{"id":40057,"date":"2019-08-26T09:00:24","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T07:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/?p=40057"},"modified":"2019-09-05T08:03:47","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T06:03:47","slug":"runecast-analyzer-3-0-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/runecast-analyzer-3-0-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Runecast Analyzer 3.0 released"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40206 size-full\" title=\"runecast-analyzer-3-0-released-01\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/runecast-analyzer-3-0-released-01.jpg\" alt=\"runecast-analyzer-3-0-released-01\" width=\"602\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Runecast released <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/runecast-analyzer-2-7-3-with-editable-pci-dss-and-esxi-upgradability-feature\/\">Runecast Analyzer<\/a> 3.0, a major version that provides <strong>HCL analysis<\/strong> of both vSphere and vSAN environments to avoid possible <strong>compatibility issues<\/strong> during the infrastructure upgrade.<\/p>\n<p>Runecast made another important step in the analyzer <strong>software development<\/strong> adding interesting features that prevents issues and ensure a <strong>successfull upgrade<\/strong>\u00a0with no headaches.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What's new in Runecast Analyzer 3.0<\/h2>\n<p>The new version provides the following enhancements:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>ESXi and vSAN HCL checks<\/h4>\n<p>ESXi <strong>Upgrade Simulation<\/strong> feature is now GA and no longer in beta.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40211 size-large\" title=\"runecast-analyzer-3-0-released-02\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/runecast-analyzer-3-0-released-02-600x383.jpg\" alt=\"runecast-analyzer-3-0-released-02\" width=\"600\" height=\"383\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Version 3.0 provides now the capability to perform\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/replace-failed-host-vsan-cluster\/\">vSAN<\/a> HCL checks along with ESXi HCL checks.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40215 size-large\" title=\"runecast-analyzer-3-0-released-03\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/runecast-analyzer-3-0-released-03-600x296.jpg\" alt=\"runecast-analyzer-3-0-released-03\" width=\"600\" height=\"296\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Log analysis improved<\/h4>\n<p>This feature is now able to provides <strong>audit logs for all user actions<\/strong>, which can be forwarded externally.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40217 size-large\" title=\"runecast-analyzer-3-0-released-04\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/runecast-analyzer-3-0-released-04-600x382.jpg\" alt=\"runecast-analyzer-3-0-released-04\" width=\"600\" height=\"382\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>New web client plug-in<\/h4>\n<p>Runecast Analyzer 3.0 comes with a <strong>new and improved vSphere Web Client<\/strong> plugin-in with new widgets that support <strong>dark theme<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40219 size-large\" title=\"runecast-analyzer-3-0-released-05\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/runecast-analyzer-3-0-released-05-600x308.jpg\" alt=\"runecast-analyzer-3-0-released-05\" width=\"600\" height=\"308\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Customized PCI-DSS checks<\/h4>\n<p>New release allows to\u00a0<strong>edit PCI-DSS security checks<\/strong>\u00a0to customize some criteria such as password requirements or timeout to be compliant with corporate security regulations.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40221 size-large\" title=\"runecast-analyzer-3-0-released-06\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/runecast-analyzer-3-0-released-06-600x344.jpg\" alt=\"runecast-analyzer-3-0-released-06\" width=\"600\" height=\"344\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Configure Log Analysis<\/h2>\n<p>To take benefit of Log Analysis features, your environment must be configured accordingly. From the Runecast Analyzer 's dashboard, click on <strong>Settings<\/strong> icon and select <strong>Log Analysis<\/strong> tab. Click on <strong>Configure syslog settings<\/strong> icon.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40223 size-large\" title=\"runecast-analyzer-3-0-released-07\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/runecast-analyzer-3-0-released-07-600x490.jpg\" alt=\"runecast-analyzer-3-0-released-07\" width=\"600\" height=\"490\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select ESXi hosts you want to configure then click <strong>Configure<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40225 size-large\" title=\"runecast-analyzer-3-0-released-08\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/runecast-analyzer-3-0-released-08-600x570.jpg\" alt=\"runecast-analyzer-3-0-released-08\" width=\"600\" height=\"570\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>OK<\/strong> to confirm changes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40227 size-large\" title=\"runecast-analyzer-3-0-released-09\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/runecast-analyzer-3-0-released-09-600x421.jpg\" alt=\"runecast-analyzer-3-0-released-09\" width=\"600\" height=\"421\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Selected ESXi hosts have been configured sucessfully.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-40231\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/runecast-analyzer-3-0-released-11-600x589.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"589\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Same configuration can be applied to <strong>virtual machines<\/strong>\u00a0as well.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40233 size-full\" title=\"runecast-analyzer-3-0-released-12\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/runecast-analyzer-3-0-released-12.jpg\" alt=\"runecast-analyzer-3-0-released-12\" width=\"597\" height=\"352\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Runecast Analyzer is a valid option as <strong>proactive monitoring solution<\/strong> and it should be included in the list during the software selection process. In addition, the new HCL checks feature ensures a safe and straightforward <strong>upgrade of the infrastructure<\/strong> with no bad surprises.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Update 27\/08\/2019<\/h2>\n<p>Runecast released version 3.0.1.0 with the support for vSphere 6.7 Update 3.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40260 size-large\" title=\"runecast-analyzer-3-0-released-13\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/runecast-analyzer-3-0-released-13-600x200.jpg\" alt=\"runecast-analyzer-3-0-released-13\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Runecast Analyzer 3.0 can be downloaded as free <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.runecast.com\/registration?_ga=2.31166463.1525285638.1566467895-1334771336.1566467895\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">14-day trial<\/a> for testing purposes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"signature\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/firma.jpg\" alt=\"signature\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Runecast released Runecast Analyzer 3.0, a major version that provides HCL analysis of both vSphere and vSAN environments to avoid possible compatibility issues during the infrastructure upgrade. Runecast made another important step in the analyzer software development adding interesting features that prevents issues and ensure a successfull upgrade\u00a0with no headaches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":40206,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"linkedin_93tdZWzMZc_93tdZWzMZc":"","facebook_2879994398731222_17841400390232720":"","twitter_113568041_113568041":"","mastodon_115463926174894442_115463926174894442":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[903,1729],"tags":[595,580,2003,1727,2039],"class_list":["post-40057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vmware-en","category-runecast-en","tag-analyzer-en","tag-esxi-en","tag-hcl-en","tag-runecast","tag-vsan-en","has_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40057"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40057\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}