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  • Release Notes 2.2.1
    • New Features
    • Resolved Issues
    • Known Issues
  • Release Notes 2.2
    • New Features
    • Resolved Issues
    • Known Issues
  • Release Notes 2.1.3
    • New Features
    • Resolved Issues
    • Known Issues
  • Release Notes 2.1.2
    • Warning - Updating from 2.1.x
    • New Features
    • Resolved Issues
    • Known Issues
  • 2.1.1 Release Notes
    • New Features
    • Resolved issues
    • Known Issues
  • 2.1 GA Release
    • New Features since 2.0
    • Resolved Issues since 2.1b2
  • 2.1 Beta 2 Release Notes
    • WARNING: Don't Upgrade 2.0 Servers Yet
    • New Features
    • Known Issues
    • Resolved issues
  • 2.1 Beta 1 Release Notes
    • WARNING: Don't Upgrade 2.0 Servers Yet
    • New Features
    • Known Issues
  • Release Notes Archive

2.1 Beta 2 Release Notes

WARNING: Don't Upgrade 2.0 Servers Yet

If you install 2.1b2 over a 2.0.x server, it may become unusable. Install it as a separate Splunk Server instance for now. These are the supported upgrade paths:

• 2.1b2 can be installed alongside 2.0.x, or over 2.1b1. See the Installation Manual for instructions.
• 2.1b1 can be upgraded to 2.1b2.
• 2.0.x will be able to be upgraded to the final 2.1 GA release later in October.

New Features

• Built-in product help has been separated into its own pop-up page. Click the (i) buttons on the interface to pop open help.
• Guided Setup still appears as a window-in-a-window. It has been revised to be simpler and faster than in Beta 1.
• A set of built-in Saved Splunks appears on the home page if the server has indexed data.
• The License section of the Admin controls has been simplified.
• Many error messages have been edited for clarity.

Known Issues

• Command line options do not specify which are only available with a Splunk Professional license.
• Splunk does not handle non-root permissions well, especially if installed as a package. Instructions on non-root installation and use will be posted before the 2.1 final release.

Resolved issues

Startup

• The server no longer mistakenly prompts to change port assignments when restarted.

Search Results

• Invalid SQL in a report::[] modifier returns an error message about the bad syntax rather than "No Events found."
• Setting a search's start time later than its end time returns a message about the time range rather than "No Events found."

Live Splunks

• Live Splunks now observe schedules correctly. Some ran too often in the Beta 1 release.
• Incorrect Next Run times displayed in the UI have been fixed.
• Bad links in alert times in the UI have been fixed.

Internet Explorer

• The Splunk-2-Splunk server pulldown list now displays correctly.
• The server list stays open during selection.

Splunk-2-Splunk

• Servers without a Splunk Professional license can now forward data to other servers. A Splunk Professional license is only required to receive data from other servers.

Other resolved issues

• The Data Inputs panel for Files & Directories now says "All" instead of "Overview."
• Export now writes data to file correctly.
• Creating a peramalink does not affect further use of Saved Splunks in the same session.
• Non-admin users are no longer shown a message when the server needs to be restarted.