After covering the new scale-out and Windows agent features available in the Log Insight 2.0 beta, it is important to understand how to load balance…
Log Insight 2.0 Beta: Windows Agent
As you probably know, Windows does not natively support syslog. Several third party syslog agents exist for Windows, but each come with a list of…
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…
Log Insight 2.0 Beta Released!
Less than three months since the announcement of Log Insight 1.5 GA and VMware has announced Log Insight 2.0 Beta. With the beta comes a…
Log Insight: Virtual Disk Size on Virtual Appliance
I have received some questions in regards to the virtual disk size on the Log Insight virtual appliance that I wanted to address. If you…
Log Insight: Enabling TLS for SMTP
If you configure SMTP on Log Insight with the STARTTLS option and send a test email you will receive the following error message: unable to…
Automating the Configuration of Log Insight
Now that you know how to automate the deployment of Log Insight, you are probably wondering how to automate the configuration of Log Insight. Automating the…
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: vSphere Integration
One of the great features of Log Insight is its tight integration with other VMware products. One of these integrations is with vSphere. I have…