Kiwi Syslog Server is a log management software that collects, displays, alerts, reacts to, and forwards syslog messages and SNMP traps from network devices such as routers, switches, firewalls, and Windows® servers, and Linux® and Unix® hosts. Learn how Kiwi Syslog Server help help you simplify syslog management in your network

1. TOP FIVE REASONS TO USE KIWI SYSLOG SERVER
EASILY MONITOR, MANAGE, AND STORE NETWORK LOGS

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What is Kiwi Syslog Server?
SolarWinds® Kiwi Syslog® Server is a log management
software that collects, displays, alerts, reacts to, and
forwards syslog messages and SNMP traps from
network devices such as routers, switches, firewalls,
and Windows® servers, Linux®, and Unix® hosts.
Benefits:
• With easy-to-use management console and web
access for log display, Kiwi Syslog Server provides
IT admins the ability to easily monitor, manage,
and store logs
• Kiwi Syslog Server also includes log archival
features that allow you to comply with regulations
by securing, compressing, moving, and purging
logs, exactly as specified in your log retention
policy

3. 1. Receive and display logs easily
2. Alerting notifications
3. Log retention and archive features
4. Log forwarding
5. Secure transport
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Why use Kiwi Syslog Server?

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1. Receive and display logs easily
• Collects these messages and displays them on a
centralized web console for easy and secure access
• Filters messages by host name, host IP address,
priority, message text keyword, or time of day
• Generates graphs of syslog statistics over specific
time periods
Kiwi Syslog Server listens to syslog messages
and SNMP traps (over UDP and TCP) from
routers, switches, firewalls, servers, and other
syslog- and trap-enabled devices. It also:

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2. Alerting notifications
• Kiwi Syslog Server provides an intelligent alert
functionality to help notify you when a syslog with
a predefined criteria is met
• Includes predefined syslog priority levels that help
you understand the severity of the log messages
• Based on the type and priority of syslog message
received, you can set up actions to:
• Trigger an email notification
• Run script or external program
• Log to file, Windows event log, database
• Forward syslog message to another host

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3. Log retention and archive features
Kiwi Syslog Servers allows you to log syslog messages
to disk, files, and ODBC-compliant databases.
Integrated scheduler allows you to schedule and run
automated archival and clean-up tasks.
• Scheduled Archival:
• Define the source, destination, and archive
frequency
• Copy or move logs/compress files
• Encrypt and create multi-part archives
• Scheduled Clean-Up:
• Remove/delete files that match a specified
criteria from the source location
• Schedule to occur over any interval or at
any date and time

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4. Log forwarding
• Kiwi Syslog Server allows you to forward syslog
messages to servers, databases, other syslog
servers, and even SIEM systems
• Use Log Forwarder for Windows, a free tool from
SolarWinds that allows you to forward event logs
from Windows servers and workstations as syslog
messages to Kiwi Syslog Server

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5. Secure transport
• With the help of the free, optional Kiwi® Secure
Tunnel, you can receive, compress, and securely
transport syslog messages from distributed
network devices and servers to your instance of
Kiwi Syslog Server
• Kiwi Secure Tunnel is made up of a client and a
server
• The Tunnel Client gathers messages from one
or more devices on a network and forwards
the messages across a secure link to the
Tunnel Server
• The Tunnel Server then forwards the
messages on to your Kiwi Syslog Server
instance

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Customer reviews
“We use Kiwi as a central
collection point for syslogs
from all devices on the
network. Syslog messages
matching certain alert criteria
are forwarded to the network
team via email. SolarWinds
Kiwi Server is a simple
solution to syslog
management.”
Sam Kear
Network Engineer
Tradebot Systems
“We would recommend
SolarWinds Kiwi Server
because it works well, is easy
to use, and requires little, if
any, regular maintenance.
SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server
just does its job.”
Shawn Evans
IT Manager
SalusCare, Inc.
“SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog
Server offers a great price
and has a simple interface. I
can’t wait for more features
to come out.”
Gerald Scott
IT Mgr./ Security Officer
Independent Farmers Bank

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