> Audit Actions -> Configure User Audit. Enable the Generate Syslog option for all operations and click Save.
4. Navigate to Admin -> Integration -> SNMP Traps / Syslog Settings and click Syslog Collector.
• Enter the EventLog Server name and a port that the EventLog Analyzer instance is listening to.
• Select the protocol (UDP/TCP) and a facility name. Click Save.

Configuring ManageEngine OpManager

The following are the steps to configure ManageEngine OpManager.

1. Login to OpManager.
2. Navigate to Settings -> Notifications.
3. Click Add.

Profile Type

Select Syslog Profile and enter the following details.

• Destination Host - EventLog Analyzer server name or IP address.
• Destination Port - Any port that the EventLog Analyzer instance is listening to.
• Severity and Facility must be the default values i.e. $severity and kernel.

For EventLog Analyzer to parse logs from OpManager, the message variables in the syslog profile of OpManager should be entered in the following format:

Mandatory message variables

• ALARM_MESSAGE:$message
• ALARM_ID:$alarmid
• ALARM_CODE:$alarmid

Other important message variables

• ALARM_SOURCE:$displayName
• ALARM_CATEGORY:$category
• ALARM_SEVERITY:$stringseverity
• ALARM_TRIGGER_TIME:$strModTime
• ALARM_EVENT_TYPE:$eventType
• Entity: $entity
• Last Polled Value: $lastPolledValue
4. Click Next.

Criteria

• Click on the Criteria check-box.
• Enable the notification for all severities and click Next.

Device Selection

• Select the By Device option and select all the devices listed under Remaining Devices and click Next.

Schedule

• You don't have to configure anything in this section. Click Next.

Preview

• Enter a profile name and click Save.
Note: If the same machine is running two or more ManageEngine products, ensure the following:
• The ports used by the products are unique.
• The EventLog Analyzer port receiving logs from OpManager and Password Manager Pro is not used by other ManageEngine products.