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diff --git a/doc/features.html b/doc/features.html new file mode 100644 index 00000000..626ff65d --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/features.html @@ -0,0 +1,158 @@ +<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> +<html><head><title>rsyslog features</title> +</head> +<body> +<a href="rsyslog_conf.html">back</a> +<h1>RSyslog - Features</h1> +<p><b>This page lists both current features as well as +those being considered for future versions of rsyslog.</b> If you +think a feature is missing, drop +<a href="mailto:rgerhards@adiscon.com">Rainer</a> a +note. Rsyslog is a vital project. Features are added each few days. If +you would like to keep up of what is going on, you can also subscribe +to the <a href="http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog">rsyslog +mailing list</a>.</p> +<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">A better +structured feature list is now contained in our </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="rsyslog_ng_comparison.html">rsyslog +vs. syslog-ng comparison</a><span style="font-weight: bold;">. +</span>Probably that page will replace this one in the +future. +</p> +<h2>Current Features</h2> +<ul> +<li>native support for <a href="rsyslog_mysql.html">writing +to MySQL databases</a></li> +<li> native support for writing to Postgres databases</li> +<li>direct support for Firebird/Interbase, +OpenTDS (MS SQL, Sybase), SQLLite, Ingres, Oracle, and mSQL via libdbi, +a database abstraction layer (almost as good as native)</li> +<li>native support for <a href="ommail.html">sending +mail messages</a> (first seen in 3.17.0)</li> +<li>support for (plain) tcp based syslog - much better +reliability</li> +<li>support for sending and receiving compressed syslog messages</li> +<li>support for on-demand on-disk spooling of messages that can +not be processed fast enough (a great feature for <a href="rsyslog_high_database_rate.html">writing massive +amounts of syslog messages to a database</a>)</li> +<li>support for selectively <a href="http://wiki.rsyslog.com/index.php/OffPeakHours">processing +messages only during specific timeframes</a> and spooling them to +disk otherwise</li> +<li>ability to monitor text files and convert their contents +into syslog messages (one per line)</li> +<li>ability to configure backup syslog/database servers - if +the primary fails, control is switched to a prioritized list of backups</li> +<li>support for receiving messages via reliable <a href="http://www.monitorware.com/Common/en/glossary/rfc3195.php"> +RFC 3195</a> delivery (a bit clumpsy to build right now...)</li> +<li>ability to generate file names and directories (log +targets) dynamically, based on many different properties</li> +<li>control of log output format, including ability to present +channel and priority as visible log data</li> +<li>good timestamp format control; at a minimum, ISO 8601/RFC +3339 second-resolution UTC zone</li> +<li>ability to reformat message contents and work with +substrings</li> +<li>support for log files larger than 2gb</li> +<li>support for file size limitation and automatic rollover +command execution</li> +<li>support for running multiple rsyslogd instances on a single +machine</li> +<li>support for <a href="rsyslog_tls.html">TLS-protected +syslog</a> (both <a href="rsyslog_tls.html">natively</a> +and via <a href="rsyslog_stunnel.html">stunnel</a>)</li> +<li>ability to filter on any part of the message, not just +facility and severity</li> +<li>ability to use regular expressions in filters</li> +<li>support for discarding messages based on filters</li> +<li>ability to execute shell scripts on received messages</li> +<li>control of whether the local hostname or the hostname of +the origin of the data is shown as the hostname in the output</li> +<li>ability to preserve the original hostname in NAT +environments and relay chains </li> +<li>ability to limit the allowed network senders</li> +<li>powerful BSD-style hostname and program name blocks for +easy multi-host support</li> +<li> massively multi-threaded with dynamic work thread pools +that start up and shut themselves down on an as-needed basis (great for +high log volume on multicore machines)</li> +<li>very experimental and volatile support for <a href="syslog_protocol.html">syslog-protocol</a> +compliant messages (it is volatile because standardization is currently +underway and this is a proof-of-concept implementation to aid this +effort)</li> +<li> world's first implementation of syslog-transport-tls</li> +<li> the sysklogd's klogd