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ESM Server Event Variables

ESM Server events include changes related to preventions, configuration changes, ESM status, licenses, ESM Tech Support files, communication with WildFire. The ESM Console lists these events under the following logging categories:
  • Settings - ESM
  • Settings - Licenses
  • Monitor - ESM
The following table displays the most commonly specified variables in ESM Server-related events.
Name
Meaning
shost
Machine name of the ESM Console server
suser
User who is logged in to the ESM Console
dhost
Machine name of the endpoint
msg
Free text description message
duser
User who is logged in to the endpoint
FileName
Executable filename
For example, consider the following output for a Communication Check With Proxy event in CEF format:
Sep 28 2016 17:34:50 172.16.183.173 CEF:0|Palo
Alto Networks|Traps ESM|3.4.1.16709|Communications Check With Proxy|System|9|rt=Sep
28 2016 17:34:50 shost=ESM suser= dhost=ESM msg=Communications check
with Proxy on host 'ESM'. Status: 'WildFire communication succeeded,
proxy is disabled.'
Notice that this event uses several common variables, namely: shost, dhost, and msg.