HP SIM V5.1 User Guide (356920-009, January 2007)

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▲ Viewing the Audit Log
Viewing the Audit Log
HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) logs all tasks performed by all HP SIM users on all systems . The
information is stored in the Audit Log file on the Central Management Server (CMS).
NOTE: You must be signed in as root or administrator (or any user with full configuration rights ) to read
the Audit Log file directly.
To view the HP SIM Audit Log for information recorded in the CMS:
1. Select Tasks & Logs→View HP SIM Audit Log. The Audit Log page appears.
2. Select the log entries you want to view by selecting one of the following options:
• most recent 40 entries. Select this to view a selectable number of the most recent log entries.
The default is set to view the 40 most recent log entries.
• from entry " " to entry " ". Select this option to view an indexed range of log entries.
3. Click View Now. The requested log entries appear.
Log content
The HP SIM Audit Log contains the following information in the order listed, and the log entry key @!@
precedes all other fields in an audit log entry.
• Time stamp date, time, and time zone
• Category
• Result
• Action
• Object type
• Object type descriptor
• Level
• Session user login string
• (Optional) Session ID
• (Optional) Transaction ID
• (Optional) Session user full user name
These fields are displayed in one line. If messages or additional information about a log entry is present, it
appears in the next line.
Example of an HP SIM Audit Log:
@!@,2006-07-11 18:21:50 MDT,CONFIG,SUCCESS,ADD,TASK,Default Automatic
Discovery,SUMMARY,mxadmin,0,11,
@!@,2006-07-11 18:22:06 MDT,CONFIG,SUCCESS,MODIFY,TASK,Initial Hardware Status
Polling,SUMMARY,mxadmin,0,12,
@!@,2006-07-11 18:51:01
MDT,CONFIG,SUCCESS,ADD,AUTHORI,MX_AUTH,SUMMARY,jsmith,590,1186800129,
John Smith Added authorization for user djones with a toolbox of Monitor Tools
for All Managed Systems.
@!@,2006-02-23 13:15:43 CST, CONFIG, SUCCESS, ADD, AUTHORIZATION, NODE_GROUP,
SUMMARY, VIVO\djones, 6866, 351185188, Added automatically updating
authorization for user VIVO\djones with a toolbox of Monitor Tools for All
Storage Systems 001.
Audit log 529