Centralized Windows log server

billymitchell

Does anybody here know of any good freeware tools that I could use to centralize logging to one server?
Microsoft dont do one apparently, but it seems to be the kind of thing that you would expect somebody out there has implemented already!!

bhickey

Depending on your options (e.g. Windows/Linux server) for where you're actually going to log everything to then syslog-ng might suit.

billymitchell

Are you sure that app can handle windows logs??

bhickey

billymitchell wrote: »

Are you sure that app can handle windows logs??

There is a server and a client. There's a choice of clients that you can use on Windows. Have a look at 'The syslog-ng Agent for Windows 3.1 Administrator Guide' here

BaconZombie

I'll looking to roll out Splunk in work ASAP.

billymitchell

Thanks, I'll have a look at them softwares later on today.

CptSternn

billymitchell wrote: »

Does anybody here know of any good freeware tools that I could use to centralize logging to one server?
Microsoft dont do one apparently, but it seems to be the kind of thing that you would expect somebody out there has implemented already!!

They do. Check out SCOM.

I prefer OpenView by HP but many large networks run both, if their servers are not all HP.

Asok

Another vote for splunk here, Costs are a bit high if your doing heavy duty stuff but as an application it rocks.