topic Re: XML API user-id connected server in Automation/API Discussions

XML API user-id connected server

mark_miller — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:28:24 GMT

i have successfully setup the XML API using the example provided in the documentation and it is working fine.

i used kiwi syslog and vb script.

when monitoring using the User-ID agent (version 4.1.5-1) i notice that my Active Directory servers how as connected but my one syslog server shows disconnected with hundreds of entries each having a different port. it is almost like each time the script runs a new connection is made and then disconnected.

here is an example :

Server TYpe Status

10.240.2.68:61409 XML API Disconnected (XML API)

10.240.2.68:61665 XML API Disconnected (XML API)

10.240.2.68:61921 XML API Disconnected (XML API)

is this normal or is there a way to keep one connection open for the syslog server?

thanks

Re: XML API user-id connected server

cviaud — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:59:40 GMT

Hi,

This is how Kiwi syslog works:

- Match a line

- Execute a script

if you don't want a new connection each time, you have to write another script that stay connected to the Agent

and you have to modify the current script to publish the User/IP Mapping to the local script instead the UID agent.

Please note that the UID-Agent can support up to 100 simultaneous connection and if a connection is up 10 min without any message, the connection will be dropped (you can send some keepalive if you want).

Re: XML API user-id connected server

panda88 — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:41:15 GMT

Hi Mark Miller,

Did you successfully setup the XML API with Kiwi Syslog and managed to get UID Agent updated the ip-user-mapping? Do you mind to share how do you did it?

I had setup the Kiwi Syslog with the VB script but it doesn't work. Thanks in advance.