.. index:: Features Features ======== Complete Windows Event Monitoring --------------------------------- RSyslog Windows Agent automatically monitors Windows Event Logs. All Event Logs including the Windows 2000 specific extensions are fully processed. Application log file monitoring provides support for virtually any application that logs to a text file like Web server log files, Oracle error logs files or Windows application log files (like the DHCP log files). External Events --------------- Events are accepted via a standard Syslog server and hence all of the Syslog-enabled devices can be included. This includes popular devices like routers and switches as well as printers and a large number of UNIX / Linux based systems and applications. Virtually all currently existing network devices support Syslog – so the RSyslog Windows Agent can act as a relay host for them. To reach an even broader device range, RSyslog Windows Agent not only supports standard compatible Syslog but also it supports popular extensions like Syslog over. Powerful Event Processing ------------------------- RSyslog Windows Agent is powerful and flexible rule engine processes all events based on a configured set of actions. An unlimited number of rules and actions allows tailoring to the specific needs. Zero-Impact Monitoring ---------------------- RSyslog Windows Agent has no noticeable impact on system resources. It is specifically written with minimal resource usage in mind. In typical scenarios, its footprint is barely traceable. This ensures it can also be installed on heavily loaded servers. Robustness ---------- RSyslog Windows Agent is written to perform robust even under unusual circumstances. The reliability of the product is proven due to its technology since 1996. Ease of Use ----------- RSyslog Windows Agent is easy to install and configure. Comprehensive step-by-step guides and wizards help administrators with setting up even complex systems. Firewall Support ---------------- Does your security policy enforce you to use non-standard ports? RSyslog Windows Agent can be configured to send/listen on any TCP/IP port for Syslog messages. Syslog Support -------------- Windows Event Messages can be forwarded using standard Syslog protocol. Windows severity classes are mapped to the corresponding Syslog classes. Codes are fully supported. Send Syslog Test Message ------------------------ The rsyslog Agent client comes with "Send Syslog Test Message". This option enables you to check if Syslog Messages being sent properly to the destination or not. IPv6 ---- Support for IPv6 is available in all network related facilities of the engine. All network related actions will automatically detect IPv6 and IPv4 target addresses if configured. You can also use DNS resolution to resolve valid IPv6 addresses. Network related Services can either use IPv4 or IPv6 as internet protocol. In order to support both protocols, you will need to create two services. Runs on a large Variety of Windows Systems ------------------------------------------ Windows 2019/2016/2012/10/8/2008 (R2)/7/Vista/2008/2003/2003 (R2)/XP/2000; Workstation or Server – MonitorWare Agent runs on all of them. Support for Windows 2000 and other EOL operating systems is only partially available. Only a minimal service installation may be possible. More details: :doc:`Information for a Mass Rollout <../gettingstarted/informationforamassrollout>` Multi-Language Client --------------------- The RSyslog Windows Agent client comes with multiple languages ready to go. Out of the box English, Japanese and German are supported. Languages can be switched instantly. Language settings are user-specific; so multiple users on the same machine can use different languages. Friendly and Customizable User Interface ---------------------------------------- New Skinning feature has been added to RSyslog Windows Agent Client. New Cloning feature added to RSyslog Windows Agent Client helps to clone a Ruleset, a Rule, an Action or a Service with one mouse click. Move up and Move down function has been added for Actions in the RSyslog Windows Agent Client. Wizards have been enhanced for creating Actions, Services and RuleSets. And other minute changes! Handling for low-memory cases ----------------------------- RSyslog Windows Agent allocates some emergency memory on startup. If the system memory limit is reached, it releases the emergency memory and locks the queue. That means not more items can be queued, this prevents a crash of the Agent and the queue is still being processed. Many other positions in the code have been hardened against out of memory scenarios. Multithreaded Queue Engine -------------------------- The Action processing engine is multithread enabled, which means that the overall processing performance will increase in larger environments and RSyslog Windows Agent will benefit from SMP machines.