Native Integrations

Microsoft Hyper-V integration with Log360

Microsoft Hyper-V plays a central role in virtualization, but without proper visibility into its operations, organizations risk performance issues, misconfigurations, and potential security breaches. Log360 simplifies Hyper-V log collection and event analysis by aggregating logs over UDP, TCP, or TLS and transforming raw data into actionable intelligence. Whether it’s a failed VM import, a critical disk alert, or a suspicious administrative action, Log360 equips IT teams with the insights they need to secure and optimize Hyper-V environments.

Auditing and monitoring capabilities

Log360 collects Hyper-V logs through Windows event log forwarding or Syslog configuration. Once ingested, these logs are parsed and categorized using predefined event format rules tailored for Hyper-V environments.

Key monitoring and auditing capabilities include:

Comprehensive VM life cycle tracking: Monitors creation, deletion, export, and import activities across all VMs.
Service-level monitoring: Detects start, stop, and failure events related to the VM Management Service.
Disk usage surveillance: Identifies disk space shortages before they lead to VM disruptions.
Real-time alerting: Triggers alerts for failed operations, unauthorized changes, or high-severity events.
Hyper-V server events: Provides insight into general server-level events related to Hyper-V infrastructure.
Hyper-V VM management: Tracks general VM management activities across the Hyper-V host environment.

Critical Hyper-V events monitored

Log360 offers focused reports on key Hyper-V activities that impact system reliability, virtualization health, and administrative control:

Failed starts of VM management service
Flags instances where the VM Management Service fails to start, affecting VM availability.
VM management service ShutDown
Logs VM Management Service shutdown events for visibility into potential service disruptions.
VM deletion
Monitors the deletion of VMs to help audit life cycle changes.
Failed VM creations
Detects failed attempts to create VMs, often due to misconfigurations or permission issues.
Failed VM imports
Captures unsuccessful VM import operations, aiding in troubleshooting migration errors.
Failed VM exports
Flags failed VM export attempts, helping identify configuration or access-related issues.
Failed Hyper-V worker operation
Logs failed back end tasks handled by the Hyper-V Worker process, which may impact VM execution.

Addressing key Hyper-V security challenges

Security challenge	How Log360 helps
Unnoticed service failures or instability	Alerts when the VM Management Service fails or restarts unexpectedly.
Storage shortages impacting VM availability	Monitors disk usage and flags out-of-space conditions in real time.
Failure of critical VM operations	Captures failed VM imports, exports, and creations for troubleshooting and auditing.
Incomplete visibility across Hyper-V hosts	Centralizes logs from all Hyper-V servers for unified monitoring and reporting.
Compliance with virtualization governance policies	Maintains historical audit trails for all significant Hyper-V operations.

The Log360 advantage

Log360 goes beyond just collecting and analyzing Hyper-V logs. It brings these events into a powerful SIEM ecosystem that enhances security visibility.

Cross platform log correlation
Correlate Hyper-V activity with logs from Windows servers, Active Directory, firewalls, and more to detect suspicious patterns that span systems.
Real-time alerting
Trigger alerts for unusual behavior, such as unexpected VM creation or failed logons, based on thresholds, patterns, or custom rules.
Built-in compliance reporting
Generate audit-ready reports aligned with regulations like HIPAA, the PCI DSS, and the GDPR. Hyper-V events are automatically categorized for easy reporting.