Log Viewer
feature comparison
This SolarWinds Platform topic applies only to the following products:
NCM — NPM — SAM — UDT — VMAN
The following table lists the features available with the legacy Syslog and Trap Viewers, Log Viewer (Basic), and Log Analyzer.
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Syslog/Trap Viewers (not available since 2022.x) | Log Viewer (Basic) | Log Analyzer |
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Syslog/trap collection* |
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Windows event collection |
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| Log files collection |
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| VMware event collection** |
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Search event logs |
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Filter event logs |
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Create custom rules |
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Log tagging |
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Histogram |
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Live Mode |
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SolarWinds Platform alert integration |
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| Cross-stack correlation via Perfstack™ |
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Filter on log tags |
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| Separate database for log collection |
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Free polling engine |
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Centralized Upgrades |
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Syslog/Trap forwarding |
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Export logs to CSV |
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Reorder custom rules |
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| Log Viewer access from Node Details resource |
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| Windows event filtering |
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*Installation of LA or Log Viewer replaces existing legacy syslog and trap services, but does not provide 100 percent feature parity. Learn more here.
** Requires a SolarWinds Virtualization Manager license.