This is primarily a bug-fixing release, which also includes a number of new features focussed on practical issues and improvements in problem diagnostics.

ChangeLog:

http://www.rsyslog.com/changelog-for-8-8-0-v8-stable/

Download:

http://www.rsyslog.com/downloads/download-v8-stable/

As always, feedback is appreciated.

Best regards,
Tim Eifler

RSyslog Windows Agent 3.0 Released

By Adiscon SupportPosted on February 17, 2015Posted in News, Release AnnouncementTagged 3.0, core engine, NetApp, release, RSyslog Windows Agent

Adiscon is proud to announce the 3.0 release of RSyslog Windows Agent.

This new major release adds full support for Windows 2012 R2 and also has been verified to work on Windows 10 preview versions.

The new major version is a milestone in many ways. Most important the performance of the core engine has been considerably increased. All existing configurations will benefit from this. Also a new Configuration Client has been added which has been rewritten using the .Net Framework (Like the InterActive Syslog Viewer). With the new Configuration Client, we also introduce support for a new file based configuration format (as an alternative to the registry-based method). RSyslog Windows Agent can now run from a configuration file and save it state values
into files.

We also extended the classic EventLog Monitor to support multiple dynamic *.evt files for NetApp customers.

Detailed information can be found in the version history below.

Build-IDs: Service 3.0.130, Client 3.0.201

Features

Faster core engine
New Configuration Client running on Microsoft .Net Framework. If wanted, the old client application can be installed manually as “RSyslog Windows Agent Legacy Client”.
The Agent can be switched from registry to file based configuration support. Requires usage of the new configuration client.
EventLog Monitor Classic(V1): Support for dynamic Eventlog files added.
Kindly use an asterix (*) in the eventlog filename to activate it, for example: \\netappdevice\c$\etc\log\adtlog.*.evt
When activated, EventLog Monitor will process all matching files automatically. The feature was primary added for NETAPP users who have dynamic filenames.
New System Property added to created UUID’s called “$NEWUUID”. Generates a random generated 128Bit UUID (Universally Unique Identifiers).

Bugfixes

none

Version 3.0 is a free download. Customers with existing 2.x keys can contact our Sales department for upgrade prices. If you have a valid Upgrade Insurance ID, you can request a free new key by sending your Upgrade Insurance ID to sales@adiscon.com. Please note that the download enables the free 30-day trial version if used without a key – so you can right now go ahead and evaluate it.

rsyslog 8.7.0 (v8-stable) released

By Adiscon SupportPosted on January 13, 2015Posted in News, Release AnnouncementTagged bugfix, imfile, imptcp, mmnormalize, omkafka, rainerscript, release, rsyslog, stable, v8

We have released rsyslog 8.7.0.

Version 8.7.0 contains various improvements and additions to a wide array of modules, like imfile, imptcp, improvements to RainerScript and mmnormalize (thanks to Singh Janmejay) and a couple of other improvements. But, the biggest addition is the new omkafka module that now allows direct writing to Apache Kafka.

This release also contains important bug fixes.

This is a recommended upgrade for all users.

ChangeLog:

http://www.rsyslog.com/changelog-for-8-7-0-v8-stable/

Download:

http://www.rsyslog.com/downloads/download-v8-stable/

As always, feedback is appreciated.

Best regards,
Florian Riedl

rsyslog 8.6.0 (v8-stable) released

By Adiscon SupportPosted on December 2, 2014Posted in News, Release AnnouncementTagged 8.6.0, bugfix, release, release schedule, rsyslog, stable, v8

We have released rsyslog 8.6.0.

This is the first stable release under a new release cycle and versioning scheme. This new scheme is important news in itself. For more details, please have a look here:

http://www.rsyslog.com/rsyslogs-new-release-cycle-and-versioning-scheme/

Version 8.6.0 contains important new features like the ability to monitor files via wildcards in imfile. It also contains new, experimental zero message queue modules (special thanks to team member Brian Knox), improvements to RainerScript and mmnormalize (thanks to Singh Janmejay) and a couple of other improvements.

This release also contains important bug fixes.

This is a recommended upgrade for all users.

ChangeLog:

http://www.rsyslog.com/changelog-for-8-6-0-v8-stable/

Download:

http://www.rsyslog.com/downloads/download-v8-stable/

As always, feedback is appreciated.

Best regards,
Florian Riedl

rsyslog 8.5.0 (v8-devel) released

By Adiscon SupportPosted on October 24, 2014Posted in News, Release AnnouncementTagged 8.5.0, bugfix, devel, imfile, ommail, release, rsyslog, v8

We have just released 8.5.0 of the v8-devel branch.

This begins the next v8 devel series. Most importantly, it contains a greatly refactored imfile, which now supports wildcards inside filenames. There are also some other improvements, as well as some bugfixes that are not yet included in the stable versions (this will happen soon with the next release).

For more details about using wildcards in imfile, please take a look at this presentation:

Using Wildcards with rsyslog’s File Monitor

ChangeLog:

http://www.rsyslog.com/changelog-for-8-5-0-v8-devel/

Download:

http://www.rsyslog.com/download-v8-devel/

As always, feedback is appreciated.

Best regards,
Florian Riedl

rsyslog 8.4.1 (v8-stable) released

By Adiscon SupportPosted on September 30, 2014Posted in News, Release AnnouncementTagged 8.4.1, bugfix, release, rsyslog, stable, v8

We have just released 8.4.1 of the v8-stable branch.

This is primarily a bug-fixing release, but provides one small enhancement, the so-called “bracketing mode” of impstats. It tells impstats to emit begin and end message before and after emitting stats.

Please note that this releases also fixes a potential remote DoS, which may happen for some (non-default) configurations. As such, users are highly encouraged to upgrade to this version.

ChangeLog:

http://www.rsyslog.com/changelog-for-8-4-1-v8-stable/

Download:

http://www.rsyslog.com/downloads/download-v8-stable/

As always, feedback is appreciated.

Best regards,
Florian Riedl

rsyslog 7.6.6 (v7-stable) released

By Adiscon SupportPosted on September 30, 2014Posted in News, Release AnnouncementTagged 7.6.6, bugfix, release, rsyslog, stable, v7

This version adresses some bugs and a security issue. Please note that it fixes a potential remote DoS, which may happen for some (non-default) configurations. As such, users are highly encouraged to upgrade to this version.

ChangeLog:

http://www.rsyslog.com/changelog-for-7-6-6-v7-stable/

Download:

http://www.rsyslog.com/downloads/download-v7-stable/

As always, feedback is appreciated.

Best regards,
Florian Riedl

rsyslog 7.6.5 (v7-stable) released

By Adiscon SupportPosted on September 17, 2014Posted in News, Release AnnouncementTagged 7.6.5, bugfix, release, rsyslog, stable, v7

This released provides an important regression fix, which rendered 7.6.4 unusable, as selector line evaluation was incorrect. Users of 7.6.4 are highly advised to upgrade to this version.

ChangeLog:

http://www.rsyslog.com/changelog-for-7-6-5-v7-stable/

Download:

http://www.rsyslog.com/downloads/download-v7-stable/

As always, feedback is appreciated.

Best regards,
Florian Riedl

rsyslog 7.6.4 (v7-stable) released

By Adiscon SupportPosted on September 12, 2014Posted in News, Release AnnouncementTagged 7.6.4, bugfix, release, rsyslog, stable, v7

This is a new release for the v7-stable branch. It contains a lot of bug fixes and patches. Several issues have been fixed, thus ensuring better stability and reliability. This is a recommended update for all v7 users.

ChangeLog:

http://www.rsyslog.com/changelog-for-7-6-4-v7-stable/

Download:

http://www.rsyslog.com/downloads/download-v7-stable/

As always, feedback is appreciated.

Best regards,
Florian Riedl