Overview¶
SEAL Elastic Stack administers and visualizes the log, statistics, audit or accounting data of PLOSSYS 5, PLOSSYS 4, SEAL Operator/SEAL Print Client and easyPRIMA.
SEAL Elastic Stack includes adjusted or preconfigured versions of the following components:
Elasticsearch¶
Elasticsearch is the search and analytics engine of Elastic Stack.
"Elasticsearch provides near real-time search and analytics for all types of data. Whether you have structured or unstructured text, numerical data, or geospatial data, Elasticsearch can efficiently store and index it in a way that supports fast searches." (Source: Elasticsearch B.V.)
In the software environment of SEAL Sytems products, the follwing data are stored in Elasticsearch:
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Accounting Data
for PLOSSYS 4, PLOSSYS 5 and SEAL Operator/SEAL Print Client
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Audit Data
for easyPRIMA, PLOSSYS 5
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Logging Data
for PLOSSYS 5 and SEAL Operator/SEAL Print Client
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Statictics Data
for PLOSSYS 5 and SEAL Operator/SEAL Print Client
Tabular Overview:
| Data Type | easyPRIMA | PLOSSYS 4 | PLOSSYS 5 | SEAL Operator/SEAL Print Client |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting Data | - | x | x | x |
| Audit Data | x | - | x | - |
| Logging Data | - | - | x | x |
| Statistics Data | - | - | x | x |
Literature - Elasticsearch
For details on Elasticsearch refer to the original documentation of the software producer:
Kibana¶
"Kibana is a user interface that lets you visualize your Elasticsearch data and navigate the Elastic Stack."
"Kibana enables you to give shape to your data and navigate the Elastic Stack. With Kibana, you can:
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Search, observe, and protect your data.
From discovering documents to analyzing logs to finding security vulnerabilities, Kibana is your portal for accessing these capabilities and more.
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Analyze your data.
Search for hidden insights, visualize what you’ve found in charts, gauges, maps, graphs, and more, and combine them in a dashboard.
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Manage, monitor, and secure the Elastic Stack.
Manage your data, monitor the health of your Elastic Stack cluster, and control which users have access to which features." (Source: Elasticsearch B.V.)
Literature - Kibana
For details on Kibana refer to the original documentation of the software producer:
Filebeat¶
Filebeat is a lightweight shipper for forwarding and centralizing log data. Installed as an agent on your servers, Filebeat monitors the log files or locations that you specify, collects log events, and forwards them either to Elasticsearch or Logstash for indexing. (Source: Elasticsearch B.V.)
SEAL Elastic Stack provides different, predefined Filebeat configurations for PLOSSYS 5, PLOSSYS 4, SEAL Operator and easyPRIMA.
Literature - Filebeat
For details on Filebeat refer to the original documentation of the software producer:
Hint - ELK and Logstash
PLOSSYS 5 versions earlier than 5.1.0 have been using Elastic Stack ("ELK") with Logstash. Later Versions of PLOSSYS 5 use Filebeat instead of Logstash.