Report Descriptions and Configuration

Messages by Facility Syslog Report

ID: messages-by-facility

Chart: None

This report specification will generate a report showing the number of messages logged to each facility.

This report doesn't have any parameters.

Messages by Level Syslog Report

ID: messages-by-level

Chart: None

This report specification will generate a report showing the number of messages logged to each syslog level.

This report doesn't have any parameters.

Messages by Period Syslog Report

ID: messages-by-period

Chart: None

This report specification will generate a report showing the number of messages logged by configurable time period.

Parameters

period

The period used to aggregate the events.

Defaults to 1h.

Summary Syslog Report

ID: syslog-summary

Chart: None

This report specification will generate a report showing some summary statistics on the total number of messages, processes and hosts.

This report doesn't have any parameters.

Top Hosts Syslog Report

ID: top-hosts

Chart: None

This report specification will generate a report showing the hosts that logged the most messages.

Parameters

hosts_to_show

The number of hosts to include in the report.

Defaults to 10.

Top Messages by Period Syslog Report

ID: top-messages-by-period

Chart: None

This report specification will generate a report showing the messages logged most often during each period. The number of messages to include as well as the period over which events are aggregated are configurable.

Parameters

messages_to_show

The number of messages to include for each period in the report.

Defaults to 10.

period

The period used to aggregate the events.

Defaults to 1h.

Top Messages by Process Syslog Report

ID: top-messages-by-process

Chart: None

This report specification will generate a report showing the the messages that were logged the most number of times by each process. The number of messages to display and the number of processes to include in the report are customizable.

Parameters

processes_to_show

The number of processes to include in the report.

Defaults to 30.

messages_to_show

The number of messages to include for each process in the report.

Defaults to 10.

Top Messages Syslog Report

ID: top-messages

Chart: None

This report specification will generate a report showing the the messages that were logged the most number of times. The number of messages to display is customizable.

Parameters

messages_to_show

The number of messages to include in the report.

Defaults to 50.

Top Processes by Period Syslog Report

ID: top-processes-by-period

Chart: None

This report specification will generate a report showing the processes that logged the most messages during each period. The number of process to include as well as the period over which events are aggregated are configurable.

Parameters

processes_to_show

The number of processes to include for each period in the report.

Defaults to 10.

period

The period used to aggregate the events.

Defaults to 1h.

Top Processes Syslog Report

ID: top-processes

Chart: None

This report specification will generate a report showing the processes that logged the most messages.

Parameters

processes_to_show

The number of processes to include in the report.

Defaults to 10.