Syslog Watcher

Powerful Syslog Server for Windows

Syslog Watcher is a syslog solution by SnmpSoft Company. With our syslog server you can:

• collect syslog messages from:
  • firewalls / switches / routers / modems
  • network hosts and servers (Windows, Unix, Linux, etc.)
  • syslog forwarders (e.g., from Windows EventLog)
  • any syslog enabled devices and software

• recognize some vendor-specific formats
• store syslog from entire network in one place
• view collected syslog anytime
• analyze syslog for troubleshooting
• export syslog to CSV or XML
• be notified of every new syslog message
• extract additional info from message contents
• generate syslog reports

Syslog Watcher 2.5 is released. What's new?

What Edition of Syslog Watcher Do You Need?

You need to monitor only one device at the same time (e.g., home-LAN switch or xDSL modem).	You need to collect syslog from many network devices with full-featured syslog server.	You need to have a powerful syslog server for a large network, that can work in 24/7 mode.
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Why Do You Need to Choose Syslog Watcher?

• Free lifetime upgrade
• Ready for IPv4 and IPv6 networks
• Supports syslog over UDP and over TCP (more reliable, e.g., for Cisco PIX/ASA)
• Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 / Vista / 2008 compatible
• Can explain the meaning of 14000+ syslog messages and recommend a response
  (if Vendor Pack add-on is installed)

See also Syslog Watcher Features and Benefits section for more details.

Syslog Watcher is a High-performance Syslog Server

Syslog Watcher stores the syslog messages in a special storage. It is a specially optimized type of database. The syslog storage is designed by taking into account the specific requirements of syslog server.
The diagram below shows the positive performance of the program. Syslog Watcher provides a comfortable work environment while displaying up to a million syslog messages.

Read the Syslog Watcher Performance Overview section for details.
How does it work? See the Inside Syslog Watcher section for more information.

Significant Advantage - Smart Syslog Parsing

The vendors of devices and program developers often do not follow the RFC3164 standard. In other words, syslog messages that a syslog server receives may not be correctly recognized based only on the specification. Especially, frequent cases have a non-standard format of the date and additional tag (e.g., origin-id).
Our pride is in the intellectual parser of syslog content. This syslog parser attempts to determine the type of syslog source and correctly handle many deviations from the standard.
We are constantly working to improve it. If you suppose that Syslog Watcher does not parse syslog from your sources correctly, please send us examples, and we will add support for it.
Learn more information about Syslog Protocol