Release: VMware vRealize Log Insight 4.0

Log Insight is a log aggregation, management and analisys tool, that VMware first introduced in 2013 and now is usually compared with Splunk.

Yesterday VMware announced Log Insight’s new major release 4.0, scheduled for a vague “later this year”.
According to VMware’s announcement, this release is focused on delivering a brand new user interface based on Clarity standard, enhanced alert management capabilities, with a centralised interface and historical views, and better integration with vSphere, vRealize, and other VMware products.

In detail the new functionalities introduced by vRealize Log Insight 4.0 are:

New Server Capabilities

  • New Clarity UI
  • vSphere 6.5 compatibility
  • New Admin Alerts Management UI
  • FIPS-compliant deployment
  • Octet-framing over TCP
  • Public Installer APIs

Improved Agent Capabilities

  • Agent Auto-Update

New General UI Items

  • DeviceID to name Aliasing
  • New “field does not exist” filter
  • New gauge chart
  • New “blur” on session timeout

New Tech Preview Features

  • Agent scripted-input
  • vIDM SSO Support