In part 2 of this series I talked about how retention was calculated and worked. In part 3 of this series I would like to…
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…
Log Insight System Architecture Part 1: Pipelines
I have been hearing a few questions around the Log Insight system architecture and more specifically how it works. This week, I would like to…
Generating Log Insight Agent Configurations with liagentify
I often get questions around Log Insight agent configuration. While the options are clearly documented, it can be time-consuming and error prone to construct lengthy…
Log Insight: From Standalone to Cluster
If you started with Log Insight 1.x or with an environment that a single Log Insight node could handle then you likely are running a…
Log Insight: Disconnected Node
If you are running a Log Insight cluster then you have probably seen the Status column of the node table available from the Administration >…
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…
12 Reasons Why You Should Use Log Insight
I have gone from agents to forwarders so next up is the Log Insight server! Why should you use Log Insight? Let me give you…
Log Insight + PagerDuty
Today, Log Insight system notifications consist of both informational messages and critical system alert messages. In this post, I will discuss how to only get…
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…