Splunk® Add-on for Windows

Deploy and Use the Splunk Add-on for Windows

This documentation does not apply to the most recent version of Splunk® Add-on for Windows. For documentation on the most recent version, go to the latest release.

Release notes for the Splunk Add-on for Windows

Version 7.0.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Windows was released on October 21, 2019.

The Splunk Add-on for Windows 5.0.0 introduced breaking changes. If you are upgrading from a version of the Splunk Add-on for Windows that is earlier than 5.0.0, you must follow the steps outlined in Upgrade the Splunk Add-on for Windows. Failure to do so can result in data loss.

Neither the Splunk Add-on for Windows DNS version 1.0.1 nor the Splunk Add-on for Windows Active Directory version 1.0..0 is supported when installed alongside the Splunk Add-on for Windows versions 6.0.0 and above. The Splunk Add-on for Windows versions 6.0.0 and above includes the Splunk Add-on for Windows DNS and the Splunk Add-on for Microsoft Active Directory.

Compatibility

Version 7.0.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Windows is compatible with the following software, CIM versions, and platforms:

Splunk platform versions 7.0.x, 7.1.x, 7.2.x, 7.3.x, 8.0.x
CIM 4.11 and later
Platform Windows
Vendor Products Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012/2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft Windows DNS Server

New or changed features

Version 7.0.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Windows has the following new or changed features:

  • Python 3 compatibility

Fixed Issues

Version 7.0.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Windows fixes the following issues:


Date resolved Issue number Description
2019-10-10 ADDON-22052, ADDON-23900 Conflicting extraction written for "dest" field in source "WinEventLog:Application" and for "body" field in source "XmlWinEventLog:System"
2019-09-24 ADDON-22175 Splunk_TA_windows: Windows TA not extracting user_group field correctly

Known Issues

Version 7.0.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Windows contains the following known issues. If no issues appear below, no issues have yet been reported:


Date filed Issue number Description
2020-11-12 ADDON-30911 Incorrect lookup definition of EventCode=5140
2020-05-12 ADDON-26533 Missing fields and Inaccurate field mapping
2019-03-12 ADDON-21484 For sourcetype="DhcpSrvLog" need to change value of msdhcp_id under msdhcp_signatures lookup file
2018-09-06 ADDON-19338 Data duplication issue in WindowsUpdate.Log
2016-04-19 ADDON-9162 Field extraction for Account Domain extracts multiple values
Last modified on 18 December, 2020
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This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk® Add-on for Windows: 7.0.0

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