Issued:
2017-11-07
Updated:
2017-11-07

RHEA-2017:3132 - fluentd bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

fluentd bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Product Enhancement Advisory None

Topic

Updated fluentd packages that fix several bugs and add various enhancements are now available.

Description

The fluentd package is an open source data collector designed to scale and simplify log management. It can collect, process, and ship many data types in near real-time.

Changes to the fluentd component:

  • This update includes the following highlights, important fixes, or notable enhancements:

Bug fixes:

  • Reverted version 0.12.38 changes to avoid being unable to shut down.

New features / Enhancements:

  • in_syslog: Added the allow_without_priority and default_priority parameters.
  • in_syslog: More characters are now available in the tag part of the syslog format.
  • in_syslog: Added the resolve_hostname and source_address_key parameters.
  • filter_grep: Added support for config_section configuration.

Bug fixes

  • log: Captures more fluentd log events during shutdown (BZ#1487530)

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/2974891

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Virtualization4x86_64
Red Hat Virtualization4.1x86_64
Red Hat Virtualization for IBM Power LE4ppc64le
Red Hat Virtualization Manager4.1x86_64

Updated Packages

  • fluentd-doc-0.12.39-2.el7.noarch.rpm
  • fluentd-0.12.39-2.el7.noarch.rpm
  • fluentd-0.12.39-2.el7.src.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information