functionality is implemented as the <i>imklog</i> +input plug-in. So rsyslog is a full replacement for the sysklogd package</li> +<li> support for IPv6</li> +<li> ability to control repeated line reduction ("last message +repeated n times") on a per selector-line basis</li> +<li> supports sub-configuration files, which can be +automatically read from directories. Includes are specified in the main +configuration file</li> +<li> supports multiple actions per selector/filter condition</li> +<li> MySQL and Postgres SQL functionality as a dynamically +loadable plug-in</li> +<li> modular design for inputs and outputs - easily extensible +via custom plugins</li> +<li> an easy-to-write to plugin interface</li> +<li> ability to send SNMP trap messages</li> +<li> ability to filter out messages based on sequence of arrival</li> +<li>support for comma-seperated-values (CSV) output generation +(via the "csv" property replace option). The +CSV format supported is that from RFC 4180.</li> +<li>support for arbitrary complex boolean, string and +arithmetic expressions in message filters</li> +</ul> +<h2>World's first</h2> +Rsyslog has an interesting number of "world's firsts" - things that +were implemented for the first time ever in rsyslog. Some of them are still features not available elsewhere.<br><ul> +<li>world's first implementation of IETF I-D syslog-protocol (February 2006, version 1.12.2 and above), now RFC5424</li><li>world's first implementation of dynamic syslog on-the-wire compression (December 2006, version 1.13.0 and above)</li><li>world's first open-source implementation of a disk-queueing syslogd (January 2008, version 3.11.0 and above)</li> +<li>world's first implementation of IETF I-D +syslog-transport-tls (May 2008, version 3.19.0 and above)</li> +</ul> +<h2>Upcoming Features</h2> +<p>The list below is something like a repository of ideas we'd +like to implement. Features on this list are typically NOT scheduled +for immediate inclusion. We maintain a +<a href="http://bugzilla.adiscon.com/rsyslog-feature.html">feature +request tracker at our bugzilla</a>. This tracker has things +typically within reach of implementation. Users are encouraged to +submit feature requests there (or via our forums). If we like them but +they look quite long-lived (aka "not soon to be implemented"), they +will possibly be migrated to this list here and at some time moved back +to the bugzilla tracker.</p> +<p><b>Note that we also maintain a +<a href="http://www.rsyslog.com/sponsor_feature">list of features that are looking for sponsors</a>. +If you are interested in any of these features, or any other feature, you may consider sponsoring +the implementation. This is also a great way to show your commitment to the open source +community. Plus, it can be financially attractive: just think about how much less it may +be to sponsor a feature instead of purchasing a commercial implementation. Also, the benefit +of being recognised as a sponsor may even drive new customers to your business!</b> +<ul> +<li>port it to more *nix variants (eg AIX and HP UX) - this +needs volunteers with access to those machines and knowledge </li> +<li>pcre filtering - maybe (depending on feedback) - +simple regex already partly added. So far, this seems sufficient so +that there is no urgent need to do pcre. If done, it will be a loadable RainerScript function.</li> +<li>support for <a href="http://www.monitorware.com/Common/en/glossary/rfc3195.php">RFC +3195</a> as a sender - this is currently unlikely to happen, +because there is no real demand for it. Any work on RFC 3195 has been +suspend until we see some real interest in it. It is probably +much better to use TCP-based syslog, which is interoperable with a +large number of applications. You may also read my blog post on the +future of liblogging, which contains interesting information about the <a href="http://rgerhards.blogspot.com/2007/09/where-is-liblogging-heading-to.html"> +future of RFC 3195 in rsyslog</a>.</li> +</ul> +<p>To see when each feature was added, see the +<a href="http://www.rsyslog.com/Topic4.phtml">rsyslog +change log</a> (online only).</p> + +<p>[<a href="manual.html">manual index</a>] +[<a href="rsyslog_conf.html">rsyslog.conf</a>] +[<a href="http://www.rsyslog.com/">rsyslog site</a>]</p> +<p><font size="2">This documentation is part of the +<a href="http://www.rsyslog.com/">rsyslog</a> project.<br> +Copyright © 2008 by <a href="http://www.gerhards.net/rainer">Rainer Gerhards</a> and +<a href="http://www.adiscon.com/">Adiscon</a>. Released under the GNU GPL +version 2 or higher.</font></p> + +</body></html> + |