From 38f0cd67626ce56b0014b05b513e2e573da25e6f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rainer Gerhards Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 13:11:04 +0000 Subject: updated status informatation and syslog-ng comparison --- doc/rsyslog_ng_comparison.html | 178 +++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------- doc/status.html | 24 ++++-- 2 files changed, 124 insertions(+), 78 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/rsyslog_ng_comparison.html b/doc/rsyslog_ng_comparison.html index 547501af..2a1d15bd 100644 --- a/doc/rsyslog_ng_comparison.html +++ b/doc/rsyslog_ng_comparison.html @@ -1,6 +1,8 @@ -rsyslog vs. syslog-ng - a comparison +rsyslog vs. syslog-ng - a comparison + +

rsyslog vs. syslog-ng

Written by Rainer Gerhards @@ -25,56 +27,72 @@ comparison sheet, so please don't be shy ;)

rsyslog syslog-ng - - -
Input Sources
+
+Input Sources
+ -UNIX domain socket + +UNIX domain socket +yes yes -yes - + + UDP yes -yes - +yes + + TCP yes -yes - +yes + + + +RELP +yes +no + + RFC 3195/BEEP yes (needs separate build process) -no - +no + + kernel log yes -yes - +yes + + file yes -yes - +yes + + -mark message generator as an optional input +mark message generator as an +optional input yes -no (?) - +no (?) + + Windows Event Log via EventReporter or MonitorWare Agent (both commercial software) -via separate Windows agent, paid edition only +via separate Windows agent, paid +edition only - - -
Network (Protocol) Support
+
+Network (Protocol) Support
+ support for (plain) tcp based syslog @@ -104,6 +122,11 @@ based framing on syslog/tcp connections yes +syslog over RELP
this is a truely reliable solution (plain tcp syslog can lose messages!) +yes +no + + on the wire (zlib) message compression yes @@ -146,38 +169,46 @@ hostname in NAT environments and relay chains yes yes - - -
Message Filtering
+
+Message Filtering
+ -Filtering for syslog facility and priority + +Filtering for syslog facility and +priority yes -yes - +yes + + Filtering for hostname yes -yes - +yes + + Filtering for application yes -yes - +yes + + Filtering for message contents yes -yes - +yes + + Filtering for sending IP address yes -yes - +yes + + -ability to filter on any other message -field not mentioned above +ability to filter on any other +message +field not mentioned above (including substrings and the like) yes no @@ -210,8 +241,9 @@ in filters support for discarding messages based on filters yes -yes - +yes + + powerful BSD-style hostname and program name blocks for easy multi-host support @@ -223,10 +255,10 @@ program name blocks for easy multi-host support - - -
Supported Database Outputs
+
+Supported Database Outputs
+ MySQL @@ -274,10 +306,10 @@ program name blocks for easy multi-host support yes (omlibdbi) no (?) - - -
Enterprise Features
+
+Enterprise Features
+ support for on-demand on-disk @@ -292,7 +324,8 @@ by spool files yes -each action can use its own, independant +each action can use its own, +independant set of spool files yes no @@ -314,10 +347,10 @@ syslog/database servers yes yes - - -
Config File
+
+Config File
+ config file format @@ -338,37 +371,40 @@ existing in a specific directory yes no - - - -
Extensibility
+
+Extensibility
+ -Functionality split in separately loadable +Functionality split in separately +loadable modules yes no -Support for third-party input plugins +Support for third-party input +plugins yes no -Support for third-party output plugins + +Support for third-party output +plugins yes no - - - -
Other Features
+
+Other Features
+ + + - ability to generate file names and directories (log targets) dynamically yes @@ -440,8 +476,9 @@ reduction ("last message repeated n times") on a per selector-line basis supports multiple actions per selector/filter condition yes -yes - +yes + + web interface phpLogCon
@@ -469,8 +506,11 @@ system stress flow control (slow down message reception when system is busy) -yes (advanced, with multiple ways to slow down inputs depending on individual input capabilities, based on watermarks) -yes (limited? "stops accepting messages") +yes (advanced, +with multiple ways to slow down inputs depending on individual input +capabilities, based on watermarks) +yes (limited? +"stops accepting messages") rewriting messages @@ -504,8 +544,6 @@ Solaris; compilation and basic testing done on HP UX no yes - -
While the rsyslog diff --git a/doc/status.html b/doc/status.html index c6901fb9..bfced290 100644 --- a/doc/status.html +++ b/doc/status.html @@ -2,18 +2,26 @@ rsyslog status page
rsyslog status page
-
This page reflects the status as of 2008-03-31.
+
This page reflects the status as of 2008-04-02.

Current Releases
-
development: 3.13.0-dev0 - -change log - -download
+
development: 3.15.0 - +change log - +download
+ +
v3 stable: 3.14.0 - change log - +download + +
v2 stable: 2.0.4 - change log - +download +
v0 and v1 are depricated and no longer supported. If you absolutely do not like to +upgrade, you may consider purchasing a +commercial rsyslog support package. Just let us point +out that it is really not a good idea to still run a v0 version. +
If you updgrade from version 2, be sure to read the rsyslog v3 compatibility document.
- -
stable: 2.0.4 - change log - -download
-
(How are versions named?)
+
(How are versions named?)

Platforms

Thankfully, a number of folks have begin to build packages and -- cgit