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From the Inventory tab of DeviceExpert, you can perform various operations such as backing up the configuration, downloading configuration to device etc., To ensure security aspects, it is essential to record various information such as who invoked what operation, on what device, at what time and the result of the operation. This is done by the Audit module of DeviceExpert and this is termed as "Operation Audit".
Besides, information about the various scheduled tasks executed by DeviceExpert along with details such as schedule name, result of execution etc., are listed by the Audit Module under "Schedule Audit".
As stated above, Operation Audit provides the following information:
Operation Name (Backup, Download, Enabling Configuration Change Detection, SNMP Configuration etc.,)
Operation Status
Device Name
Device Type
Invoked by whom - by SYSTEM or by a USER
Time of Execution and
Detailed message about the outcome of operation
To View Operation Audit Details,
go to "Audit" tab in the left-side pane of the 'Reports' tab
click "Operation Audit"
operation audit details would be listed in the UI
Alternatively, to view the audit records pertaining to a specific device, you can use the "View Device Audit" link in the Device Details page. This will show the audit records of a specific device.
The Audit Details page gets refreshed every five minutes.
To filter the Audit Trails view,
You can restrict the view page of audit trails to view only the trails
pertaining to a device group and/or the trails that were generated over
a fixed time range - say Today, Yesterday, Last seven days, Last thirty
days and a custom period. By default, audit trails pertaining to all device
groups recorded today gets listed. You can filter and view the details
in accordance with your needs. You can filter the trails by selecting
the desired "Device Group"
from the drop-down and the desired "Time
Duration" from the icon available in the UI.
Schedule Audit provides the following information:
list of all the scheduled tasks executed by DeviceExpert
schedule name
result of execution
start & finish time
To View Scheduled Audit Details,
click "Audit" tab in the left-side pane of the 'Reports' tab
click "Schedule Audit"
scheduled Audit details would be listed in the UI
you can view the result of scheduled report execution by clicking the "view" link
Alternatively, to view the audit records pertaining to a specific device, you can use the "View Schedule Audit" link in the Schedule Properties page. This will show the audit records of a specific schedule.
The Schedule Audit Details page gets refreshed every five minutes.
You can remove the audit records that are no longer needed. To remove the audit records, select the records that are to be deleted and click "Delete". Once you click "Delete", the Audit records would be removed once and for all.
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