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Table 11. Monitoring and Log Display Options
Objective Role Menu Sequence and Description
Display information about actions that
have occurred, such as the action type,
date and time of the action, and so on.
IaaS administrator Display default log information or control display content
using column and filter options.
Select Infrastructure > Monitoring > Audit Logs.
The audit log provides details about the status of
managed virtual machines and activities performed on
these machines during reconfiguration. It also displays
information about Amazon machine provisioning. The log
includes Amazon machine provisioning, multi-machine,
vCloud Networking and Security, reclamation, and
reconfigure actions.
View the status of scheduled and
available Distributed Execution Manager
and other workflows.
IaaS administrator Display workflow status and optionally open a specific
workflow to display its details.
Select Infrastructure > Monitoring > Distributed
Execution Status.
View and optionally export log data. IaaS administrator Display default log information or control display content
using column and filter options.
Select Infrastructure > Monitoring > Log.
View the status and history of executed
Distributed Execution Manager and other
workflows.
IaaS administrator Display workflow history and optionally open a specific
workflow to display its execution details.
Select Infrastructure > Monitoring > Workflow History.
Display a list of events, including event
type, time, user ID, and so on, and
optionally display an event details page.
System administrator View a list of events and their associated attributes, such
as run time, event description, tenant name, target type
and ID, and other characteristics.
Select Administration > Event Logs.
View information about recent events. IaaS administrator or
Tenant administrator
Display recent events for the currently logged in user.
Select Infrastructure > Recent Events
Machine Life Cycle and Workflow States for vCloud Air or
vCloud Director vApps
Several machine workflows and workflow states are available in vRealize Automation.
The tenant administrator or business group manager selects a provisioning workflow when they create a
blueprint. A workflow is a predefined process that defines a sequence of steps and required parameters.
Table 12. MasterWorkflow States
Workflow State Work Item Description
Requested A new machine is requested. The
machine is created or registered.
AwaitingApproval The approval process starts. The machine
build is on hold until it is approved.
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