4.5.5 Configuring Analytics Server

The configuration page allows you to view the configuration of a cluster or an Analytics Server machine.You can specify the log level and also configure the geolocation provider either for a particular server or for a cluster. The Analytics server uses this information to generate logs and reports.

To configure the settings for Analytics Server or a cluster, perform the following in Administration Console:

  1. Click Devices > Analytics Server.

  2. In the cluster row, click Edit.

  3. In the Log level field, select the required log level from the list.

    Log level

    Description

    severe

    Sends only messages that render the system unusable, if they are not resolved.

    warning

    Sends warning messages.

    info

    Sends informational messages such as requests sent to web servers and the results of authentication requests.

    debug

    Sends debug messages

  4. In the Geolocation Provider field, click the edit icon.

  5. Select Enable Location Profiling to fetch location data from a geolocation database. This helps to identify the location of the user based on the IP address details.

  6. Select Geolocation Provider. The available options are:

    Database

    Details

    Neustar Service

    • Specify the API key and API secret.

    • Specify the web service URL.

    Custom Provider

    • Specify a name to identify the provider.

    • Specify the fully qualified name of the JAVA class.

    • Click Add Property to add properties to the custom class.

    Analytics Dashboard uses this detail to plot the Geolocation of Users graph.

  7. (Optional) If you require to launch the Analytics dashboard or the Reports URL by using the DNS name instead of the IP address of Analytics Server, specify the Analytics Server DNS name in the Server DNS Name field.

  8. (Conditional) If you have deployed Analytics Server for high availability, then in the Cluster Configuration section, set the Clustering is Configured: field to Yes and specify the same virtual IP address in the Cluster’s Virtual IP: field that you had specified during installation. For more information, refer NetIQ Access Manager Appliance 4.4 Installation and Upgrade Guide.

    NOTE:You cannot disable the high availability configuration. Even when you set the Clustering is Configured: field to No, the cluster configuration for active and standby nodes remains unchanged.

    When you set this field to No, the virtual IP address is not used and you must change the server details for auditing. For more information about changing the server details for auditing, see Section 20.1.1, Specifying the Logging Server and Console Events.