Release notes for the Splunk Add-on for VMware Extractions

Version 4.0.3 of Splunk Add-on for VMware Extractions was released on July 13, 2021. This is the first release of Splunk Add-on for VMware Extractions.

Note: The package included in the Splunk Add-on for VMware Extractions (TA-VMW-FieldExtractions) was previously part of Splunk Add-on for VMware in v4.0.2 or below. This package is being released as an individual Splunkbase add-on to add support for self-service installation in cloud environments.

What's new

These features are available in the Splunk Add-on for VMware Extractions v4.0.3. For compatibility information, go to the Data collection planning and requirements.

New feature or enhancement	Description
Search-time extractions	This package contains search-time extractions required for data collected by the Splunk Add-on for VMware and the extractions for ITSI Virtualization module.
Support for self-service installation in cloud environments	Customers of the Splunk Add-on for VMware on cloud environment can install this package by following the Install and Configure Splunk Add-on for VMware Extractions to the cloud environment steps in Splunk Web on the search head. As the add-on package was previously part of the Splunk Add-on for VMware (for v4.0.2 or previous), existing customers of Splunk Add-on for VMware have to follow the upgrade steps for the Splunk Add-on for VMware to switch to the version of the add-on that supports the self-service installation.

Fixed issues

This version of the Splunk Add-on for VMware Extractions has the following reported fixed issues. If no issues appear below, no issues have yet been reported.

Known issues

This version of the Splunk Add-on for VMware Extractions has the following reported known issues and workarounds. If no issues appear below, no issues have yet been reported.

Date filed	Issue number	Description
2021-08-05	VMW-6236	Incorrect value for Cluster performance metrics due to aggregation mechanism on vCenter side.
2021-06-09	VMW-6165	Drill-down not working in Event viewer panels in Hydra Framework in Splunk 8.2.0,8.2.1
2020-09-30	VMW-5802	No data collection occurs when the DCN is configured with more than 8 worker processes on Splunk version 8.x.
2019-10-11	VMW-5269	Collection configuration page doesn't get loaded in Internet Explorer browser