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SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server

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What is SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server?

Solarwinds® Kiwi Syslog® Server is a syslog management tool for network and systems engineers. It receives syslog messages and SNMP traps from network devices (routers, switches, firewalls, etc.), and Linux®/Unix® hosts. Users can filter and view these messages based on time, hostname, severity, etc., and set up custom alerts. Kiwi Syslog Server has built-in actions to react appropriately to syslog messages. There are also log archival and clean-up features to help comply with security policies.

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Manage syslog messages and SNMP traps from network devices, including Linux, UNIX, and Windows systems from a single console.
Trigger email alerts, run scripts, log to file or ODBC database, forward messages, and more.
Schedule automated log archival and cleanup to help you comply with SOX, HIPAA, PCI DSS, etc.
View graphs of syslog statistics over specific time periods.
Filter and monitor log messages on an intuitive syslog viewer web console with multiple custom views.
Perform advanced message filtering by host name, host IP address, priority, or time of day.
During heavy loads, receive messages with a buffer of up to 10 million syslog messages and 1,000 email messages.

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Incentivized
Ahmed MujeebView profile
Assistant Manager IT Infrastructure in Information Technology at Artistic Milliners (501-1000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are using SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server to store all the Syslog messages from our network devices which includes Switches, Router, Firewall, Servers, UPS and storage. It is very helpful and easy to use tool in case any incident happens on the device. We can simply filter the logs based on it's IP and incident time and get the last message sent by the affected device.

Pros

  • storing syslog messages
  • convert syslog messages into readable form
  • marking of critical and other events with different colors also helps

Cons

  • sometimes web services fails and due to which whole server needs to restart
  • there should be grouping for different types of devices

Most Important Features

  • logs retention
  • markings and sorting of logs by it's category
  • easy to find logs

Return on Investment

  • device failure causes are identified so proper warranty claims are now possible

Alternatives Considered

PRTG Network Monitor

Other Software Used

Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365), Veem, Zoom, Webex App, Microsoft Teams, Kaspersky Endpoint Security

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Verified User
Team Lead in Information Technology (5001-10,000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Main agenda to use kiwi syslog product to ingest network related logs . Initially I thought its expensive but its not that much per year they are charging $319 and unlimited technical support . The licensed version can handle around 2 million messages per hour, and the free version handles about 300,000 per hour and licensed version has default 500,000 message buffer, while the free version has a maximum 500 message buffer

Pros

  • Centrally manage syslog messages
  • Receive real-time alerts based on critical events
  • GUI is available to watch events in real-time
  • User-friendly software

Cons

  • version update alert feature should be improve
  • Syslog server connectivity Alerts should be popup
  • Email alerting should be improve
  • Bandwidth of log ingestion should be improve

Most Important Features

  • Easy to integrate with other resources
  • GUI feature
  • Configuration can done from GUI itself
  • Error log file visibility in File explorer
  • Cheap software

Return on Investment

  • 100 ROI overall business prospective
  • Every time we have to monitor disk space ,Because sometime its will not work properly
  • Saves recourses expenses
  • Large and small scale project very helpful

Alternatives Considered

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Other Software Used

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SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server - A simple, straightforward logging solution

Incentivized
Dennis Chwee
Senior Network Engineer in Information Technology at Clark Construction (1001-5000 employees employees)

Pros

  • User-friendly
  • Inexpensive central logging solution
  • Fast and simple implementation

Cons

  • Better search functionality
  • Improve organization of nodes
  • Support other backend OSs

Return on Investment

  • Centralized logging allows us to go to one place to see logs instead of each individual server.
  • Very easy setup compared to other solutions
  • No redundancy built-in

Alternatives Considered

Splunk Enterprise and SolarWinds Log Analyzer

Other Software Used

Zoom, BlueJeans, Cisco Webex Meetings

SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server works and offers a lot for very little cost!

Incentivized
Verified User
Director in Information Technology (51-200 employees employees)

Pros

  • Stores log file entries from multiple devices.
  • Provides a simple easy to install and use interface.

Cons

  • The setup menu is a little cumbersome and could be improved and simplified.
  • Easier on-demand reporting would be useful.

Return on Investment

  • SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server has made it easier for me to monitor events on all of my network devices and servers.
  • As a small business, we needed something powerful but inexpensive and SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server is exactly that.

Alternatives Considered

PRTG Network Monitor

Finally: Fast, Easy, *and* Cheap!

Incentivized
Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology (1001-5000 employees employees)

Pros

  • Fast! Logging is close to real-time.
  • Simple set up
  • Cheap. The whole product is usually less than $300 USD.

Cons

  • Minimalistic; If you're looking for something with analysis features look elsewhere.
  • Operating System support is Windows only.
  • Some management features cannot be configured via web interface.

Return on Investment

  • Increased visibility into Network Issues
  • Reduced Downtime
  • Centralization of Logging

Usability

Alternatives Considered

SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor, Elasticsearch and Graylog

Other Software Used

Vim, LiveAction LiveNX, SolarWinds IP Address Manager, SolarWinds Netflow Traffic Analyzer, draw.io, Nmap, Wireshark

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