EventLog Analyzer - Release Notes

Listed here are the feature enhancements and bug fixes in each release update of EventLog Analyzer.

For further information please contact EventLog Analyzer Support.

8.5 - Build 8050 - Distributed Edition

GA release of EventLog Analyzer Distributed Edition.

The general features available in this release include all the features of EventLog Analyzer Version 8.2 Build 8020

The general features available in this release include,

• In this release, no new features

New Features - Managed Server

The general features available in this release include,

• Managed Server contains all the features of EventLog Analyzer Standalone Edition

8.5 - Build 8050 - Standalone Edition

New Features

• File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) - Monitor the change activities of files and folders in a host

Enhancements:

• The search results can be exported to CSV and PDF format reports
• Server machine resources are checked and the user is warned for issues, before applying Service Pack
• Log archiving process has been fine tuned. Now the file creations will be 12 hours or 250 MB file size limit and zip file creation will be 4 days or 8 files whichever is earlier
• Cached logs processing made seamless
• Out of memory error handling of EventLog Analyzer server have been made efficient. If memory consumption exceeds 80% (configurable) the logs are saved and if it exceeds 100%, server is restarted
• Low disk space email alert to Administrator users and log collection will be stopped if the disk space is less than one GB

UI Enhancements

• Left pane width
of the UI can be adjusted
• 'Verify Login' screen, of Add Host feature, is enhanced with error messages and troubleshooting tips

Bug Fixes:

• Running Update Manager as Admin user to apply Service Pack issue is fixed
  
• Hosts searched for a selected profile
displayed the hosts in all the profiles. Fixed the issue
• Fixed the issue of Security Events graph failed to load in Dashboard on certain instances
• Fixed the issue of Compliance graph drill down failed to display the events on certain instances
• If search is carried out on a single host, the result was displayed from all the hosts. Fixed the issue
• Alert message in Email/ UI got truncated due to the presence '<' character in the message. Fixed the issue
• Reports exported to CSV format showed junk characters in Japanese language. Fixed the issue
• If Agents are installed from an Eventlog Analyzer server with PostgreSQL database, Host details could not be edited. Fixed the issue

UI Bug Fixes

• Fixed the cluttered display of host names under 'Custom Reports' for huge number of hosts
  
• Fixed the issue, '+Add' drop down and in Distributed version 'Managed Server' drop down display hides when mouse is take away from the drop down. Now display is hidden only on mouse click outside drop down
  
• Main panel title display is aligned to the left from center in Report/ Alert pages
  
• Fixed the issue of My Reports list displaying from top even if you select report which is in the middle or bottom
  

Release Impact:

• In EventLog Analyzer Distributed edition, the Admin Server dashboard graphs mirror the dashboard graphs seen by administrator of the Managed Server
• To improve performance, the 'Host Name' column in the raw log data page will list the DNS Name instead of Display Name
• Local6 messages in Syslog will be categorized under Application logs