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About this Guide

This Overview Guide introduces CA Enterprise Log Manager. It begins with quick tutorials that give you hands on experience with the product right away. The first tutorial walks you through getting a single-server CA Enterprise Log Manager up and running and viewing syslogs collected from UNIX devices in close network proximity. The second tutorial walks you through installing an agent on a Windows operating system, configuring log collection, and viewing resulting events logs. It then describes the major features and where to go to learn more. This guide is intended for all audiences.

A summary of the contents follows:

Section

Describes how to

About CA Enterprise Log Manager

Integrate CA Enterprise Log Manager into your current network environment

Quick Start Deployment

Install a single-server system, configure syslog event sources, update the syslog connector for the default agent, and view refined events

Windows Agent Deployment

Prepare for agent installation, install an agent for the Windows operating system, configure one connector for agent-based collection, update the event source, and view generated events

Key Capabilities

Benefit from key features, including log collection, log storage, compliance reporting and alerting

Learning More about CA Enterprise Log Manager

Get the information you need through tooltips, online help, and the documentation bookshelf

Note: For details on operating system support or system requirements, see the Release Notes. For step-by-step procedures on installing CA Enterprise Log Manager and performing initial configuration, see the Implementation Guide. For details on installing an agent, see the Agent Installation Guide. For details on using and maintaining the product, see the Administration Guide. For help on using any CA Enterprise Log Manager page, see the online help.