v.197 Release Notes

Last updated on 27 March, 2024

Highlights

  • Feature Highlights:Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Modules. Added New slash ( / ) command in LM Slack Integration. New UI Access for all LogicMonitor Portals. Usage Reporting for SaaS Monitoring. Email for two-factor authentication.
  • General Highlights: Added New SLA Calculation Method. Added Service Support for AWS QuickSight Dashboards. Email notifications for User Account Changes. Removed “In” Comparison Operator from the Windows Event LogSource type. “Blank” Status Available in Toolbox.
  • Monitoring Updates: New DataSources added for monitoring AWS QuickSight dashboards. Added new modules to update Silverpeak monitoring with Aruba EdgeConnect SDWAN APIs and best practices.

Feature Highlights

Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN Modules

You can now use new modules that follow HPE Aruba’s monitoring best practices for EdgeConnect SD-WAN versions 9.x. LogicMonitor provides a new Enhanced Script NetScan to automate the discovering and organizing onboarding each of EdgeConnect OS (ECOS) appliance. These modules provide new features, an intuitive user experience, simplified ServiceNow CMDB Integration, and support for key LM Envision features like Root Cause Analysis, Network Traffic Analysis, Log Analysis, and Role Based Access Control.
For more information, see Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN in the product documentation.

Added New Slash ( / ) Command in LM Slack Integration

In LM Slack integration, you can use a slash ( / ) command to get the status of a resource. You can enter a resource ID with the following slash command to get the status of the resource: /lm status [device_id]. 

To get the resource ID, select Full Alert Details from the Slack alert message. For more information, see Slack Integration in the product documentation.

New UI Access for All LogicMonitor Portals

Access to the new user interface is now available in all portals, including child accounts. This gives you access to increased productivity and improved usability in LogicMonitor, provided by the intuitive and consistent platform-wide experience of the new UI design. Explore the new UI with self-paced courses in the LM Academy.

Usage Reporting for SaaS Monitoring

LogicMonitor now provides the usage metrics for services offered through your SaaS Monitoring subscription. You can view the combined metrics for all services you monitor, or you can view the metrics for each service.
The SaaS Monitoring product provides usage metrics for any of the following services you monitor:

  • Slack
  • Zoom
  • Webex
  • Office365
  • Salesforce

The SaaS Monitoring usage metrics consist of the billing units for services you are monitoring or the number of users licensed to use the services monitored.
To access this feature, navigate to Settings > Usage, and select “SaaS Monitoring”.

Resource Explorer 

Resource Explorer feature is generally available on all LogicMonitor accounts. Resource Explorer displays a summary of the health of all the resources that you are monitoring in your LogicMonitor portal. You can use filters and groups to focus on specific resources based on any resource properties such as provider and region, quickly identify resources with critical DataSource alerts, and drill down to investigate and find the root cause to solve issues. For more information, see Resource Explorer in product documentation.

General Updates

Cloud Monitoring

Extended support for Azure Services

Added support for additional Azure services to Cloud Monitoring. You can now monitor new and existing DataSources for the following services within your Azure environment:

  • Power BI Embedded
  • Container Registries
  • NAT Gateways
  • Azure AI Bot service

You must enable the new DataSources from DataSources->Add->From LogicModule Exchange. To enable a new service, navigate to Resources > Azure > Services and select the appropriate service from the list.

For more information on supported Azure Services, see Cloud Services and Resource Units in product documentation.

Added Service Support for AWS QuickSight Dashboards

You can now discover and monitor AWS QuickSight Dashboards-related metrics with LM AWS cloud integration. You can enable the service using the cloud wizard for monitoring.

Fixed Issues
Fixed the RabbitMQ issue where the data was not populating and incorrect instances were discovered.

Dashboards

Added New SLA Calculation Method 

The Collector delay with no data option will not count the collector delay as a violation as long as a valid datapoint is received. Navigate to Dashboards > Add Widgets > SLA > and select the “Collector delay with no data” option from the Behavior When No Data Is Selected drop-down list. For more information, see Configuring an SLA Widget for Resources in the product documentation.

