Windows

Before installing the agent on the operating systems we support below, you need to download the certificate according to the instructions at Initialize Certificate . The download file will contain the certificates used to authenticate with the vMonitor Logs system. Use this information with the instructions below to complete Agent for Log setup.

Setting

Determine the type of agent you want to install and follow that agent's instructions below:

Filebeat

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cd C:\filebeat-8.7.1-windows-x86_64
.\filebeat.exe -c .\filebeat.yml
  • In which: In the filebeat.yml file, we have set up the example in the download certificate folder as below to push the content of file C:\agent.log to the system.

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filebeat.inputs:
- type: log
  paths:
    - C:\agent.log

output.kafka:
  hosts: ["$BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS"]
  topic: $TOPIC
  partition.round_robin:
    reachable_only: false
  required_acks: 1
  compression: gzip
  max_message_bytes: 1000000
  ssl.certificate_authorities:
    - $PATH_FILE_VNG_TRUST_PEM
  ssl.certificate: $PATH_FILE_USER_CER_PEM
  ssl.key: $PATH_FILE_USER_KEY_PEM
  ssl.verification_mode: "none"
logging.level: info
logging.to_files: true
logging.files:
  path: /var/log/filebeat
  name: filebeat
  keepfiles: 7
  permissions: 0644

In there:

  • At inputthe path to the log file

  • At output, the variables you need to fill in are taken from the certificate download step above:

    • $BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS, $TOPICtaken from file info.md

    • $PATH_FILE_VNG_TRUST_PEM,$PATH_FILE_USER_CER_PEM,$PATH_FILE_USER_KEY_PEMis the path to the file VNG.trust.pem user.cer.pem user.key.pem

Install a service that runs in the background:

On powershell when entering the filebeat path

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.\install-service-filebeat.ps1

We recommend that you try running it manually first to identify the problem if there is any.

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cd C:\filebeat-8.7.1-windows-x86_64
.\filebeat.exe -c .\filebeat.yml

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filebeat.inputs:
- type: log
  paths:
    - C:\agent.log

output.kafka:
  hosts: ["$BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS"]
  topic: $TOPIC
  partition.round_robin:
    reachable_only: false
  required_acks: 1
  compression: gzip
  max_message_bytes: 1000000
  ssl.certificate_authorities:
    - $PATH_FILE_VNG_TRUST_PEM
  ssl.certificate: $PATH_FILE_USER_CER_PEM
  ssl.key: $PATH_FILE_USER_KEY_PEM
  ssl.verification_mode: "none"
logging.level: info
logging.to_files: true
logging.files:
  path: /var/log/filebeat
  name: filebeat
  keepfiles: 7
  permissions: 0644

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.\install-service-filebeat.ps1

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