I am happy to announce that Micro Focus Security ArcSight Data Platform (ADP) 2.30 is now Generally Available (GA).

The ADP 2.30 release includes updated software versions of:

• ArcMC 2.80
• Event Broker 2.20
• Logger 6.60
• Connector Framework 7.8.0
• Connector Load Balancer 1.30

The new features include:

ArcSight Management Center 2.80

• Monitoring and management of ArcSight Collectors
• Monitoring and management of Connectors in Event Broker (CEB)
• Bulk installation of Micro Focus SecureData client in Connectors
• Centralized configuration of encrypted fields in CEF events enables pushing Micro Focus SecureData setup information to Logger
• Various security fixes, feature updates, and bug fixes

Arcsight Logger 6.60

• Support for up to 50 Storage group
• Improved performance in Smart Reports
• Role-based access to ability to re-identify Micro Focus SecureData in the Logger GUI
• Various security fixes, feature updates, and bug fixes

ArcSight Event Broker 2.20

• Support for Syslog Collectors in Event Broker
• Support for multi-master and external NFS server deployments
• Data replication between Event Broker clusters via certified Apache Mirror Maker integration
• Improved pre-installation checks
• Various security fixes, feature updates, and bug fixes

ArcSight Connector Load Balancer 1.30

• Syslog traffic between devices and Load Balancer can now be protected using TLS
• Various security fixes, feature updates, and bug fixes

ArcSight SmartConnector Framework 7.8.0

• New SmartConnector for Microsoft Windows Event Log with support for deployment on Linux and Windows.

Smart Connectors support:

• Microsoft SQL server 2016
• ePO 5.9
• McAfee Network Security Manager Syslog
• Rapid 7 NeXpose 6.4.42
• RHEL 7.4
• Network Security Manager 9.1
• ACF2 Mainframe
• Pulse Policy Secure
• AWS CloudTrail S3

Improved parsing and mapping for:

• HPE Aruba Mobility Controller Syslog
• Blue Coat Proxy SG Syslog
• Proofpoint Enterprise Protection and Enterprise Privacy Syslog
• Citrix NetScaler Syslog Config
• Cisco ISE Syslog
• McAfee Network Security Manager Syslog
• Cisco IOS Syslog
• Cisco ASA Syslog
• Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure Syslog
• F5 BIG-IP Syslog
• Check Point Syslog

• Various security fixes, feature updates, and bug fixes.

Note:

• Event Broker software downloads are under the ADP Logger category in Software Entitlements Portal
• The NNMi, OM, and OMi connectors distributed with Logger are not available with this release due to rebranding to Micro Focus. This is only temporary and they will be made available again in the next Logger release. Existing customers who need them can use the NNMi, OM, and OMi connectors available with the previous versions of Logger.

ADP 2.30 Documentation can be found as follows:

Note that product documentation is now distributed only through Protect724.

ADP 2.30

• ADP 2.30 Support Matrix

ArcMC 2.80

• ArcMC 2.80 Admin Guide
• ArcMC 2.80 Release Notes

Event Broker 2.20

• Event Broker 2.20 Deployment Guide

Logger 6.60

• Logger 6.60 Installation Guide
• Logger 6.60 Release Notes
• Logger 6.60 Web Services API Guide
• Logger 6.60 Administrator’s Guide
• Logger 6.60 Best Practices Guide

Connector Framework 7.8.0

• SmartConnector Release Notes 7.8.0
• Load Balancer 1.30 Release Notes
• Load Balancer 1.30 Configuration Guide