Deploying GFI EventsManager

The GFI EventsManager Deployment Guide provides IT Management with the necessary information to successfully deploy GFI EventsManager on the corporate network. It is an important aid which should be used during the planning stage of any deployment project. Benchmark tests have been carried out at GFI Laboratories, and results are presented in this document. This will help in determining the resources required for the GFI EventsManager deployment. A number of scenarios are also described, as case studies. They reflect real-world IT environment scenarios of varying sizes and complexities and are an additional aid in the planning stage of a GFI EventsManager deployment.

Document limitations

It is beyond the scope of this document to provide system and network administrators with detailed instructions on how to install and configure GFI EventsManager.

It is also beyond the scope of this document to provide network setup and maintenance specific instructions. This includes, but is not limited to, administration and maintenance of TCP/IP networks and Active Directory installation and administration.

For information on how to install and configure GFI EventsManager, refer to the user manual, available on the GFI website at http://www.gfi.com/eventsmanager/. For information on network setup and administration refer to the respective supplier documentation.

Intended audience

The material in this guide is targeted at IT managers and the technical staff responsible for the setting up of a GFI EventsManager deployment plan.

How this guide is structured

- Introduction. This chapter introduces the Deployment Guide and explains its structure - Introducing GFI EventsManager. This chapter gives an overview on GFI EventsManager and how it works - Deployment considerations. This chapter describes important issues which should be taken into consideration when preparing the plan for a GFI EventsManager deployment project.

- Performance and sizing. This chapter presents benchmark results for a number of tests carried out to assess GFI

EventsManager performance. Use these benchmarks to determine the performance and sizing metrics required.

- Deploying GFI EventsManager on a Single domain LAN . This chapter describes two typical case scenarios involving small and large LANs. The steps taken to determine the GFI EventsManager deployment path are also listed.

- Deploying GFI EventsManager on a Multiple domain WAN.

This chapter describes a typical case scenario for a WAN with multiple domains and geographically remote sites. The steps taken to determine the GFI EventsManager deployment path are also listed.

- Deploying GFI EventsManager in a Mixed Environment. This chapter describes the scenario for deploying GFI EventsManager on a LAN where computer systems and network devices generate

Windows, Syslog and W3C events.

- Deploying GFI EventsManager to monitor a Demilitarized zone. This chapter describes the scenario for deploying GFI

EventsManager to monitor events generated by hardware and software systems on a Demilitarized zone.

- Deploying GFI EventsManager ReportPack. This chapter gives an overview of the GFI EventsManager ReportPack and describes the steps required to deploy it.

- Appendix 1: Scenarios Summary gives a summary of the scenarios described in this guide.

- Appendix 2: Calculator provides a link to the GFI EventsManager

Calculator. This Microsoft Excel spreadsheet helps you to get an estimate of the number of GFI EventsManager instances required on your network.

- Appendix 3: SQL Server Best Practices provides links to SQL

Server resources available on the Microsoft website.

- Appendix 4: Checklist is an aid to be used during the planning stage of the GFI EventsManager deployment project. The checklist lists the important points discussed in the deployment guide.

How to use this guide

You can choose to read all or only some of the chapters in this guide.
- Read Chapter 2 to get to know about GFI EventsManager's key features and how it works.

- Chapter 3 is a very important chapter which should be read by all those planning for a GFI EventsManager deployment.

- Read Chapter 5 if you want to deploy GFI EventsManager on a Single domain LAN.

- Read Chapter 6 if you want to deploy GFI EventsManager on a Multiple domain WAN.

- Read Chapter 7 if you want to deploy GFI EventsManager to monitor Syslog and W3C events, besides the Windows Events logs.

- Read Chapter 8 if you want to deploy GFI EventsManager to monitor events from a Demilitarized zone.