Install Kiwi Syslog Server

Verify that the server meets the hardware and software requirements.

Verify that the firewall allows traffic to pass through the required ports.

Determine if any antivirus software is installed on the server where you plan to install Kiwi Syslog Server. To ensure the installation goes smoothly, exclude the SolarWinds directory. For example, on Windows Server 2012 R2, exclude the following directories:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Syslogd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\UltiDev
• C:\ProgramData\SolarWinds
• C:\ProgramData\UltiDev

Existing Kiwi Syslog Server users:

1. Go to customerportal.solarwinds.com and log in.

   If you do not have a SolarWinds account, see Access the Customer Portal to create an account.

2. Locate Kiwi Syslog Server under Latest Downloads for Your Products.
3. Click Choose Download.

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1. Log in as an administrator.
2. Extract the contents of the downloaded installation ZIP file to the server.

3. Run Kiwi_Syslog_Server_<version>.setup.exe.

   If .NET Framework 3.5 is not installed, you are prompted to install it. Click Download and install this feature. Then restart Kiwi_Syslog_Server_<version>.setup.exe.

1. If you agree, accept the license agreement and click Next.
2. Specify whether you want to install Kiwi Syslog Server as an application or a service, and click Next.
   • The service logs and processes messages whenever the server is up and the service is running, even if you are not logged in to the server.
   • The application logs and processes messages only when you are logged in to the server and the application is running.
3. If you are installing as a service, specify the account to install the service and click Next.

4. Specify whether to install Kiwi Syslog Web Access and log messages to it. Click Next.

   Kiwi Syslog Web Access is a secure web-based access portal that you can use to view, filter, and highlight syslog messages logged by Kiwi Syslog Server.

5. Select the shortcuts to create, and click Next.

6. Specify the installation location and click Next.

   The installer displays status messages as it installs Kiwi Syslog Server.

If you selected the option to install Kiwi Syslog Web Access, the Kiwi Syslog Web Access Setup wizard starts automatically.

1. If any prerequisites are missing, the Web Access Prerequisites wizard opens.
   1. Click Next at the welcome screen.

   2. Click Next to install the missing prerequisites.

      After the prerequisites are installed, the Web Access wizard opens.

2. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the Web Access wizard.

Click Finish to close the Kiwi Syslog Server Setup wizard and open the Kiwi Syslog Service Manager.