Renewed Elastic Enterprise License We renewed the Elastic Enterprise license, which was originally scheduled to expire on February 28, 2025. The new expiration date is now February 28, 2026. If your NetEye version is older than 4.39 and you wish to utilize the Elastic Enterprise license, you will need to upgrade to at least NetEye…
Read MoreJust like last year, we had the wonderful opportunity to attend FOSDEM, the most important open source conference in Europe. This year was no exception, and among the many exciting talks, one that particularly caught my attention was Alex Stefanini’s presentation on Podman Quadlet. Integrated with Podman since version 4.4, Quadlet has emerged as a…
Read MoreFix of an unnecessary Elasticsearch restart We’ve fixed an issue during the Elasticsearch update and upgrade procedures which, in case of the availability of a kernel update, would have caused an unnecessary restart of the service even if Elasticsearch itself was not updated. List of updated packages To solve the aforementioned issues, the following packages…
Read MoreSIEM – Log Management We’ve enhanced the installation process for the SIEM module. The Filebeat setup will now use a dedicated user instead of the Kibana root user. This change strengthens the security of the installation process by reducing the risk associated with using elevated privileges. General – NetEye Setup We’ve resolved an issue in…
Read MoreScenario Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (On-Premises) is an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solution which can be deployed on physical or virtual servers. It’s the right solution for Companies that don’t want to store their personal data in the Azure cloud. The ERP architecture requires the configuration of a standalone Service Fabric which is connected…
Read MoreAh, the age-old question of our modern era: Will AI take over the world? It’s a query that has fueled dystopian science fiction, late-night debates, and more than a few anxiety-fueled headlines. Let’s dive into it, shall we? The Rise of the Machines First, let’s get one thing straight: Artificial Intelligence is a tool. A…
Read MoreGeneral RPM Mirror setup We’ve resolved an issue with RPM mirror which prevents to successfully run the neteye rpmmirror setup command due to incompatible versions of pulp-glue and pulp docker image. Monitoring / Detection Icinga2 We fixed an issue in icinga2, where the downtimes of removed monitoring objects would never be closed in the ido,…
Read MoreWelcome to version 4.40 of our NetEye v4 Unified Monitoring Platform. For this release, we’re taking you on a calming walk around Lake Dobbiaco, through a calm snowy winter landscape. The area is covered under a small layer of snow and the cloud-covered sky illuminates the scene softly. Just don’t forget to pack warm winter…
Read MoreWhen designing an Elasticsearch architecture, choosing the right storage is crucial. While NFS might seem like a convenient and flexible option, it comes with several pitfalls when used for hosting live Elasticsearch data (hot, warm, cold, and frozen nodes). However, NFS proves to be an excellent choice for storing snapshots and searchable snapshots. Here’s why….
Read MoreElastic Agents are flexible and powerful tools used within the Elastic Stack for collecting and shipping logs, metrics, and other data to Elasticsearch. However, the headers they use can vary depending on whether they are running in “normal” mode or acting as a Fleet Server. Let’s explore these differences. Note that a fleet server is…
Read MoreNetApp® ONTAP® 9.6 and later versions include support for an expansive RESTful web services API. In comparison to an ONTAPI® application, the REST API offers a vastly simplified and workflow-driven user experience, allowing you to perform multiple operations on the storage objects with a single API. REST is the industry standard for API development, and…
Read MoreIntroduction In this post I’ll describe how to update the certificate used by the Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations on-premises system (which I’ll call D365). This activity is called “certificate rotation” and it was necessary to do on our internal system in December 2024, following the imminent expiration of the company’s wildcard certificate (*.mycompanydomain.com). It’s…
Read MoreManaging an SSH server is easy when you only have one or two servers, but what happens when you have thousands of servers? “Authorized keys” and “known hosts” files are hard to manage across large teams with permissions and roles. Known Hosts and HTTPS Can you tell me the difference between these two images? Nothing….
Read MoreSome time ago, one of my colleagues wrote about git commits and why we should sign them (you should read this). But how can we actually do that? The Web of Trust of GPG comes to our aid. Let’s see how. OpenPGP is the open-source variant of PGP (Pretty Good Privacy), a protocol and software…
Read MoreAfter updating to NetEye version 4.38 and activating authentication via Keycloak, the Icinga Director Self Service API no longer works. For instance if you install the Icinga agents using a Powershell script that automatically creates the host objects in the Icinga Director when it’s called, then this process will no longer work. That means you…
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