Skip to content

Instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

@ddreier
Created September 7, 2013 08:08
Show Gist options
  • Save ddreier/6473794 to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Save ddreier/6473794 to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
nx-log Event Logs to Logstash config
######################
#### nxlog.conf ####
######################
## This is a sample configuration file. See the nxlog reference manual about the
## configuration options. It should be installed locally and is also available
## online at http://nxlog.org/nxlog-docs/en/nxlog-reference-manual.html
## Please set the ROOT to the folder your nxlog was installed into,
## otherwise it will not start.
#define ROOT C:\Program Files\nxlog
define ROOT C:\Program Files (x86)\nxlog
Moduledir %ROOT%\modules
CacheDir %ROOT%\data
Pidfile %ROOT%\data\nxlog.pid
SpoolDir %ROOT%\data
LogFile %ROOT%\data\nxlog.log
<Extension json>
Module xm_json
</Extension>
<Input internal>
Module im_internal
</Input>
<Input eventlog>
Module im_msvistalog
</Input>
<Output out>
Module om_tcp
Host x.x.x.x
Port xxxx
Exec $EventReceivedTime = integer($EventReceivedTime) / 1000000; \
to_json();
</Output>
<Route 1>
Path eventlog, internal => out
</Route>
###########################
#### logstash config ####
###########################
input {
tcp {
type => "eventlog"
host => "x.x.x.x"
port => xxxx
format => 'json'
}
}
filter {
# Incoming Windows Event logs from nxlog
# The EventReceivedTime field must contain only digits, or it is an invalid message
grep {
type => "eventlog"
EventReceivedTime => "\d+"
}
mutate {
# Lowercase some values that are always in uppercase
type => "eventlog"
lowercase => [ "EventType", "FileName", "Hostname", "Severity" ]
}
mutate {
# Set source to what the message says
type => "eventlog"
rename => [ "Hostname", "@source_host" ]
}
date {
# Convert timestamp from integer in UTC
type => "eventlog"
match => [ "EventReceivedTime", "UNIX" ]
#EventReceivedTime => "UNIX"
}
mutate {
# Rename some fields into something more useful
type => "eventlog"
rename => [ "Message", "@message" ]
rename => [ "Severity", "eventlog_severity" ]
rename => [ "SeverityValue", "eventlog_severity_code" ]
rename => [ "Channel", "eventlog_channel" ]
rename => [ "SourceName", "eventlog_program" ]
rename => [ "SourceModuleName", "nxlog_input" ]
rename => [ "Category", "eventlog_category" ]
rename => [ "EventID", "eventlog_id" ]
rename => [ "RecordNumber", "eventlog_record_number" ]
rename => [ "ProcessID", "eventlog_pid" ]
}
mutate {
# Remove redundant fields
type => "eventlog"
remove => [ "SourceModuleType", "EventTimeWritten", "EventTime", "EventReceivedTime", "EventType" ]
}
}
Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment