23.2 enhancements and patches
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The following video (1:47) provides a high-level summary of the new features and enhancements in version 23.2 of BMC Helix Log Analytics.
23.2.02
Option to install the Linux connector by using a non-root user
Run the Linux connector service by providing a non-root username. It will ensure that the connector accesses only those files to which the non-root user has permissions.
For more information, see Installing-and-managing-Linux-connector.
Collect logs from CentOS-based applications
Collect and analyze application logs from CentOS environments. A new connector type, Linux Connector (CentOS 7.9), is added to collect these logs.
For more information, see Installing-and-managing-CentOS-connector.
New event status options for alert policies
The following event status options have been added to alert policies:
- Info
- OK
- Unknown
- Warning
For more information, see Generating-alerts-from-logs.
23.2.01
Filter syslog messages and Windows event logs
Add filtering rules to the collection policies that you create to collect syslog messages and Windows event logs and collect only meaningful records.
For more information, see Collecting-syslog-messages and Collecting-Windows-events.
23.2.00
Detect anomalies
Detect rare and abnormal log patterns in the logs. You create alert policies to generate events that will notify you about the rare or abnormal log pattern. Alert policies use ML-based anomaly detection algorithm to identify anomalies.
For more information, see Generating-alerts-from-logs.
Collect Windows events
Collect and analyze Windows events by creating collection policies.
For more information, see Collecting-Windows-events.
Collect Kubernetes logs
Collect and analyze system and application logs of Kubernetes.
For more information, see Collecting-Kubernetes-logs.
Monitor logs with out-of-the-box dashboards
Operators can access the following out-of-the-box dashboards to help them track log collection statistics for Kubernetes, syslog, and Windows events.
For more information, see Visualizing-logs.
Access self-help resources with in-app help
In-app help is available from a movable widget on every screen. Click the self-help widget to access a product tour, interactive guides, instructions for setting up and going live, and more. In addition, you can continue to find answers to your questions in the online documentation or in our YouTube playlist.
Enrich logs
In addition to the CSV enrichment source, the DNS, GeoIP, and LDAP enrichment sources are now available to enrich the logs.
For more information, see Enriching-logs.
Migrate log collection integrations from BMC Helix Developer Tools
As announced in version 23.1.02, all log collection capabilities migrated from BMC Helix Developer Tools to BMC Helix Log Analytics. If you are still using log collection integrations in BMC Helix Developer Tools, you must migrate to BMC Helix Log Analytics collection.