Bluecat

Overview

Bluecat Micetro is a DNS management and automation platform for enterprises managing DNS infrastructure. It provides centralized control and monitoring of DNS servers, including BIND, Microsoft DNS, and other DNS technologies. Key features include automated DNS configuration management, real-time monitoring and alerting, SNMP-based health monitoring, zone management, and integration with existing network infrastructure. Bluecat Micetro supports both on-premises and hybrid deployments, enabling IT teams to maintain DNS reliability, reduce manual configuration errors, and ensure compliance with DNS policies. The platform emphasizes operational visibility through detailed logging and monitoring, helping organizations proactively identify and resolve DNS service issues before they impact network operations. Suitable for network operations teams managing complex DNS environments that require centralized management, automation, and comprehensive monitoring capabilities.  

Supported data types

Bluecat Micetro logs

Table name: bluecat_micetro_logs

Micetro is Bluecat's DNS management and automation platform that provides centralized control and monitoring of DNS infrastructure, including BIND and Microsoft DNS servers. It offers SNMP-based health monitoring, automated configuration management, and real-time alerting to help network operations teams maintain DNS reliability and proactively identify service issues. The platform supports both on-premises and hybrid deployments, enabling organizations to reduce manual errors and ensure consistent DNS policy enforcement across their network infrastructure.

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Send data to Hunters

Hunters supports the ingestion of Bluecat logs via an intermediary AWS S3 bucket.

To connect Harness logs:

1. Export your logs from Bluecat to an AWS S3 bucket by following this guide.

2. Once the export is completed and the logs are collected to S3, follow the steps in this section.

Expected format

Logs are expected in JSON format.

<27>1 2026-01-18T00:01:15.000+00:00 j2midns-sec01 snmpd 32169 - - FAILED to retrieve value from bcnDnsServiceStatus.[number of zones]
<27>1 2026-01-18T00:01:15.000+00:00 j2midns-sec01 snmpd 32169 - - FAILED command [/usr/local/sbin/rndc status | grep 'number of zones' | awk '{print $4}']
<27>1 2026-01-18T00:01:15.000+00:00 j2midns-sec01 snmpd 32169 - - FAILED to retrieve value from bcnDnsServiceStatus.[debug level]