Identity and Access

Email Notifications for User Account Changes

You will now receive an email notification if you are suspended (manually or automatically) or locked after exceeding the invalid password limit. 
In addition, you will receive email notifications if the following fields are modified:

  • Username
  • First Name
  • Last Name
  • Email address (notify previous email address)
  • Password
  • Force password change toggle enabled or disabled
  • Phone number
  • SMS Email Address

Email for Two-Factor Authentication 

With this release, you can use email for two-factor authentication.

Lmsupport users cannot create new API tokens

The lmsupport users cannot create new lmv1 tokens regardless of the Role assigned to the lmsupport user. This improves LogicMonitor’s security. You must have a dedicated user with lmv1/Bearer token, which can be used for integrations and automation.

Note: That this enhancement does not impact the existing tokens created earlier.

Bulk Force Change Password

You can set the force change password feature for multiple users simultaneously.

Note: This feature is available only for local users and not for SAML, APIONLY, or LMSUPPORT users.


Fixed Issues

The new SSO certification will now expire in 5 years.

LM Logs

Removed “In” Comparison Operator 

The “In” operator has been removed from the Windows Event Logsource type. The “In” operator is no longer available to filter the “Level” attribute.

Modules

“Blank” Status Available in My Module Toolbox

You can now filter the modules using the “Blank” status in My Module Toolbox to verify the number of missing modules. The missing modules were either created in the account or imported from XML or JSON files.

Resources

Enhanced Info Tab

Enhanced the Info tab in Resources. The text is now wrapped and left-aligned in the Value column for improved readability.

Fixed Issues

Fixed the alert status icon so that it no longer displays when hovering over an item. The alert status icon is now static to better reflect the alert status of an item.

Settings

The updated graph link navigates to My Module Toolbox. Previously, the link navigated to Settings > Modules > Graphs.

Topology

Cellular Connection Icon

Added a cellular gateway icon for identifying the different networks on the resource map. You can also see the network connection errors on the map.

Container Monitoring Releases

Container Monitoring 6.0.0 was released on November 22, 2023. For more information on new Container Monitoring features, enhancements, fixed and known issues, and the upgrade steps, see Container Monitoring 6.0.0 Release Notes.

LogicModule Releases

New and updated LogicModules are available for you to import from the LogicMonitor Public Repository. This section lists the LogicModules that are new in this release, updated in this release, or will be removed in a future release. Changes related to the LogicModule feature will be listed in the General Updates section.

New LogicModules

LogicModule NameDetails
2 DataSources:
Microsoft_Azure_ContainerRegistry
Microsoft_Azure_ContainerRegistryUsage
Created new DataSources for new Azure Service – Azure Container Registry
1 DataSources:
AWS_QuickSight_Dashboards
New monitoring for AWS QuickSight dashboards.
1 DataSources:
Brocade_Switch_Ports
A new Brocade Switch Ports module was created to align the correct port index with the device. The previous module reported the port index as 1 higher than the device displayed.
7 DataSources:
 Aruba_EdgeConnect_SDWAN_API
 Aruba_EdgeConnect_SDWAN_BGP
 Aruba_EdgeConnect_SDWAN_Disk
 Aruba_EdgeConnect_SDWAN_Health
 Aruba_EdgeConnect_SDWAN_Interfaces
 Aruba_EdgeConnect_SDWAN_Performance
  Aruba_EdgeConnect_SDWAN_Tunnels
2 PropertySources:
 addCategory_ArubaEdgeConnectSDWAN
 addERI_ArubaEdgeConnectSDWAN
1 TopologySources:
 Aruba_EdgeConnect_SDWAN_Topology
Added new modules to update Silverpeak monitoring with Aruba EdgeConnect SDWAN APIs and best practices.

