Release Notes for WhatsUp Log Management Suite

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Release Notes for WhatsUp Log Management Suite v10.1.1 Release

Introducing the WhatsUp Log Management Suite

The WhatsUp Log Management Suite is a modular set of applications that can automatically collect, store, analyze and report on Windows Event and Syslog files for near real-time security event detection and response, as well as help satisfy compliance regulations and forensic needs. Additional support for the collection and review of W3C/IIS log files is also provided. Depending on your environment and the specific challenges you are facing, you can select individual products that independently provide pinpoint solutions or opt for the comprehensive suite that gives you everything you need.

With the WhatsUp Log Management Suite you can:

Release information for v10.1.1

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Product name

WhatsUp Log Management Suite v10.1.1 includes four modular log management titles:

WhatsUp Event Archiver

WhatsUp Event Analyst

WhatsUp Event Alarm

WhatsUp Event Rover

Version

10.1.1

Release date

March 2012

Release information v10.1

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Product name

WhatsUp Log Management Suite v10.1. Includes four modular log management titles:

WhatsUp Event Archiver

WhatsUp Event Analyst

WhatsUp Event Alarm

WhatsUp Event Rover

Version

10.1

Release date

October 2011

Release information v10

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Product name

WhatsUp Log Management Suite v10. Includes four modular log management titles:

WhatsUp Event Archiver

WhatsUp Event Analyst

WhatsUp Event Alarm

WhatsUp Event Rover

Version

10

Release date

September 7, 2011

New in WhatsUp Log Management Suite v10.1.1

The WhatsUp Log Management Suite v10.1.1 adds five new reporting categories for complaince and data protection legislation found in the European Union. Specifically, these reporting categories include:

After installing WhatsUp Log Management v10.1.1, the above mentioned categories are listed in the WhatsUp Event Analyst application, as well as the suggested reports for each category.

New in WhatsUp Log Management Suite v10.1

The WhatsUp Log Management version 10.1 release has four main purposes: the addition of a key Syslog Device Wizard and companion service that allows for the rapid inclusion of Syslog events from multiple devices on your network (more details below), to add additional pre-defined Cisco IOS related filters and alarms, to add additional compliance categories for Event Analyst's reports (more details below), and to fix defects discovered after the v10.0 release. Below is a more detailed list of what's new in WhatsUp Log Management release 10.1.

New in WhatsUp Log Management Suite v10

Known Issues in WhatsUp Log Management v10.1.1

Microsoft SQL tables beginning with a number

In WhatsUp Event Archiver, Microsoft SQL tables used to store collection log data cannot begin with a number. If you create SQL tables beginning with a number, WhatsUp Event Archiver generates an error. To avoid this error, only create SQL tables beginning with letters.

Error when upgrading from v10.1 to v10.1.1

An error may display when upgrading from v10.1 to v10.1.1 that references the WEvtRedr.dll component. This error does not impact the upgrade process; even if this error is received, the upgrade completes successfully. This error can occur when InstallShield attempts to deregister the WEvtRedr.dll component on non-Windows Vista (e.g. XP/2003) or later machines where the component was never installed.

Known Issues

UAC Remote Restrictions Prevent Remote Log Management on Microsoft Vista or later operating systems

Scenario: WhatsUp Log Management components are installed on a Windows 2008 server in a workgroup. WULM is monitoring Windows 2003 and 2008 systems in multiple workgroups and multiple domains by using a common administrator account (with identical password) located on all systems. The 2003 server logs are being properly collected and monitored, but 2008 server logs are not.

The WULM component services (e.g. WhatsUp Event Archiver Service, WhatsUp Event Alarm Service) are using a local admin account that is also a local admin account on each server. When attempting to manage the event logs of remote Vista, 2008, and Windows 7 systems, the WhatsUp Event Alarm and WhatsUp Event Archiver Service encounter "Access is Denied" errors.

Steps to resolve this issue:

Add two keys to the registry to disable UAC remote restrictions on all target devices running Microsoft Windows Vista or later; see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937624 and http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951016.

  1. Click Start, type regedit in the Start Search box, and then press Enter.
  2. Locate and then right-click the following registry subkey:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

  3. Point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
  4. Type EnableLinkedConnections, and then press Enter.
  5. Right-click EnableLinkedConnections, and then click Modify.
  6. In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.
  7. Create another DWORD value with name LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy and set the value to 1.
  8. Restart your computer.

