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Chapter 14 Configuring AAA Devices
Install and Configure the PN Log Agent
Upgrade PN Log Agent to a Newer Version
You can determine which version of the PN Log Agent is running on your server by selecting Help >
About in the PN Log Agent Configuration dialog box. This program is updated independently of the
MARS Appliance software updates. Therefore, the version number does not correspond to any release
of the MARS Appliance software.
Note
Beginning with the 4.1.3 release of the pnLog agent, the agent requires a minimum of Cisco Security
Monitoring, Analysis, and Response System, release 4.1.3 running on the appliances to which it is
reporting in order to operate correctly.
To upgrade to the new PN Log Agent from an existing installation, you must perform the following
steps:
Step 1
On the Cisco Secure ACS or syslog server where PN Log Agent is running, uninstall the old agent.
a.
To uninstall the old agent, click
Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs
.
b.
Select
PnLogAgent
in the list of currently installed programs, and click
Remove
.
c.
Select
Yes
to confirm the removal.
Step 2
Reboot the server.
Step 3
Install the new agent. You can download this tool from the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/cs-mars-misc
Step 4
Re-configure the new agent, specifying the list of files and IP address of the MARS Appliance, etc.
For information on configuring the pnLog Agent, see
Install and Configure the PN Log Agent, page
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Application Log Messages for the PN Log Agent
The PN Log Agent service writes events to the Application Log of Event Viewer on the Cisco Secure
ACS server. The agent, identified in the log messages as PNLogAgentService, writes status messages,
such as successful service start and stop. It also writes error messages for incomplete configuration and
error conditions, such as when the service is out of memory.
Table 14-1
categories the types of messages that can occur and explains their affects on the PNLog Agent
service.