I have received several reports of a blank/white page when viewing some of my posts. I have finally tracked down the issue and wanted to…
Log Insight: Analyzing the Weather
Collecting log messages and analyzing them with Log Insight is easy, but what about collecting and monitoring other types of events? How about logging and…
Log Insight: Not Properly Licensed
Recently, a few of my Log Insight instances displayed the message, “Log Insight is not properly licensed.” Given that other people may have experienced this…
Is Microsoft's Log Parser a Windows Syslog Agent?
Someone recently asked me if Microsoft’s Log Parser application could be used as a syslog agent. To be honest, I had not heard of the…
Log Insight: Managing Fields
Have you ever tried to use a field in vCenter Log Insight only to find it (sometimes) unavailable under the Fields section of the Interactive…
Sending NetFlow over Syslog
How do you collect NetFlow events over the syslog protocol so you can analysis them with a tool like Log Insight? That is the question…
Log Insight: Does Not Contain Regular Expression
I have received some requests for more advanced posts regarding Log Insight so here is one for those requesting! I recently was asked how to…
Syslog Agents on Windows
In order to send events from a Windows device to a remote syslog server like Log Insight, you need a syslog agent. Windows does not…
Syslog Agents on Linux
In order to send events from a Linux device to a remote syslog server like Log Insight, you need a syslog agent. Most Linux operating…
Announcing Log Insight 1.5 Beta (TP3)
Today, VMware released the 1.5 public beta of the Log Insight product, which can be downloaded when you sign up for an account here. All…