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JP1 Version 12 JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 Configuration Guide


3.3 Procedure for configuring operation log acquisition

This is a management server setup item.

You can log user operations in a log. Operation logs enable you to keep track of files that enter or leave the system, and to identify computers on which suspicious operations have been performed.

Note that you can obtain operation logs on computers that are managed online (agents for Windows).

Tip

You must set whether to record operation logs during setup and in the security policy. To record operation logs, in addition to this setting, enable the setting for recording operation logs in the security policy. You can also set the types of operation logs you want to record in the security policy.

Important

If you set that operation logs are not to be recorded during management server setup, the operation logs for a computer are not saved even when you enable the setting for recording operation logs in the security policy.

Important

On a computer running Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2012, do not specify the following folders during setup:

  • Folders under system-drive:\program files\WindowsApps

  • Folders in storage areas created by virtual provisioning

To specify settings for obtaining operation logs:

  1. Log on to the OS as a user with administrator permissions.

  2. On the Windows Start menu, select All Programs, JP1_IT Desktop Management 2 - Manager, Tools, and Setup.

  3. In the Setup window, click the Next button.

  4. In the Select a Setup view, select Settings Modification, and then click the Next button.

  5. Continue to click the Next button until the Operation Log Settings view opens.

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  6. Select the Use Operation log check box, and then click the Next button.

  7. If you intend to store operation log data, in the window that appears, select the Store the operation logs check box, and specify the storage folder in Operation log backup folder. You can also specify the user name and password for connecting to the storage folder as needed.

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  8. Click the Next button.

  9. In the window that appears, set the following items:

    • Total Managed Nodes

      Specify the approximate number of computers for which you want to obtain operation logs.

    • Maximum number of days for which the operation logs are to be stored in the database

      Specify the number of days for which to store (Automatically and Manually) operation log data in the database. The default is 60 days. If you have configured the system to automatically acquire operation log data, by default, 30 days of user operation logs are stored in the folder specified in Database folder for the operation logs. You can change the length of time for which automatically acquired operation log data is stored in the Operation Log Settings area.

    • Required capacity

      This value is calculated automatically based on the values specified in Total Managed Nodes and Maximum number of days for which operation logs are to be stored in the database.

      The formula is as follows:

      Total Managed Nodes x Maximum number of days for which operation logs are to be stored in the database x 1.52 (Megabyte)

      If the result of the calculation is smaller than Maximum number of days for which operation logs are to be stored in the database x 1.5 (Gigabyte). The following formula is used:

      Maximum number of days for which operation logs are to be stored in the database x 1.5 (Gigabyte)

      The Required Capacity value is used as the default value of the Warning threshold and Error threshold for the free space of the operation log database folder.

      The Warning threshold and Error threshold can be changed in the configuration file (jdn_manager_config.conf).

    • Operation log database

      Specify the folder in which you want to create the database for saving the operation logs.

    Tip

    The Maximum number of days for which operation logs are to be stored in the database and Required capacity values are approximate. The number of days you can import operation logs and the disk capacity that is used vary according to the number of devices actually managed and the amount of logged information.

  10. Click the Next button.

  11. If you want to increase the database cache size to improve search performance for operation log data, specify the cache to add in the view that appears.

    We recommend approximately 1 GB for every 2,500 managed computers.

  12. Click the Next button.

  13. Continue to click the Next button until the Confirm Setup Settings view opens.

  14. In the Confirm Setup Settings view, check the settings, and then click the Next button.

    A dialog to confirm that Remote Install Manager and JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Asset Console have been stopped is displayed. After confirming, click the OK button. In the cluster system, make the cluster resources associated with the services displayed in the dialog offline, and then click the OK button.

  15. In the Setup for Distribution by Using Remote Install Manager view, click the OK button.

    Setup starts, and a dialog box indicating the progress appears. When the setup finishes, the Setup Complete view opens.

  16. In the Setup Complete view, click the OK button.

Operation logs are now available.

Important

If you want to change a setting related to operation logs after operation logs have been obtained, you cannot set a value smaller than the current value in Total Managed Nodes and Maximum number of days for which the operation logs are to be stored in the database.