Heads Up! Log Insight 2.0 and Upgraded vCenter 4.x Issue
I just wanted to make people aware of a new VMware Knowledge Base (KB) article that has been published regarding Log Insight 2.0.
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Log Insight
This page contains the most relevant information for VMware Log Insight! Official links Product Page – information about Log Insight, trial/download, purchasing, and other…
Log Insight: Syslog Agents and Multiline Messages
There appears to be some confusion on Log Insight’s support of multiline messages that I would like to clear up. The title gives it away,…
Log Insight 2.0 Beta: Scale-out
Log Insight 1.x supported a scale-up model. Log Insight 2.0 Beta supports clustering of Log Insight nodes. I would like to walk through how to…
Changing VMware ESXi host logging level and why not to do it
A while back, I came across an entry from Michael White’s newsletter about changing VMware ESXi host logging levels: Changing VMware ESXi host logging level…
Automating the Deployment of Log Insight
Log Insight ships as a virtual appliance. Given its single packaging model, automated deployment is easy thanks to the freely available OVF Tool. OVF Tool…
Log Insight: Gap in Data on Charts – Part 1
A common question I get asked is, “Why do I see a gap in data on Log Insight charts?” I would like to answer this…
Log Insight: Remote Syslog Architectures
When architecting a syslog solution, it is important to understand the requirements both from a business and a product perspective. I would like to discuss…
Configuring Remote Syslog on vSphere Using vCenter Log Insight
Now that you have vCenter Log Insight deployed and configured, you need to configure sources to send their log messages to Log Insight. If you…
Upgrades: In-place versus Migration
I sat in on an interesting conversation recently where the question was raised whether upgrades for products should be done in-place versus via a migration.…