
Release notes for Splunk Add-on for VMware
Version 4.0.6 of the Splunk Add-on for VMware was released on September 13, 2023.
What's New
In Version 4.0.6, The Splunk Add-on for VMware now has been updated to match the changes in Splunk as described in https://advisory.splunk.com/advisories/SVD-2023-0606.
Upgrade from version 4.0.2 to 4.0.6
See the steps to upgrade from the Splunk Add-on for VMware from v4.0.2 or later to v4.0.6. If you are using a version previous to 4.0.2, follow the steps to upgrade to v4.0.2 first.
Upgrade from versions 3.4.6 and earlier
In the release 3.3.2, the SA-Utils
component has been renamed to SA-VMNetAppUtils
. It does not change the input and dashboard you configured in Splunk Add-on for VMware and Splunk App for VMware.
In the release 3.4.2, a new component, SA-VMWIndex
has been added to the Splunk Add-on for VMware package. This component contains the indexes.conf which has the definitions of all the indexes [vmware-perf, vmware-inv, vmware-taskevent, vmware-vclog, vmware-esxilog]. The indexes.conf will be removed from all the components of VMware Add-on as these have been added to SA-VMWIndex
.
In the release 3.4.3, a new component, TA-VMW-FieldExtractions
has been added to the Splunk Add-on for VMware package. This component contains the search time knowledge objects. The search time knowledge objects have been removed from Splunk_TA_vmware
.
See the upgrade section of the Splunk App for VMware manual for the detailed procedures.
Note: Splunk recommend you backup your existing deployment before upgrade.
See "Back up configuration information" in the Admin Manual and "Back up indexed data" in the Managing Indexers and Clusters Manual
Fixed Issues
This version of the Splunk Add-on for VMware 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 has the following reported known issues and workarounds. If no issues appear below, no issues have yet been reported.
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