What forms of compression are supported by WebTrends?


This article applies to:

  • Firewall Suite 4.X

Question:

  • What forms of compression are supported by Firewall Suite?
  • Are Z compressed log files supported by Firewall Suite?
  • Are ZIP and GZ compressed log files supported by Firewall Suite?

Symptoms:

  • Error: 'Failed to Extract'

Information:

Firewall Suite supports the ZIP and GZ forms of compression; however, WebTrends cannot analyze Z compressed log files.

Notes:

The log files must be decompressed prior to analysis. There must be sufficient hard disk space at the decompression location in order for the analysis to take place.

This article was previously published as:
NETIQKB10814

Last Modified 4/11/2006.
https://support.trustwave.com/kb/KnowledgebaseArticle10861.aspx