Previously Known Issues in v10.1 Fixed in v10.1.1

The following few minor defects and errata found in version 10.1 were fixed in version 10.1.1:

Previously Known Issues in v10.0 Fixed in v10.1

System requirements

Software requirements

The WhatsUp Log Management Suite runs on several 32-bit and 64-bit Windows operating systems. The following is a list of the Windows operating system and release requirements for the WhatsUp Log Management Suite.

Database requirements

The WhatsUp Log Management Suite v10 has been tested against and supports:

For small organizations with 5 or fewer servers who do not own a license of Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SQL Server Express 2008 R2 is the recommended platform, as it provides the greatest maximum database size (e.g. 10GB) in a free version. However, networks who wish to collect and analyze logs from over 5 servers should acquire license(s) for the Workgroup or later edition of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 or 2008, as there is no maximum database size limit in those versions.

Hardware requirements

Installing and upgrading the WhatsUp Log Management Suite

Installing the WhatsUp Log Management Suite

To Install the WhatsUp Log Management Suite:

  1. Log in directly to Microsoft Windows using:
    1. a full Domain Admin account if managing servers/workstations across a domain
    2. an OU admin account if managing servers/workstations in a specific OU

    Note: This OU admin account must be in the local Administrators group on each server/workstation located in said OU.

    1. a local Administrator account if installing to a workgroup or to a standalone machine only managing its own logs.

    Note: The account above should be the same as the account you will later assign to the WhatsUp Event Archiver Service, WhatsUp Event Alarm Service, and/or WhatsUp Event Analyst Service.

  2. Navigate to the directory where you downloaded the electronic version of the WhatsUp Log Management Suite (WUELM.exe), and double-click on the file.
  3. Read the welcome screen. Click Next. The License Agreement dialog appears. If you accept the terms of the license agreement, select I accept the terms of the license agreement.
    • To print a copy of the license agreement, click Print. The license agreement is sent to the default printer.
    • If you do not accept the terms of the license agreement, click Cancel to exit the installation program.
  4. Select the top-level parent installation directory for the WhatsUp Log Management Suite components. Individual products will be installed underneath this parent directory in subfolders. By default, this directory corresponds to C:\Program Files\Ipswitch. After you select the installation directory, click Next. The Product Chooser dialog appears.
  5. Using the guides, place a check mark by each individual log management title you wish to install.
  6. Click Next. The Ready to Install dialog appears.
  7. Click Install. The setup program installs each requested log management title.
  8. When the installation completes, the InstallShield Wizard Complete dialog appears.
  9. Click Finish. The setup program closes.

    Tip: Any log management title you choose not to install can still be installed later. You can access each non-installed product's individual installer via the Start Menu->WhatsUp Log Management Suite Installers program group.

  10. Run each installed program for the first time. As prompted, supply the service account information and default domain/workgroup information requested by each log management title.

    Tip: By default, the Syslog Listener Service is set to Manual startup. If you plan to use the Syslog Listener Service routinely, change its startup type to Automatic in the Services MMC tool.

Upgrading the WhatsUp Log Management Suite

To upgrade the WhatsUp Log Management Suite if you are currently using version 8 or earlier of various titles (e.g. Event Archiver, Event Analyst, Event Alarm)

Currently, there is not an automated mechanism for upgrading older versions of the software. You must first manually upgrade the software to version 9 of the WhatsUp Log Management Suite, then proceed with the automated procedure below. For manual upgrade instructions, and the version 9 installation package, visit http://www.myipswitch.com and log on to your account.

To upgrade the WhatsUp Log Management Suite if you are currently using version 9 or later

  1. Log in directly to Microsoft Windows on the machine running the WhatsUp Log Management Suite titles using:
    1. a full domain administrator account if managing servers/workstations across a domain.
    2. an OU administrator account if managing servers/workstations in a specific OU.

    Note: The OU administrator account must be in the local Administrators group on each server/workstation located in the respective OU.

    1. a local Administrator account if installing to a workgroup or to a standalone machine only managing its own logs.

    Note: The account above (c) should be the same as the account you will later assign to the WhatsUp Event Archiver Service, WhatsUp Event Alarm Service, and/or WhatsUp Event Analyst Service.

  2. Make a note of the current accounts you have assigned to the WhatsUp Event Archiver Service, WhatsUp Event Analyst Service, and WhatsUp Event Alarm Services. You need to resupply this information after the upgrade process completes.

    Navigate to the directory where you downloaded the electronic version of the WhatsUp Log Management Suite (WUELM.exe), and double-click the file.

