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You can use this document to learn about the specific, high-level steps needed to obtain Log Relay, and send additional log types to Armor's Security Information & Event Management (SIEM). Insert excerptESLP:Permissions for Log Relay and Remote Log Collection (snippet)ESLP:Permissions for Log Relay and Remote Log Collection (snippet)nopaneltrue

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To obtain Log Relay and to configure your account for remote log collection, you must have the following AMP permissions added to your account: 

  • Write Virtual Machine

  • Delete Log Management

  • Read Log Endpoints

  • Read Log Relays

  • Write Log Relays

  • Delete Log Relays

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Before you begin:

For Armor's private cloud users, you must already have a virtual machine in your account

For Armor Anywhere users, you must already have downloaded and installed the Armor Agent.

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For introductory information on Log Relay, see Introduction to Log Relay.

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When you convert a virtual machine into a Log Relay device, your virtual machine / device will still contain the default Armor Agent components, such as FIM, Malware, Patching, etc.

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titleOption 1: For Armor Anywhere Users
  1. In the Armor Management Portal (AMP), in the left-side navigation, click Infrastructure.

  2. Click Virtual Machines.

  3. Locate and hover over the desired virtual machine.

  4. Click the vertical ellipses.

  5. Click Convert to Log Relay.

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  6. Review pricing information, and then click Convert VM to Log Relay.
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  7. Under Type, the virtual machine will be labeled as Log Relay. (By default, the Armor agent will update the virtual machine within 15 minutes.)
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titleOption 2: For Armor Complete Users
  1. Use the PUT Assign Log Collector API call to add Log Relay to your account.

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    In some cases, the terms Log Depot, Host Log Collector, or Log Relay may be used interchangeably.

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You must enter your virtual machine's coreInstanceId.

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To locate this ID, in AMP, access the Virtual Machine screen, click the desired virtual machine to expand, and then copy the Agent ID. The Agent ID is a combination of numbers and letters. 

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  1. Contact Armor Support to add a custom file path via a host log collector.


After you have converted your virtual machine into a Log Relay device, see Create and Configure Remote Log Sources to learn how to create and configure a remote log source.

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Troubleshooting

In general, if you are having issues adding Log Relay to a remote log device, consider that:

You need to update your permissions in AMP.

  • In AMP, you must have the following permissions added to your account:

    • Write Virtual Machine

    • Delete Log Management

    • Read Log Endpoints

    • Read Log Relays

    • Write Log Relays

    • Delete Log Relays

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To add the above-mentioned AMP permissions to your account, see Roles and Permissions.

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