3.Enter new values for each of the keys you want to modify.

4.Do one of the following:

•To save your changes and close the dialog box, click Apply.

•To close the dialog box without saving changes, click Cancel.

3.8Audit log screen

3.8.1 About the audit Log

The audit log is available through both the controller GUI and the REST API, and records events related to activities, operations, and configuration changes initiated by an authorized user. This includes activities such as:

•Installing an application (or starting, stopping, uninstalling an application)

•Modification to a components configuration

•Installing a license

•Forming a controller team

Audit log and controller teams

When controllers are operating in a team, the audit log shows events for all controllers in the team.

3.8.1.1 About audit log policies

The values for the AuditLogManager component keys determine the alert age-out policies. The following table describes the keys for the AuditLogManager component (com.hp.sdn.adm.auditlog.impl.AuditLogManager).

Key

Default Value

Description

 

trim.auditlog.age

365

Specifies the number of days to retain a log entry. Use this key to implement

 

 

your record retention policy.

 

 

Data type

A number from 31 through 1825.

 

 

 

 

trim.enabled

true

true

Specifies that the controller deletes log entries that have

 

 

 

exceeded the trim.auditlog.age limit.

 

 

false

Specifies that the controller does not delete log entries that

 

 

 

have exceeded the trim.auditlog.age limit.

 

 

 

trim.frequency

24

Specifies how often, in hours, the controller is to delete log entries that have

 

 

exceeded the trim.alert.age limit.

 

 

Data type

A number from 8 through 168

 

 

Example

Enter 24 to specify that the controller delete aged-out log

 

 

 

entries every 24 hours (once per day).

 

 

 

 

3.8.2 Audit Log screen details

Screen component

Description

 

 

Refresh

Updates the log entries displayed on the screen. The controller does not update the

 

display as new entries are generated. Use this action to refresh the display.

 

 

User

The user that performed the operation that triggered the log entry

 

 

Occurred

A time stamp (in UTC format) indicating when the controller created the log entry.

 

 

Activity

The type of activity that triggered the creation of the log entry.

 

 

Origin

The application or controller component that generated the log entry.

 

 

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