Examples

Introduction

The standard Veduta install comes with a set of examples for different scenarios and platforms.

The examples are installed in the examples directory under the Veduta installation directory. To run, type the following in the Veduta installation directory:

> java -jar -veduta-complete.jar -d {example name} -webserver

e.g.

> java -jar -veduta-complete.jar -d examples\appservers -webserver

and run the corresponding client in another window. e.g.

> java -jar -veduta-complete.jar -d examples\appservers -client

If you are running the Veduta client on a different machine, then change the server configuration in the client veduta.xml to point to the host that the server is running on. e.g.

<system>
  <db type="memory" oldest="14"/>
  <network>
    <server>insert server name here</server>
    <port>3055</port>
  </network>
</system>

The examples are fully functional and useful to look at for configurations for reading log files and generating reports for these. You may wish to browse through these whilst reading the configuration instructions. Examples exist for all platforms, though some examples are platform specific (e.g. the Linux example) or application specific (e.g. the Apache example).

The examples run off dated log files. These logs will be dated up to the date you downloaded Veduta. To view the historical reports, simply view the latest report and step back day by day.

Packaged Examples

examples\appservers
This example generates reports for a set of web servers, application servers and databases.
examples\linux
This example will run on a Linux box and generate reports for system log messages and xinetd logs. This works with a SUSE distribution. Note that you may have to modify paths to the appropriate logs in consumers.xml and change the read access on these files (chmod +r ...).
examples\macosx
This example will run on a MacOS X box and generate reports for system log messages and the secure logs.
examples\apache
This example will run on a Linux box and generate reports for Apache webserver access/error log messages. Apache installs will often be in different places for different distributions, so please check the location/accessibility of your Apache files.
examples\ntevents
This example will run on a Windows box and generate reports for the NT event logs - particularly the Application, System and Security logs. Note that you have to be appropriately permissioned to read the NT Security logs.

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