Log Insight System Architecture Part 2: Retention
In part 1 of this series I talked about the different pipelines. In part 2, I would like to talk about how retention works. Hint: It…
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3 Reasons to Use a Service Account in Log Insight
I have been asked a few times when you may consider having a service account for the Log Insight UI. In general, all activities should…
vCenter Server Locale and Log Insight
As you know, Log Insight supports integration with vSphere. One part of the integration is the collection of vCenter Server events, tasks and alarms. If…
Log Insight 2.5: Backup and Recovery Part 3/3
In my first post about Log Insight 2.5 backup and recovery, I talked about deployment types, backup considerations and architecture of the different Log Insight…
Log Insight 2.5: Backup and Recovery Part 2/3
In my first post about Log Insight 2.5 backup and recovery, I talked about deployment types, backup considerations and architecture of the different Log Insight…
vSphere 6.0 Syslog Gotchas
If you are upgrading or have upgraded to vSphere 6.0, you should be aware of a couple syslog gotchas. These will be especially important if…
Log Insight 2.5: Role-Based Access Control
Log Insight has always been able to handle all the events within your environment, but now that it has Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) you can…
ESXi Remote Syslog – It's All or Nothing
I frequently get questions around how to forward only certain log files from ESXi or how to collect a log file that is missing. I…
Log Insight 2.5: Hosts Overview Table
As you start logging more and more of your environment to Log Insight, it becomes important to understand what devices have been seen. The two…
How to Integrate Log Insight with vRealize Operations
I realized I have never covered vRealize Operations (vR Ops) integration for Log Insight (LI)! This integration is extremely powerful and worth digging into in…