Updated LogicModules

LogicModule NameDetails
1 DataSources:
 Cisco_Meraki_CellularGatewayPerformance
1 PropertySources:
 addCategory_Cisco_Meraki_Device
Removed “.values()” call on Cellular Gateway data not indexed by serial number.
14 DataSources:
AWS_ElasticTranscoder
Aruba_ClearPass_AccessAuthorization
Aruba_ClearPass_DiskMemoryUsage
Aruba_ClearPass_NetworkTraffic
Aruba_ClearPass_PolicyServer
Aruba_ClearPass_ProtocolStats
CiscoSLA_jitter-
Logstash_ConfigReload_Stats
NetApp_7mode_SnapshotScheduler
OpenGear SerialPort
VMware_ESXi_HardwareHealthSensor
VMware_VCSA_BackupInstances
VMware_vCenterAppliance_Backup
Whois_TTL_Expiry
Changed alert messages to resolve a widespread typo in the description tokens.
2 DataSources:
Cisco_CPU_SNMP
Cisco_MemoryPools_SNMP
Updated appliesTo to check for the device property system.sysoid instead of auto.snmp.operational which is not as constant and can cause modules to incorrectly dissociate.
1 DataSources:
LogicMonitor_Portal_DataSources
Added Interface ERI to Cisco_Meraki_DeviceInterfaces and Cisco_Meraki_SwitchInterfaces instances.Added Interface, CDP, and LLDP edges to Cisco_Meraki_Topology.
2 DataSources:
Cisco_Meraki_DeviceInterfaces
Cisco_Meraki_SwitchInterfaces
1 TopologySources:
 Cisco_Meraki_Topology
Updated BGP_Topology to use router ASN in its own BGP endpoint ERI and BGP- to set ERI if either the peer ID or peer address matches the peer wildvalue.
1 DataSources:
 BGP-
1 TopologySources:
BGP_Topology
Added try/catch for unusual unmatched interface name processing in Networking_L2_snmpSwitch to prevent these from causing normal interfaces to be mapped.Also, removed topo.multipleBridgeMacsThreshold elvis operator usage to allow a ‘0’ value.
1 TopologySources:
Networking_L2_snmpSwitch
Updated the AWS_RDS_ServiceLimits DataSource to provide metrics on a per-region basis.
1 PropertySources:
Config_Cisco_Generic
Enhanced Cisco Common Configs avoid more authentication errors.
2 DataSources:
Cisco_Meraki_API
Cisco_Meraki_AccessPointRadios
1 TopologySources:
Cisco_Meraki_Topology
This update mitigates rate limiting by significantly reducing the number of Meraki Dashboard API calls that are required to get Cisco Meraki Access Point Radio Utilization data. The previous method made per-Meraki Network API calls, whereas this update uses a per-Meraki Org API endpoint.
1 DataSources:
Cisco_Meraki_API
Added public IP to data cached from API.
1 DataSources:
 Cisco_Catalyst_PowerOverEthernet
Enhanced the module to work efficiently and target only select switches for 2013-2017 years.
1 DataSources:
AWS_RDS_ServiceLimits
Removed dependency on SNMP via system.sysname and used only system.hostname and system.displayname for HA and non-HA SSR setups.
5 DataSources:
 LogicMonitor_Collector_TotalCPUMemory
   Microsoft_SQLServer_BackupAge
   Microsoft_SQLServer_DatabaseStorage
   Microsoft_SQLServer_Troubleshooter
   Microsoft_Windows_CPUCores
9 PropertySources:
   Device_BasicInfo
   Microsoft_SQLServer_Connections
   addCategory_HyperV
   addCategory_MicrosoftDomainController
   addCategory_MicrosoftExchange
   addCategory_MicrosoftIIS
   addCategory_Microsoft_DHCPServer
   addCategory_Microsoft_DNSserver
   addCategory_VMwareBlast
Updated WQL statements to be compatible with WinRM collectors.
38 DataSources:
   PaloAlto_FW_BGP
   PaloAlto_FW_Certificates
   PaloAlto_FW_DataplaneCores
   PaloAlto_FW_Disk
   PaloAlto_FW_DroppedPackets
   PaloAlto_FW_Fans
   PaloAlto_FW_FilterActions
   PaloAlto_FW_GlobalPerformance
   PaloAlto_FW_HA_Interface
