This topic introduces logtail-windows and describes the usage notes and release notes for logtail-windows.

Introduction

Container Service for Kubernetes (ACK) allows you to use the logtail-windows component to collect log data from Windows containers and send the data to Log Service.

Usage notes

logtail-windows must be manually installed. For more information, see Use Logtail to collect application logs from Windows nodes.

  • logtail-windows 1.0.x: Iogtail-windows 1.0.x is compatible with all Windows worker nodes. logtail-windows 1.0.20 and later are incompatible with Windows Server version 1903. To install logtail-windows 1.0.20 or later on a worker node, you must use Windows Server version 1909 or 2004 for the node, and configure the Semi-Annual Channel (SAC). For more information about how to manually install logtail-windows 1.0.x, see Install Logtail V1.0.x on Windows nodes.
  • logtail-windows 1.1.x: logtail-windows 1.1.x is dependent on the privileged proxy processes on Windows worker nodes. The image size of logtail-windows 1.1.x is 90% smaller than that of logtail-windows 1.0.x. The startup of the logtail-windows 1.1.x image is faster than that of the logtail-windows 1.0.x image. logtail-windows 1.1.x can be installed only on Windows worker nodes that are added from node pools and are added with the windows.alibabacloud.com/deployment-topology=2.0 label when these nodes are added to the cluster. If the windows.alibabacloud.com/deployment-topology=2.0 label is added to a Windows worker node after the node is added to the cluster, logtail-windows 1.1.x cannot be installed on the node. For more information about how to manually install logtail-windows 1.1.x, see Install Logtail V1.1.x on Windows nodes.

Release notes

February 2022

Version Image address Release date Description Impact
v1.1.30-aliyun.1 registry-vpc.${region}.aliyuncs.com/acs/logtail-windows:v1.1.30-aliyun.1 2022-02-24
  • ilogtail is updated to support the addon token feature.
  • The following Windows operating systems are supported: Windows Server version 1809 (10.0.17763.2114), Windows Server version 1909 (10.0.18363.1556), and Windows Server version 2004 (10.0.19041.1165).
No impact on workloads

August 2021

Version Image address Release date Description Impact
v1.0.20 registry-vpc.${region}.aliyuncs.com/acs/logtail-windows:v1.0.20 2021-08-21
  • The base images are updated. The original version number is overwritten.
  • The following Windows operating systems are supported: Windows Server version 1809 (10.0.17763.2114), Windows Server version 1909 (10.0.18363.1556), and Windows Server version 2004 (10.0.19041.1165).
No impact on workloads
v1.1.18-aliyun.1 registry-vpc.${region}.aliyuncs.com/acs/logtail-windows:v1.1.18-aliyun.1 2021-08-20
  • The base images are updated. The original version number is overwritten.
  • The following Windows operating systems are supported: Windows Server version 1809 (10.0.17763.2114), Windows Server version 1909 (10.0.18363.1556), and Windows Server version 2004 (10.0.19041.1165).
No impact on workloads

July 2021

Version Image address Release date Description Impact
v1.1.18-aliyun.1 registry-vpc.${region}.aliyuncs.com/acs/logtail-windows:v1.1.18-aliyun.1 2021-07-05
  • The base images are updated. The original version number is overwritten.
  • The size of the logtail-windows image is reduced from 2.7 GB to 220 MB.
  • The following Windows operating systems are supported: Windows Server version 1809 (10.0.17763.1999), Windows Server version 1909 (10.0.18363.1556), and Windows Server version 2004 (10.0.19041.1052).
No impact on workloads

June 2021

Version Image address Release date Description Impact
v1.1.18-aliyun.1 registry-vpc.${region}.aliyuncs.com/acs/logtail-windows:v1.1.18-aliyun.1 2021-06-17
  • Rancher Wins is used as the proxy of privileged operations.
  • The size of the logtail-windows image is reduced from 2.7 GB to 220 MB.
  • The following Windows systems are supported: Windows Server version 1809 (10.0.17763.1935), Windows Server version 1909 (10.0.18363.1556), and Windows Server version 2004 (10.0.19041.985).
The update is applicable only to Windows worker nodes that are installed with Rancher Wins.

April 2021

Version Image address Release date Description Impact
v1.0.20 registry-vpc.${region}.aliyuncs.com/acs/logtail-windows:v1.0.20 2021-04-09

Windows Server version 1809 (10.0.17763.1817), Windows Server version 1909 (10.0.18363.1440), and Windows Server version 2004 (10.0.19041.867) are supported. Windows Server version 1903 is no longer supported.

  • The update is not applicable to worker nodes that run Windows Server version 1903.
  • No impact on worker nodes that run Windows Server version 1809, Windows Server version 1909, or Windows Server version 2004.
  • Windows Server version 1903 is no longer supported in later logtail-windows versions.

January 2021

Version Image address Release date Description Impact
v1.0.19 registry-vpc.${region}.aliyuncs.com/acs/logtail-windows:v1.0.19 2021-01-27
  • Logstores can be created over the Internet.
  • Windows Server version 1809 (10.0.17763.1697), Windows Server version 1903 (10.0.18362.1256), Windows Server version 1909 (10.0.18363.1316), and Windows Server version 2004 (10.0.19041.746) are supported.
No impact on workloads
v1.0.18 registry-vpc.${region}.aliyuncs.com/acs/logtail-windows:v1.0.18 2021-01-25
  • The availability issue in the China South 1 Finance region is fixed.
  • Logtail is updated to 1.0.0.18.
  • Windows Server version 1809 (10.0.17763.1697), Windows Server version 1903 (10.0.18362.1256), Windows Server version 1909 (10.0.18363.1316), and Windows Server version 2004 (10.0.19041.746) are supported.
No impact on workloads
v1.0.10 registry-vpc.${region}.aliyuncs.com/acs/logtail-windows:v1.0.10 2021-01-10
  • Logtail is updated to 1.0.0.10.
  • Windows Server version 1809 (10.0.17763.1637), Windows Server version 1903 (10.0.18362.1256), Windows Server version 1909 (10.0.18363.1256), and Windows Server version 2004 (10.0.19041.685) are supported.
No impact on workloads