Health Log Analytics release notes

  • Release version: Xanadu
  • Updated August 1, 2024
  • 2 minutes to read
  • Summarize
    Summarized using AI
    This content was generated using new OpenAI-powered functionality. Results are provided on an as is basis and are not guaranteed to be accurate or complete.

    Summary of Health Log Analytics Release Notes

    The ServiceNow® Health Log Analytics application enables proactive IT issue management by ingesting and analyzing machine-generated log data in real time. The Xanadu release enhances this capability, allowing users to detect anomalies and receive alerts before issues affect users.

    Show full answer Show less

    Key Features

    • Faster Log Streaming: The Lightning gRPC client significantly increases log streaming speeds to Health Log Analytics by up to six times, enhancing communication with the ServiceNow instance. Manual configuration is required for activation.
    • Glide Syslog Integration: Stream log messages from the System Log table (Glide Syslog) directly to the Health Log Analytics AI engine (Occultus). Only one Glide Syslog data input can exist at a time and does not run on a MID Server.
    • Localization: Available languages include US English, UK English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish, with US English set as the default.

    Key Outcomes

    With the Xanadu release, ServiceNow customers can expect enhanced performance in log analysis and issue detection, facilitating quicker responses to potential IT problems and improved overall system reliability. Integration with related features such as Event Management and Service Operations Workspace further streamlines IT operations and alert management.

    The ServiceNow® Health Log Analytics application helps you predict IT issues before they impact users by ingesting, analyzing, and correlating machine-generated log data in real time. When Health Log Analytics detects a deviation from a normal pattern, it alerts you of a possible issue. Health Log Analytics was enhanced and updated in the Xanadu release.

    Health Log Analytics highlights for the Xanadu release

    • Enjoy a significantly faster log streaming rate with the Lighting gRPC client for MID Server communication with the ServiceNow instance.
    • Stream system logs from Glide to Health Log Analytics.

    See Health Log Analytics for more information.

    Important:
    Health Log Analytics is available in the ServiceNow Store. For details, see the "Activation information" section of these release notes.

    New in the Xanadu release

    Enjoy a significantly faster log streaming rate with the Lighting gRPC client for MID Server communication with the ServiceNow instance
    Increase log streaming speeds to Health Log Analytics by up to six times through the Lightning gRPC client, which enhances MID Server communication with your ServiceNow instance. Note that the Lightning gRPC client requires manual configuration to activate.
    Stream system logs from Glide to Health Log Analytics
    Use the Glide Syslog data input to stream log messages from the System Log table (Glide Syslog) in Glide to the Health Log Analytics AI engine (Occultus).
    Note:
    Only a single Glide Syslog data input can exist in the system. This data input doesn't run on a MID Server.

    Activation information

    Install Health Log Analytics by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store. Visit the ServiceNow Store website to view all the available apps and for information about submitting requests to the store. For cumulative release notes information for all released apps, see the ServiceNow Store version history release notes.

    Localization information

    The current available languages for Health Log Analytics are US English, UK English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish. The default language is US English.