All features are configured with the EventSentry management console. You can launch the management console by clicking on the EventSentry Management icon on the desktop or Programs Folder, or by launching the file eventsentry_gui.exe.
Computer Groups Contains all monitored hosts, including servers, workstations and network devices, with the group icon reflecting the type of the group. EventSentry supports many different group types, including regular groups, ActiveDirectory-integrated, heartbeat-only groups and remote update groups.
Packages The main configuration is performed with packages, and EventSentry distinguishes between Event Log, Log File, System Health and Compliance Tracking packages.
Some package type only apply to Windows (e.g. Event Log, Log Files, Compliance Tracking), where as some System Health objects (e.g. disk space, inventory, processes) apply to Non-Windows hosts as well.
Actions Actions is where EventSentry will send collected data an alerts. Most configured packages usually reference one or more actions.
Event Viewer The built-in event viewer is a light-weight event viewer which can help create and test event log filter rules, and also includes some features not found in the Windows event viewer.
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