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Overview: 

          NXLOG is used to process the collected information and send it on to the OTM CCE.

         

Configuration process:

          Login on MS Exchange server

          Download the latest version of nxlog. It is easiest to choose the Windows msi file which includes an installer.

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## This is a sample configuration file. See the nxlog reference manual about the
## configuration options. It should be installed locally and is also available
## online at http://nxlog.org/nxlog-docs/en/nxlog-reference-manual.html

## Please set the ROOT to the folder your nxlog was installed into,
## otherwise it will not start.

#define ROOT C:\Program Files\nxlog
define ROOT C:\Program Files (x86)\nxlog


Moduledir %ROOT%\modules
CacheDir %ROOT%\data
Pidfile %ROOT%\data\nxlog.pid
SpoolDir %ROOT%\data
LogFile %ROOT%\data\nxlog.log


<Extension syslog>
Module xm_syslog
</Extension>

define BASEDIR C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\TransportRoles\Logs\MessageTracking

<Input in_exchange>
Module im_file
File '%BASEDIR%\MSGTRK*-*.LOG'
SavePos TRUE
Exec if $raw_event =~ /HealthMailbox/ drop();
Exec if $raw_event =~ /^#/ drop();
</Input>



<Output out_exchange>
Module om_udp
Host 137.125.242.105CCE_IP_ADDRESS
Port 514
Exec $SyslogFacilityValue = 2;
Exec $SourceName = 'exchange_msgtrk_log_V14';
Exec to_syslog_bsd();

</Output>

<Route 1>
Path in_exchange => out_exchange
</Route>


Verification:

Can validate the success of configuration either on UI or on CCE server.

  • Verification through UI

1.Open UI >>Systems


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2. Dropdown systems and go inside logs and flows collection status.



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3. Under the Source device IP address section the device configured will reflect.

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  • Verification Through CCE server

“sudo tcpdump -i any host 514 and host <IP address> -AAA” command should be ran on CCE server to check wheather or not we are getting logs .