   PaloAlto_FW_IPSecTunnelOverview
   PaloAlto_FW_IPSecTunnelStats
   PaloAlto_FW_Licenses
   PaloAlto_FW_Logical_Interface
   PaloAlto_FW_OSPF
   PaloAlto_FW_Power
   PaloAlto_FW_QoS
   PaloAlto_FW_QoS_V8+
   PaloAlto_FW_QoS_V9+
   PaloAlto_FW_Reports_TopApplicationCategories
   PaloAlto_FW_Reports_TopApplications
   PaloAlto_FW_Reports_TopAttackers
   PaloAlto_FW_Reports_TopDestinationCountries
   PaloAlto_FW_Reports_TopDestinations
   PaloAlto_FW_Reports_TopEgressZones
   PaloAlto_FW_Reports_TopHTTPApplications
   PaloAlto_FW_Reports_TopIngressZones
   PaloAlto_FW_Reports_TopRules
   PaloAlto_FW_Reports_TopSourceCountries
   PaloAlto_FW_Reports_TopSources
   PaloAlto_FW_Reports_TopTechnologyCategories
   PaloAlto_FW_Reports_TopVictims
   PaloAlto_FW_SDWAN_Tunnel
   PaloAlto_FW_Spec_Interface
   PaloAlto_FW_SystemResources
   PaloAlto_FW_Temperature
   PaloAlto_FW_ThreatAnalysis
   PaloAlto_GlobalProtect_Sessions
   PaloAlto_Panorama_Devices
Updated applies to a statement to ensure only devices with a required password will apply. This prevents dead instances on devices and reduces collector load by removing tasks that will never be successful. Historical data will be lost if you have devices that have had the paloalto.apikey.pass property removed.
2 DataSources:
  Juniper_Mist_SDWAN_Edge_Health
  Juniper_Mist_SDWAN_Edge_Performance
Removed dependency on SNMP via system.sysname and use only system.hostname and system.displayname for HA and non-HA SSR setups.
1 DataSources:
  AWS_WAFv2_WebACL
Changed AWS_WAFv2_WebACL metric paths have been corrected. This DataSource now supports both regional and global WAF ACLs.
6 DataSources:
   VMware_vCenterAppliance_CPU
   VMware_vCenterAppliance_DiskPerformance
   VMware_vCenterAppliance_FileSystemPartitions
   VMware_vCenterAppliance_FileSystemSwap
   VMware_vCenterAppliance_Memory
   VMware_vCenterAppliance_NetworkInterfaces
Changed implemented null checking.
5 DataSources:
   Argus_LM_API
   Argus_Runner
   Argus_SelfMonitor
   Argus_Watcher
   Argus_Worker
Changed Argus Self Monitoring DataSources converted to script-based.
1 DataSources:
 Cisco_Catalyst_PowerOverEthernet
Changed to alert on PercentPowerUsed datapoint.
1 DataSources:
 F5_BigIP_System
Changed Implemented ClientSSLConnectionsPerSecond datapoint as an alternative for systems that don’t report on ClientSSLConnections.
1 DataSources:
  Microsoft_Azure_NATGateway
New monitoring for Azure NAT Gateway Service.
8 ConfigSources:
   Microsoft_ActiveDirectory_Computers
   Microsoft_ActiveDirectory_DomainController
   Microsoft_ActiveDirectory_Domains
   Microsoft_ActiveDirectory_FSMORoles
   Microsoft_ActiveDirectory_Forests
   Microsoft_ActiveDirectory_GroupPolicies
   Microsoft_ActiveDirectory_OrganizationalUnits
   Microsoft_ActiveDirectory_PasswordPolicy
Added ‘system.azure.resourcename’ property support, in case such property exists.
1 DataSources:
  AWS_API_Gateway
Added milliseconds as a time unit for measuring latency to descriptions of the two latency datapoints.
1 DataSources:
  Nimble_Array_Info
Added handling for new SSH prompt. Will now look for ‘Nimble OS’ or ‘HPE Alltera’ prompts.
Updated expect code to use sshj library
1 DataSources:
  Microsoft_SQLServer_SystemJobs
Added logic to prevent duplication associated with having multiple replicas.
1 DataSources:
  WinTCP
Changed graphs and labels updated to meet our current guidelines.
1 TopologySources:
  Cisco_Catalyst_SDWAN_Topology
Added an edge type for control connections.

