The Splunk Add-on for Windows DNS version 1.0.1 is not supported when installed alongside the Splunk Add-on for Windows version 6.0.0. The Splunk Add-on for Windows version 6.0.0 includes the Splunk Add-on for Windows DNS and the Splunk Add-on for Microsoft Active Directory.

The Splunk Add-on for Windows DNS reached its End of Life (EoL) on February 18, 2019.

Release notes

The latest version of the Splunk Add-on for Windows DNS was released on October 25, 2016.

Known issues

The Splunk Add-on for Windows DNS has the following known issues:

None at this time.

Fixed Issues

Publication Date	Defect Number	Description
2016-10-10	TAG-11961	Update to latest common build.
2016-10-04	TAG-11880	Splunk_TA_microsoft_dns - possible incorrect FIELDALIAS

Sourcetype changes for WinEventLog data

The Splunk Add-on for Windows version 5.0.x introduces changes to WinEventLog data sourcetypes, and now assigns the WinEventLog sourcetype to the following WinEventLog input of the Splunk Add-on for Microsoft DNS:

Windows AD input	Sourcetype
WinEventLog://DNS Server	WinEventLog

WinEventLogs are distinguished by their source.