Configuring the Internet Information Services data source

Introduction

For more information about the import process, see Import IIS Data.

Location of IIS log files

By default, IIS generates log files files in

• IIS 7.0/8.0: C:\inetpub\logs\LogFiles\W3SVC1\
• IIS 6.0: C:\WINDOWS\system32\LogFiles\W3SVC1

Rights and permissions

The user account used to start Promodag Reports (or the administrative account defined in Server Properties, Security tab ) must have at least Read-Only access permissions to the Internet Information Services files shared folder. This folder is not shared by default and Promodag Reports uses the following UNC path to access it:

• IIS 7.0/8.0: \\<Server>\C$\inetpub\logs\LogFiles\W3SVC1\
• IIS 6.0: \\<Server>\C$\WINDOWS\system32\LogFiles\W3SVC1\

This path references the C$ shared resource that can only be accessed with administrative rights. Therefore, you can either use an administrative account to run Promodag Reports, or enter an administrative account name and password in Server Properties, Security tab.

If you cannot or if you do not wish to use an administrative share,

• Copy IIS log files into a local folder and configure its path in Promodag Reports, or
• Set up a shared resource and configure its path in Promodag Reports.

How to share the IIS log folders

Please follow these steps to share the IIS log folders:

• Open a session on the Exchange server, select the C:\inetpub\logs\LogFiles folder and create a shared folder. Name it IISLogs$.
• In Share Permissions, grant the Promodag account Read permissions and click Apply.
• Back to the File Explorer, right-click the C:\inetpub\logs\LogFiles folder, select Properties in the context menu and open the Security tab.
• Click Advanced.
• In the Permissions tab, click Change permissions.
• Click Add, click Select a principal and select the Promodag account.
• In Type, select Allow; in Applies to, select This folder, subfolders and files; in Basic permissions, check Read.

Enabling logging in IIS 7.0/8.0

• Start the Internet Information Services Management UI.
• Expand the server name, right-click Default Web Site for each OWA site, and select Properties.

In the Default Web Site Home page, double-click the Logging icon.

In the Logging page,

• Verify that the Schedule radio button is selected and that the option is set to Daily or Hourly;
• Verify that the log file format selected is W3C and click the Select Fields button.

In the W3C Logging Fields page, confirm that at least the following logging options are selected:

• Date (date)
• Time (time)
• Client IP address (c-ip)
• User Name (cs-username)
• Method (cs-method)
• URI Stem (cs-uri-stem)
• URI Query (cs-uri-query)
• User Agent (cs(User-Agent)).

 

Enabling logging in IIS 6.0

• Start the Internet Information Services (IIS) snap-in.
• Expand the server name, right-click Default Web Site for each OWA site, and then select Properties.

In the Web Site tab,

• Verify that the Enable logging checkbox is ticked,
• Click the Properties button to access the Extended Logging Properties dialog box.

In the General Properties tab,

• Verify that the New Log Time Period schedule is set to Daily or Hourly;
• Click the Extended Properties tab.

In the Extended Propertiestab, confirm that at leastthe following logging options are selected:

• Date (date)
• Time (time)
• Client IP address (c-ip)
• User Name (cs-username)
• Method (cs-method)
• URI Stem (cs-uri-stem)
• URI Query (cs-uri-query)
• User Agent (cs(User-Agent)).

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