Editions
You can choose between the Entry and Standard editions of Log Analysis. Read the overview to decide which edition to use.
The Entry Edition is free. You can use it to load up to 2 Gigabytes (GB) of data per day. This Edition is not warranted or supported and you cannot use it in production environments.
The features, such as alerting, which are only available in the Standard Edition are denoted by the Standard Edition cueing graphic. For more information, see Conventions used in this documentation.
As soon as you are ready to use all the features, you can upgrade to the Standard edition. For more information about how to upgrade editions, see Upgrading your edition.
The following table summarizes the features that are available in each edition.
| Feature | Description | Entry | Standard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search | Search log file records. | x | x |
| Dashboards | Graph search results on dashboards. | x | x |
| Role-based access control (RBAC) user authentication | Use RBAC user authentication. | x | x |
| Insight® Packs | Use the included Insight Packs to help you to quickly load, annotate, index, and search specific log files. | x | x |
| Alerts | Configure alerts to notify users when a specific issue occurs or to run a specific automated action. | n/a | x |
| Hadoop integration | Integrate your installation of Hadoop with Log Analysis to store long-term data. | n/a | x |
| Statistical functions | The min, max, sum, avg,
and count statistical functions are available in
both editions. |
x | x |
| Additional statistical functions | The missing, sumofSquares, stddev,
and percentile statistical functions are only available
in the Standard Edition. |
n/a | x |
| Aggregated Search | Search data that is collected from multiple instances of Log Analysis in a cluster. | n/a | x |