Summary

Syslog Watcher 4.8 is a maintenance update of the version 4.7.x. It contains several important bugfixes and internal improvements, but no new features. However, the version number was changed to 4.8 because it has updated copyright information and to comply with the new version numbering scheme.

Licensing

This update does not contain any new features, so it is available to all licensed users of Syslog Watcher 4.7.x.

Updating

The update does not require any changes to the configuration files or the storage format (applies to 4.8.3 or later), so there are no additional actions needed apart from the standard update procedure.

Versions

4.8.0 (Feb 25, 2016)

• FIXED: Memory leak occurs when the input buffer overflows (in case of a huge number of incoming syslogs at once)
  
• FIXED: Memory leak when manually exporting collected syslogs (Syslog Watcher GUI client)
  
• ADDED: New index for faster search/filtering syslogs by source
  
• IMPROVED: "Last Syslogs" tab update timer does not overlap (the UI does not freeze in case of a large number of rows in the grid)
  
• IMPROVED: SQLite engine was updated to 3.11.0
  
• IMPROVED: Regular expressions engine was switched to C++11
  
• REMOVED: Feedback Tool (please use the support portal instead)
  

4.8.1 (Mar 14, 2016)

• FIXED: Manual export syslog to a database server (Syslog Watcher GUI client)
  
• IMPROVED: SQLite engine was updated to 3.11.1
  

4.8.3 (Mar 15, 2016)

• IMPROVED: Syslog Watcher does not add the new "by-source" index to the storage files at startup (if the storage was created by Syslog Watcher 4.7.x or older)
  

4.8.4 (Jun 13, 2016)

• FIXED: Filter by syslog sources for the "Export to DB" feature
  
• FIXED: Copy(Ctrl+C)/Paste(Ctrl+V) shortcuts for few edit controls
  

4.8.6 (Sep 1, 2016)

• FIXED: Storage backup on a schedule

4.8.7 (Aug 9, 2018)

• FIXED: Export to DB stops after the first error (no retries)
  
• FIXED: Incorrect sources while importing from Syslog Exchange files (*.syslog)
  
• FIXED: "Negate" option for criteria/filter rules
  
• FIXED: Case-insensitive option for regular expressions in criteria/filter rules
  
• FIXED: Clear Results button does not work as expected
  
• IMPROVED: Added cancellation for the messages import process
  
• IMPROVED: Reduced size of Syslog Exchange files (*.syslog) and improved the export speed
  
• IMPROVED: Updated SQLite engine to 3.24
  
• IMPROVED: Increased default buffer sizes for incoming data and exporters
  
• FIXED: First row loses focus after grid refresh
  
• FIXED: Server Status window shows invalid data in case Syslog Watcher server suddenly disconnected while the window was open
  

4.8.8 (Sep 3, 2018)

• FIXED: Autoscroll behavior (last messages grid)
  

4.8.9 (Nov 13, 2018)

• FIXED: Increased incoming buffer size for Syslog over TCP messages
  
• IMPROVED: Added option to choose a separator for syslog messages within TCP streams
  

4.8.10 (Apr 12, 2019)

• IMPROVED: SQLite engine was updated to 3.27.2
  
• FIXED: Charts in syslog reports for non-English languages
  
• FIXED: Few minor UI bugs in Settings windows
  

4.8.11 (Jun 20, 2019)

• FIXED: Incorrect backup schedule in case it's not scheduled for every week.