Description: HP ArcSight Logger v5.2 is now Generally Available (GA) and can be downloaded by your customers running the HP ArcSight Logger appliance or software version of HP ArcSight Logger.
Appliance shipments from the factory will be loaded with HP ArcSight Logger v5.2 starting in late December 2011.
Key themes for this release
HP ArcSight Logger v5.2 continues to deliver and round out the critical operational capabilities that make the HP ArcSight Logger platform the preferred choice for companies that want a fast, simple and inexpensive tool for log management and general operational triage.
Descriptions of key features
Benefits: Greater visibility and intelligence that is available out of the box displayed in a clean, easy to view format
Benefits: Pre-formatted graphical, operational dashboards allow sharing of key data across the organization in a simplistic and easy to understand manner
Live event viewer
Benefits: Ideal complement for troubleshooting efforts in HP ArcSight Logger; gives users an up to date view of incoming data with specified filters
Benefits: Improved user experience with greater number of options for sharing custom created content
Benefits: Enterprise scalability for growing the Logger investment without sacrificing by simply adding new instances and linking them together
· User defined custom fields
Benefits: Allows users to add their own fields of interest to the HP ArcSight Logger schema for use with search, alerting and reporting
Benefits: Ability to upgrade system configuration to utilize up to the maximum number of storage groups supported by Logger – specifically for users that conducted a “minimal” install
Benefits: Ability to simplify user credentials management by using a centralized LDAP authority
Benefits: Ensures that system health is monitored and tracked actively
Benefits: Better choice of options for what and how to forward events from Logger
Benefits: Continued expansion and utilization of the pipeline commands library for a more efficient analysis of Logger data
· Customized Login Banner
Benefits: Enables customers to comply with internal or external regulations. Enables customers to inform users of the terms of use before they are allowed to log into Logger.
· Reset Forgotten Password Option
Benefits: Reduces the administrative burden of managing Logger