Category: Log Insight

Log Insight Snapshot Content Pack

Posted Michael Ryom1 CommentPosted in Log Insight

I’ve been running Log insight for some time now, first as part of the beta and then continued after it became GA, the last upgrade to 1.5 GA was a real pleaser. This tool has fast become one of my favorite VMware products, the insight you get into your environment is astonishing. This is the first tool I login to every morgning, way before vSphere client, vCops or even mail. So how can that be… Hopefully what comes next will make you understand what I mean   Log Insight Snapshot Content Pack So I’ve had some time to work with Log insight, […]

Log insight – vCOPS Content Pack

Posted Michael RyomLeave a commentPosted in Log Insight, Script, Vcops, vRops

Log insight – vCOPS Content Pack Log insight’s vCOPS Content Pack was released together with vCops 5.8, this content pack lets you get the same great insight into your vCops environment as log insight provides for your vSphere environment. There are three tasks to setting up vCops content pack for vCenter Log insight. Downloading and installing the content pack. Setting up vCops to syslog to Log insight. Connecting Log insight to vCops, so that Log insight can send alerts to vCops. Downloading and installing vCops content pack for Log insight If you have not already downloaded the content pack, lets start […]

Upgrade Log Insight

Posted Michael RyomLeave a commentPosted in Log Insight, VMware

Now that Log Insight 1.5 has to be come GA, its time to upgrade. So what new in 1.5 ? Among the most Important are: Active Directory support for authentication Significant query performance improvements by optimizing the execution of common queries User interface for upgrading from previous versions of Log Insight through Administration UI The rest can be read in the release notes here   Note the last bullet – Cause this is not how its done on 1.0, more on that later, first we need to have a look at security! (and if you haven’t downloaded the rpm file, now […]