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Chapter 10. Windows Event Log Adapter
The adapter for the Microsoft Windows event log forwards events from a Windows
system to the event server. It is registered with the start-up configuration of
Windows 2000 or Windows NT so that the adapter is started with all the other
applications that are automatically started when Windows is started.
The adapter is a WIN32 process that reads events generated on a Windows 2000 or
Windows NT system, formats them according to the specification in the format
file, and forwards them using Winsock TCP/IP to an event server for further
processing.
Events are gathered from up to six Windows event logs (System, Application,
Security, DNS server, File Replication service, and Directory service) maintained by
the Windows Event Manager, and from any other ASCII log files residing on the
Windows 2000 or Windows NT system. The Windows event log adapter tracks the
messages read from the Windows event logs using up to six registry variables that
contain the most recent highest message read for the System, Application, Security,
DNS server, File Replication service, and Directory service logs, whether the
Windows event log adapter is running continuously or is restarted. You can alter
this behavior using the appropriate switches when the Windows event log adapter
is started.
Two versions of the Windows event log adapter are provided. One is built as a
Windows service, while the other is a WIN32 process that is a command line
interface version. Normally, you should run the Windows service version, since it
runs even when no user is logged in. The command line interface can be used to
help you view console messages for diagnostic purposes. Other than the
service-related differences, both versions perform identically.
This chapter describes how to configure and start the Windows event log adapter.
Adapter Files
The Windows event log adapter package consists of the following files:
README The readme file.
tecinstl_win.cmd
The adapter installation batch file.
instlsrv.exe The adapter installation assist executable file.
tecadwins.exe
The adapter service executable file.
tecad_win.exe
The adapter non-service executable file.
tecad_win.conf
The configuration file.
tecad_win.fmt
The format file.
tecad_win.cds The class definition statement (CDS) file.
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