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Log Insight: Syslog Event Forwarder Prefix

Published by Steve Flanders on September 13, 2016

The event forwarder feature of Log Insight is powerful for a variety of reasons (several covered in this post). When it comes to event forwarding over the syslog protocol (i.e. to a third-party destination), some people have commented on the prefix Log Insight adds to forwarder events. It turns out this is true for event forwarding as well as for the Log Insight agent. In this post, I would like to discuss the prefix and why it exists. Read on to learn more!

Log Insight 3.6: Syslog Event Forwarder Tags

Published by Steve Flanders on September 1, 2016

Log Insight has featured event forwarding since version 2.5. One thing missing was the ability to apply tags (i.e. metadata) to events forwarded over the syslog protocol. In version 3.6, this capability has been added. Read on to learn more!

Log Insight: Server vs. Forwarder

Published by Steve Flanders on September 24, 2015

Based on some recent Log Insight conversations, I realized there is some confusion around what the difference is between a Log Insight server and a Log Insight forwarder. In this post, I would like to clear up the confusion.

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12 Reasons Why You Should Use The Log Insight Forwarder

Published by Steve Flanders on March 4, 2015

Now that I have talked about the new forwarding feature in Log Insight 2.5, I would like to discuss why you should consider using it if you are not already.

Log Insight 4.6: Raw Event Forwarding

Published by Steve Flanders on May 17, 2018

Log Insight has supported event forwarding since 3.0. Given the syslog RFC, it was common for Log Insight to add a prefix to log events it forwarded. An option exists in 4.6 to change this behavior. Read on to learn more!

Log Insight Reference Architectures: Large Deployments

Published by Steve Flanders on June 7, 2017

I have covered Log Insight reference architectures in the past, but I have received a few inquiries about large Log Insight deployments. In this post, I will cover a variety of different large Log Insight deployments and the reference architecture information you need to know. Read on to learn more!

Log Insight: Configuring Event Forwarding Between Two Instances Without Creating A Loop

Published by Steve Flanders on May 16, 2017

From time to time, I hear about the desire to configure two separate Log Insight instances to forward to one another without creating a loop. In this post, I will discuss the reasons for this desired state, the best practice to achieve this desired state and some alternatives to consider. Read on to learn more!

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