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Kiwi Syslog local DNS cache

This article describes how to manually add DNS names for Kiwi Syslog server and sync its naming service with the Kiwi Syslog host

First published date

10/29/2018 4:25 PM

Last published date

11/22/2020 11:05 PM

Overview

This article provides steps on how to manually add DNS names for Kiwi Syslog server.

Product section

Kiwi Syslog Server

Cause

Kiwi Syslog DNS cache setting pre-empts the lookup of the IP address that results to unresolved device name

Resolution

  1. Uncheck "Enable pre-emptive lookup of IP Address" checkbox
  2. Browse to the installation folder (by default C:\Program Files(x86)\syslogd) and locate the StaticHosts.txt file.
  3. Open this with a text editor and add the entries as shown: 
    # Static DNS host file
# Each entry must consist of an IP address, a tab, then a host name
# The IP address is in the format aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd
# The host name can be any text value that you like up to 63 characters in length
#
# Comments can be on a separate line and must start with a # character
#
# Example:
# 192.168.1.1    myhost.mycompany.com
#
# NOTE: The IP address and host name MUST be separated with a tab (ASCII chr 9)
#       Spaces will not be recognised as a valid separator
# Default value for localhost
yourserver
127.0.0.1    localhost
172.18.18.1    
  4. In the Syslog manager File, go to Setup.
  5. Scroll down to DNS Resolution and select as a minimum Resolve the IP address of the sending device.
    Note: Resolving DNS names in the message text can slow the system and may impact on performance on a very busy server.
  6. Scroll to DNS Caching and in Static cache entries check the pre-load the cache with static entries from a hosts file.
  7. In the Hosts file window, browse to the StaticHosts file, and then press OK.

 

The Kiwi Syslog Server: DNS Resolution Setup video runs through the process.