  3. The WhatsUp Log Management Upgrade Validation tool appears. If not already present, type your name, your company name, email address, and service number, and then select Validate Online. If you do not have a connection to the Internet, choose Validate Offline, and write down the information you need to enter at the https://www.myipswitch.com/licensing/DorianRegistration.aspx Web page.
  4. After submitting your upgrade request via the Web, type the validation code displayed on the website in the Enter Your Upgrade Validation Code form, and click OK.
  5. Read the welcome screen. Click Next. The License Agreement dialog appears. If you accept the terms of the license agreement, select I accept the terms of the license agreement.
    • To print a copy of the license agreement, click Print. The license agreement is sent to the default printer.
    • If you do not accept the terms of the license agreement, click Cancel to exit the installation program.
  6. Select the top-level parent installation directory where you want Version 10 of the WhatsUp Log Management Suite components installed. By default, this directory is usually C:\Program Files\Ipswitch. After selecting the installation directory, click Next. The Product Chooser dialog appears.
  7. Using the prompts, place a check mark by each individual log management title you wish to upgrade.
  8. Click Next. The Ready to Install dialog appears.
  9. Click Install. The setup program installs and upgrades each requested log management title.
  10. When the installation completes, the InstallShield Wizard Complete dialog appears. Click Finish. The setup program closes.
  11. While the upgrade process automatically relocates your configuration data files for you in your new program directories, it also makes a backup copy of these files under the ELM Upgrade subdirectory located under your parent installation directory (e.g. C:\Program Files\Ipswitch\ELM Upgrade).
  12. Run each installed program for the first time. As prompted, supply the service account information and default domain/workgroup information requested by each log management title you were using in the previous versions of the software.

Note: WhatsUp Log Management Suite v9 customers who upgrade in place to WhatsUp Log Management Suite v10 or later may notice that there are no default basic Syslog filters defined in the software after the upgrade. To remedy this, click the Edit menu, and then choose Define Basic Filters. Click the Add Syslog button to create a new filter. Once the filter properties are assigned, click Save, and then on the next screen, file your filter under the Syslog OS Type and type a new Category name, depending on how you want to categorize your filter.

Note: An upcoming version of the WhatsUp Log Management Suite will contain predefined Syslog filters in WhatsUp Event Analyst and WhatsUp Event Alarm, much in the way there are predefined Syslog reports currently in Event Analyst.

Note: If, after a manual upgrade, you need to run the Database Update Tool, see the last item in the New in WhatsUp Log Management Suite v10.1 section for more information.

Activating the WhatsUp Log Management Suite

Activation of the WhatsUp Log Management Suite is done manually on a product by product basis. To start this process, please enter your information, including the service number provided by Ipswitch customer service after your purchase, in the Licensing Dialog. Here's how to access the licensing dialog in each product:

WhatsUp Event Archiver - From the Help menu, select Register WhatsUp Event Archiver...

WhatsUp Event Analyst - From the Help menu, select Register WhatsUp Event Analyst...

WhatsUp Event Alarm - From the Help menu, select Register WhatsUp Event Alarm...

WhatsUp Event Rover - From the Help menu, select Register WhatsUp Event Rover...

To later add licenses to any installed instance of one or more of the above products, visit the Help menu, and this time, select Upgrade WhatsUp [Product Name] Licenses...

For complete help on how to use the Licensing Dialog, press F1 when this dialog is actively displayed.

Uninstalling the WhatsUp Log Management Suite

To uninstall any of the individual log management titles:

  1. Start the un-install program:
    Navigate to the Windows system Control Panel, select Add/Remove Programs (on Windows 2003 or earlier operating systems) or Programs and Features (on Windows Vista or later operating systems). Select WhatsUp Event Archiver, WhatsUp Event Analyst, WhatsUp Event Alarm, WhatsUp Event Rover, WhatsUp Resource Tools, or WhatsUp Log Management Suite Installer, and click Uninstall. The setup dialog prompts you with the following question, Do you want to completely remove the selected application and all its features?
  2. Click Yes. The un-install program runs and the Uninstall Complete dialog appears.
  3. Click Finish. The setup program closes.

Note: You can also uninstall the individual setup packages associated with each log management title from disk. To do this, repeat the steps above, this time selecting the WhatsUp Log Management Suite from the list. This does not uninstall the individual log management titles, only the setup packages.

For more information and updates

The following are information resources for the WhatsUp Log Management Suite.


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