Users
perform
various operations on
device configuration such as backing up the configuration, uploading
configuration to device, enabling real-time change detection etc., To
ensure security aspects, it is essential to record the information on
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 "Device
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 & Status (Backup, Upload, Enabling Configuration Change Detection, SNMP Configuration etc.,)
Invoked by whom - by SYSTEM or by a USER
Time of Execution and
Detailed message about the outcome of operation. In case of operation failure, the reason for the failure.
Go to "Inventory"
and click the icon
depicting "Actions" and
click "Device
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 "Device Operation
Audit Report" link in the Device
Details
>> Reports page. This will show the audit records of a
specific device.
The Audit Details page gets refreshed every five minutes.
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.
Refer to the section "Schedules"