Release notes for the Splunk Add-on for Microsoft Cloud Services¶
Version 5.6.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Microsoft Cloud Services was released on
Note
Check the release notes for version 5.0.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Microsoft Cloud Services before upgrading to the latest version as breaking changes were introduced in the Storage Blob input.
Compatibility¶
Version 5.6.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Microsoft Cloud Services is compatible with the following software, CIM versions, and platforms:
| Splunk platform versions | 9.1.x, 9.2.x, 9.3.x, 9.4.x |
| CIM version | 5.1.0 |
| Supported OS for data collection | Platform independent (MacOS is not supported) |
| Vendor products | Microsoft Entra ID, Azure Event Hubs, Azure Storage Table, Azure Storage Blob, Azure Audit, Azure Resource Group, and other cloud services. |
New features¶
Version 5.6.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Microsoft Cloud Services has the following new features:
- The Azure Metrics and Azure Resources modular inputs now utilize the updated API version
2024-04-01. - Introduced Health & Troubleshooting dashboard.
- Allowed Add-on upgrades without disabling EventHub modular inputs.
- Migrated Stop Azure VM alert from Azure Add-on to Microsoft Cloud Services Add-on.
Fixed issues¶
Version 5.6.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Microsoft Cloud Services fixes the following issues. If no issues appear, then there are no bug fixes reported:
Known issues¶
Version 5.6.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Microsoft Cloud Services contains the following new known issues. If no issues appear, no issues have yet been reported:
Third-party software attributions¶
Version 5.6.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Microsoft Cloud Services incorporates the following third-party software or libraries.
Third-party software attributions for the Splunk Add-on for Microsoft Cloud Services