Release notes

This topic contains information on new features, known issues, and updates as we version the Splunk App and Technology Add-ons for Microsoft Exchange.

The latest version of the Splunk App for Microsoft Exchange was released on Monday, March 31, 2014.

What's new

Here's what's new in the latest version of the Splunk App for Microsoft Exchange:

• A significantly revised and consolidated user experience.
• Many bug fixes and feature improvements.
• The "Analyze a Host" page now has two additional panels, "Mailbox Growth vs. Disk Space" and "Windows Updates vs. Downtime." (MSAPP-2199)

Current known issues

The Splunk App for Microsoft Exchange has the following known issues:

• When you install the Splunk App for Microsoft Exchange on a *nix host as a user with reduced permissions (a non-root user), the installation fails with either a "Invalid Language Specified" or "404" error. To work around the problem, assign write permissions to the $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/framework directory and all subdirectories to the user that runs Splunk Enterprise. Then attempt to run the app again. (SPL-83323)
• The dashboard builder does not work properly with Internet Explorer version 8 or earlier. To work around the problem, use another Splunk Enterprise-supported browser. (MSAPP-2259, MSAPP-2277)
• Column sorting does not work properly on the Network Monitor browser page. (MSAPP-1815, SPL-80746)
• Searches in the Host Performance page can be slow. (MSAPP-2276)
• If you click the Back button on your browser when you are in the Setup page for the app, the app incorrectly reloads the Setup page instead of returning you to the page you were on before you loaded the Setup page. This problem appears to only happen with Internet Explorer 11. (MSAPP-2245)
• If you upgrade Splunk after installing the Splunk App for Microsoft Exchange, you might experience spurious JavaScript errors when you next load the app. To fix the problem, perform a hard refresh of the page (usually by clicking your web browser's 'Reload' icon while holding down the Shift key. (MSAPP-2162)
• Some minor artifacts occur when you collapse the "Add Panels" sidebar on the Dashboard Builder page. (MSAPP-2109)
• Some minor artifacts occur when navigating through the app menus. (MSAPP-2061)

Change log (what's been fixed)

• When you install the Splunk App for Microsoft Exchange on a search head and configure it to search an indexer with Exchange, Windows, and AD data, the first-time run experience now properly detects all of the Windows and AD data. (MSAPP-2097)
• Several pages no longer show a "Search query is not fully resolved" message on initial load. (MSAPP-1789)