Novell SENTINEL LOG MANAGER 1.0.0.5 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 03-31-2010 Administration Manual

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Configuring Data Storage 39novdocx (en) 19 February 20103.5 Verifying and Downloading Raw Data FilesThe raw data files for each event source are compressed and archived every one hour and the filehash is computed for archived files. The file hash is used to check the integrity of the archived files.1 Log in to the Sentinel Log Manager as an administrator.2 Click the storage link in the upper left corner of the page.The Storage tab is displayed on the right pane of the page.3 Click the Raw Data tab.4 In the Raw Data section, select the desired collector and connector combination from the EventSource hierarchy drop-down list.5 The Event Source field displays the list of associated event sources (hostnames or IPaddresses). Select the event source from the drop-down list.The table displays the list of local and archived raw data files for the selected event source.6 Click Select All to select all the files in the table.7 To select a raw data file, click the check box on the left side of the raw data file.The Verify Integrity and Download options are only enabled when you select a file from thetable.8 Click Verify Integrity to verify the integrity of the selected archived files by comparing the hashvalues for the selected archived files.If integrity verification is successful a green icon is displayed next to the file name in theIntegrity Ok? column. If it is a failure, a red icon is displayed.The hash is computed and updated in database only for archived files, but not for the local rawdata files. As the raw data files are updated until they are archived, the hash value cannot becomputed or updated for these files. So it is not possible to check the integrity of the local rawdata files.9 Select the raw data file, then click Download to download the selected archived and/or localraw data files.