Documentation Changes

The following documentation updates have been made since the last release of this documentation:

Release Notes

The following documentation updates have been made since the last release of this documentation:

• New and Changed Features in r12.1 SP2—This chapter describes simplfied agent administration, usage of CA Enterprise Log Manager as a virtual appliance, role-based access control in API login calls, logsensor guide for each logsensor, and retention of a report configuration.
• The following Known Issues were removed as they were either fixed or no longer apply in this update:
  • Agent Status Time Accuracy Depends on NTP Server Configuration
  • Allow Time for Update after Bulk Connector Deployment
  • DVD Mount Name Cannot Contain Spaces
  • Enabling SSL Communication Causes ODBC/JDBC Delay
  • File Log Sensor 4.0.0.0 Integrations Do Not Support SUSE Linux
  • Performance May Decrease When Too Many Integrations are Selected
  • syslog Delivery over UDP is Not Guaranteed
  • syslog Services on UNIX Conflict
  • WMI Log Sensor Generates Multiple User Privilege Events
  • Excessive Number of ELMAdapter Log Files
  • Manual Import of Parsing Files May Require Timeout Value Change
  • Custom DM is Unable to Map epSIM (iTech) Events
  • Action Alert Query Results Can Be Incomplete
  • Limitation on Queries with Multiple Search Terms
  • Status of Scheduled Job Not Displayed after Upgrade
  • Some Action Alert Jobs Fail When Scheduled Too Frequently
  • Out of Memory Error on Machines with Low Memory
  • Proxy Credential Change Causes Domain Account Lockout
  • Subscription Modules Must be Reselected After Upgrade
  • Test Proxy Button Returns False Positive After Configuration Change
  • Two Suppression Rules Fail to Apply Properly
  • Upgrade to r12.1 Requires iGateway Restart
  • Upgrade to r12.1 SP1 May Require iGateway Restart
  • Updated syslog Log Sensor in r12.1 SP1 Requires Update to Integrations on Windows Agents
  • Access Limitations from a Browser on Windows Vista
  • API Query and Report Calls Fail on Certain Browsers
  • CAELM4Audit Is No Longer Supported

Implementation Guide

The following documentation updates have been made since the last release of this documentation:

• Virtualization—This exisiting chapter was expanded to address the installation procedures using CA Enterprise Log Manager as a virtual appliance.

Agent Installation Guide

The following documentation updates have been made since the last release of this documentation:

• Updated the Least-Privileged User Requirements topic to the Installaing an Agent on Linux Systems chapter
• Added the Least-Privileged User Requirements topic to the Installaing an Agent on Solaris Systems chapter
• Added the Least-Privileged User Requirements topic to the Installaing an Agent on HP-UX Systems chapter
• Added the Least-Privileged User Requirements topic to the Installaing an Agent on AIX Systems chapter

Administration Guide

Updates have been made to the following areas since the last release of this documentation: default profile, system status, agent tasks, report template, and prematch filter.

Affected topics include the following:

• Set default profile:
  • Set a Profile—This existing topic changed to include the set a default profile option.
• System status:
  • Status Tasks—This existing topic changed to reflect the change that you can restart the ELM services but not the iGateway service.
  • Restart the ELM Services—This new topic was created to address a customer issue.
• Agent details:
  • Add Agent Group Details—This existing topic now includes a wizard to add Event Sending Mode and servers.
  • Add Agents to an Agent Group—This existing topic now includes an option to manage agents from the default agent group level too.
• Reports:
  • Select a Report Template—This existing topic changed to add an option to retain the configuration of a report after it is generated.
  • Work with a Single PCI Report—This existing topic now includes the updated screenshot that addresses the report configuration retention option.
• Prematch filter:
  • Create a Prematch Filter—This existing topic now includes an option to search matching prematch filters.

API Programming Guide

The following documentation updates have been made since the last release of this documentation:

• Query Specifications - This existing topic contains an addition of an access filter XML description.
• Filter XML Specifications - This exisiting topic contains an update to the syntax of the lparens and rparens filter elements.
• Access Filter XML Specifications - This new topic contains information about specifying an access filter XML in a login call.
• API Troubleshooting - This existing topic contains additional troubleshooting tips.