What's new in Splunk OVA for VMware Metrics

Version 4.2.0 of the Splunk OVA for VMware Metrics was released on January 5, 2020. Version 4.2.0 has the following new features.

New feature	Description
Splunk Add-on for VMware Metrics	The OVA contains packages of Splunk Add-on for VMware Metrics version 4.2.0. Version 4.2.0 collects performance data of vCenter, cluster, datastore, ESXi host, and virtual machines. You can filter the performance metrics collection of vCenter, cluster, ESXi host, and virtual machines by configuring the respective <entity>metric_allowlist and <entity>_metric_denylist. For more information, see Configure Metrics Allowlist/Denylist to filter performance data in the Splunk Add-on for VMware Metrics manual. The add-on also collects hierarchical data of vCenter entities as part of inventory data. Two performance metrics are collected by default in addition to the current default performance metrics. See Release notes for Splunk Add-on for VMware Metrics for detailed changes. In addition, occurrences of biased terms in the add-on have been replaced with appropriate non-biased terms. See the release notes for the full list of changed terms.
Splunk Enterprise version 8.1.0	Splunk Enterprise version 8.1.0 is packaged in the OVA. For OVA specifications, see Requirements and specifications for the Splunk OVA for VMware Metrics.

See Fixed and known issues for Splunk OVA for VMware Metrics for other changes made in this release.