Syslog Watcher - Powerful Syslog Server for Windows

Syslog Watcher is a syslog server from SnmpSoft Company. Using Syslog Watcher as your syslog solution you can:

• collect syslog messages from:
  • firewalls / switches / routers / modems
  • network hosts and servers (Windows, Unix, Linux, etc.)
  • syslog forwarders (to forward Windows Event Log to syslog server use Eventlog Inspector)
  • any syslog enabled devices or software

• recognize various 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
• export syslog to database
• be notified of every new syslog message
• extract additional info from message contents
• generate syslog reports

Syslog Watcher 2.8 has been released. What's new in Syslog Watcher 2.8?

Why choose Syslog Watcher as syslog solution for Windows?

• 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 / 7 compatible
• Can explain 14000+ syslog messages and recommend a response (Vendor Pack add-on)
• Many more Syslog Watcher Features and Benefits

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 about Syslog Protocol