Adding Logging Nodes
Use this page to configure logging nodes. You must deploy either Security Director Log Collector or Juniper Secure Analytics (JSA) as a log collector and then add it to Security Director to view the log data in the Dashboard, Events and Logs, Reports, and Alerts pages.
Before You Begin
- Read the Logging and Reporting Overview topic.
- Configure system log and security logging configuration from Devices > Security Devices > Modify Configuration. See Modifying the Configuration of Security Devices.
- Review the Logging Management main page for an understanding of your current data set. See Logging Nodes Main Page Fields for field descriptions.
- For information on JSA, see Juniper Secure Analytics documentation.
Adding Logging Nodes
To add Log Collector to Security Director:
- Select Administration > Logging Management > Logging Nodes.
- Click the + icon to add logging nodes. The Add Logging Node page appears.
- Choose the Log Collector type as Security Director
Log Collector or Juniper Secure Analytics.
Note: Starting in Junos Space Security Director Release 16.2, the Log Collector type Juniper Secure Analytics is added.
- Click Next.
- Complete the configuration for Add Collector/JSA Node according to the guidelines provided in Table 1.
- Click Next.
The certificate details are displayed.
- Click Finish.
- Review the summary of configuration changes from the summary page and click Edit to modify the details, if required.
- Click OK to add the node.
A new logging node with your configurations is added. To verify if the node is configured correctly, click Logging Management > Logging Nodes to check the status of the node.
![]() | Note: In Junos Space Security Director Release 16.2, the JSA node is added only via Security Director, so the JSA node is not displayed in Space > Administration > Fabric. |
Table 1: Logging Node Settings
Settings | Guidelines |
---|---|
Node Name | Enter a unique name for the node that is a string of alphanumeric characters, colons, periods, dashes, and underscores. No spaces are allowed and the maximum length is 29 characters. |
IP Address | Enter an IPv4 or IPv6 address for the node. |
User Name and Password | For Security Director Log Collector, provide the default credentials admin/juniper123. Change the default password. For JSA, provide the admin credentials that is used to login to the JSA console. |
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