Dell EMC Avamar for VMware 19.7 User Guide

Configuring Log Forwarding Agents

Follow this procedure to configure Log Forwarding Agents (LFAs).

1. Log in as admin to the proxy that will be configured to forward log messages to the Log Central Reporting Service (LCRS).
2. Switch user to root by running the following command:
   su -
3. Type the following command:
   /usr/local/avamarclient/etc/proxylfa_setup.sh

   The following appears:

   Avamar VMware Log Forwarding Agent Setup
   Main Menu
   ---------
   1) Setup LCRS IP address
   2) Enable Avamar VMware Log Forwarding Agent cron job
   3) Disable Avamar VMware Log Forwarding Agent cron job
   4) quit
   Your choice: 

4. Enter 1 at the prompt to enter the IP address of the Avamar utility node or AVE running the Log Central Reporting Service (LCRS).
5. Enter 2 at the prompt to enable the LFA cron job.
   The cron job forwards the logs from the proxy to the LCRS every 10 minutes.
6. Enter 4 at the prompt to exit the program.