Initially introduced in 2000, ISA Server 2000 was the first version of the Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server product. A major revamp was released in 2004 and called ISA Server 2004. This overhaul included significant improvements and put it on par with other firewall and security gateway products. Released in 2006, ISA Server 2006 is Microsoft’s last version of its ISA Server product line and is a comprehensive network security solution that provides a network edge and perimeter firewall, a remote access VPN server, a site-to-site VPN gateway, and Web proxy and caching.
Cyfin is installed directly on ISA Server 2006.
Log File Type: Microsoft ISA Server (ISA Format)
Default Directory: [InstallPath]\wc\cf\log
Log File Type: Microsoft ISA Server (ISA Extended Format)
Default Directory: [InstallPath]\wc\cf\log
NOTE: Cyfin can be installed directly on the ISA server or on a stand-alone machine. ISA Format uses local time for the data record time stamp. ISA Extended Format uses GMT time (set by the ISA Server and is not configurable).
Log File Type: Microsoft ISA Server (MSDE Database)
Default Directory: [InstallPath]\wc\cf\log
NOTE: MSDE-formatted data no longer needs to be extracted to ASCII text files for the product to use. However, if you were using that method (previously required when using MSDE data in past versions of our product), upgrades are backward-compatible, and you do not have to change your processes. You could simply create a new configuration if you want to stop converting MSDE data to text, while still maintaining your older data right where it sits.
Log File Type: Microsoft ISA Server (SQL Database)
Default Directory: None
NOTE: Some configurations are necessary so that the product can access the SQL database and read it. Follow the on-screen instructions provided when configuring this type of data source in the product (begin with the Log Data Source - Setup screen).
With ISA 2006/2004, information is logged to MSDE database files by default.
NOTE: The steps below are only pertinent to the Standard and Alternate log file configurations mentioned above. If you have other uses for the default MSDE data, the product has the ability to use the MSDE information (see above). The product can also read SQL Server data. A few simple steps are required and described in the Log Data Source - Setup wizard when you select Microsoft ISA Server (MSDE Database) or Microsoft ISA Server (SQL Database) respectively, as your log file type.
To change Web proxy logging to the standard file type (non-MSDE), here are detailed instructions:
NOTE: Now that ISA is logging to the "File" format, it will take some time for a log file to be created. Depending on your volume of Web traffic, you may need to wait several minutes before a log file exists and can be configured in the product.
If you want to provide seamless Internet browsing for your users (e.g., no pop-up requiring a login and password will appear), you should configure Integrated authentication on your ISA Server. To do this, follow these steps:
Cyfin is installed on a server other than ISA Server 2006.
If Cyfin is installed off-box, the log files need to be transferred to the Cyfin box or put into a suitable location where Cyfin can read them. This can be done in a few ways:
Please see the section above for information about log file setup, keeping in mind that the directory path for log files will be different for an off-box solution.