Collection

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Use the Collection page to manage all of your Collectors and Sources. To access the Collection page, go to Manage Data > Collection > Collection.

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Page Capabilities

Search for a Collector or Source
Open the Setup Wizard to configure Collectors and Sources automatically
Upgrade Collectors
Add an Installed Collector or a Hosted Collector
Use the Show options to filter the list
Use the Expand options to show or hide information about the Sources
Use the paging controls to navigate the list of Collectors

Available Information about Collectors and Sources

Name. Displays the name of the Collector, and any Sources that are configured under it. It also displays the type of Source (HTTP, Local File, Local Windows Event Log, etc.)
- Open in Search. Hover over the Name of the Collector or Source and click the Open in Search icon to start a search in the Search page.
- Tooltip. Hover over a Collector or Source name to display an informational tool tip.
  - The Collector's version is provided in the tooltip.
Type. Displays whether the Collector is an Installed or Hosted Collector.
Status. Displays whether the Collector is Running (green checkmark) or Stopped (red exclamation point). When a Collector is running it sends Sumo a heartbeat message every 15 seconds. If no heartbeat message is received after 30 minutes the status will show a red exclamation point to indicate it is not running.
- If an Installed Collector appears offline try restarting the service and testing connectivity.
Source Category. Displays the name of the configured Source Category for this Collector or Source.
Sources. Displays the number of Sources configured under a Collector.
Last Hour. Displays a graph of the total number of log messages ingested per minute over the past hour.
Messages. Displays the total number of log messages ingested over the past hour.