Deprecated LogicModules

This table lists LogicModules that we are deprecating in this release. This means that these LogicModules will be removed in a future release. If available, a replacement LogicModule is listed. For the history of deprecated modules, see Deprecated LogicModules.

LogicModule DeprecationLogicModule ReplacementDetailsEnd of Support Date
5 DataSources:
  SilverPeak_Disk
   SilverPeak_Memory
   SilverPeak_NextHops
   SilverPeak_System_Status
   SilverPeak_Tunnels
2 PropertySources:
   addCategory_SilverPeak
   addERI_SilverPeak
1 TopologySources:
   SilverPeak_Topology
5 DataSources:
 Aruba_EdgeConnect_SDWAN_Disk         Aruba_EdgeConnect_SDWAN_Performance
Aruba_EdgeConnect_SDWAN_BGP
Aruba_EdgeConnect_SDWAN_Health
Aruba_EdgeConnect_SDWAN_Tunnels
2 PropertySources:
 addCategory_ArubaEdgeConnectSDWAN
 addERI_ArubaEdgeConnectSDWAN
1 TopologySources:
 Aruba_EdgeConnect_SDWAN_Topology
Replaced with Aruba_EdgeConnect_SDWAN modules following standardized data models and best practices.Support ends: 12/31/23
1 DataSources:
 Brocade switch ports 
1 DataSources:
Brocade_Switch_Ports
A new Brocade Switch Ports module was created to align the correct port index with the device. The previous module reported the port index as 1 higher than the device displayed.Support ends: 12/31/23
3 DataSources:
   SilverPeak_Orchestrator_Appliance 
   SilverPeak_Orchestrator_Appliance_Disks 
   SilverPeak_Orchestrator_Appliance_Tunnels SilverPeak_Orchestrator_Appliance_Tunnels 
3 PropertySources:
   SilverPeak_Product_Info
   addCategory_SilverPeak_Appliance    
addERI_SilverPeak_Appliance 
3 DataSources:
    addCategory_ArubaEdgeConnectSDWAN
    Aruba_EdgeConnect_SDWAN_Disk
    Aruba_EdgeConnect_SDWAN_Tunnels
3 PropertySources:
   addCategory_ArubaEdgeConnectSDWAN
   addCategory_ArubaEdgeConnectSDWAN
   addERI_ArubaEdgeConnectSDWAN


Replaced with Aruba_EdgeConnect_SDWAN modules following standardized data models and best practices. For more information on the new modules, see Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WANSupport ends: 12/31/23

Looking Ahead

In this section, you will find announcements about upcoming beta features, updates about ongoing beta features, and information about the end-of-support for existing features.

Limit Set for Metadata Fields for LM Logs

In LM Logs, in a future release, the default number of metadata fields will be set to 25 during log ingestion.
If the metadata fields exceed the limit, the excess metadata entries will be added to a coalesced field (_coalesced.fields). 

Open Beta Release of New UI for Websites

Disclaimer: This feature is currently in open Beta and limited to participating users only. In the coming weeks, this open beta will be made available for all users.

New LogicMonitor user interfaces for Websites will be available as an Open Beta release. The new UI ensures a more consistent experience across the platform and provides a more streamlined experience for key workflows when creating or updating Web Check or Ping Check for your Website. Similar to the new UI releases for Resources, Reports, and Services; you will need to toggle on New UI Preview in the page header to enable these features. If you do not see the toggle, the new UI preview is not yet enabled for your account. 

LogicModules Migrating to Modules

In a future release, LogicModules will no longer be available from Settings. You can access the Exchange, My Module Toolbox, and all settings for managing modules from Modules in the navigation bar.
For more information, see Modules Overview in the Product Documentation.