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ODBC Target (Notification)

An ODBC target is needed by all features that forward information (e.g. event logs, service status) to the database. The ODBC target essentially tells EventSentry where to find the database server, the name of the EventSentry database and what the login information is. This ODBC target is then referenced by filters and system health features.

If you do not have a database notification target yet, then you can create one by right-clicking the Notifications (Targets) container and clicking Add. Specify a name for the target (e.g. MySQL DB) and click the ODBC tab.

You can either point to the EventSentry database using a connection string or a System DSN. A connection string is almost always the preferred method, since selecting a System DSN requires you to configure this System DSN on every computer that is to communicate with the database through EventSentry.

To create a connection string, click the Create button and enter the relevant information into the Connection String Helper dialog:

Enter the following information into this dialog to point to the MySQL database on your ESONUBU virtual machine: