Importing hosts definitions

This tutorial covers the following topic:

• Importing host definitions from either PuTTY or the .ssh/config file.

Searching log files stored on remote hosts requires a number of configuration parameters to define the remote hosts in Retrospective. It’s very likely that you access those hosts on a daily basis using PuTTY or over SSH so you might have them already defined in PuTTY or in a .ssh/config file. Follow the steps below to import your existing host definitions from aforementioned sources.

Step 1

Prepare your SSH hosts configuration file and save save your configuration in PuTTY.

Step 2

Store your configuration file in the home/.ssh/ folder (e.g. john_smith/.ssh/).

Step 3

Start Retrospective and click the computer icon to open the Hosts tab.

Step 4

Select desired hosts definition file.

Step 5

Click the download icon, double-click desired host or right-click it and select Import from the context menu.

Step 6

Verify configuration parameters, provide password for given user and click the [Save] button to store host definition.