{"id":10863,"date":"2022-03-14T09:57:53","date_gmt":"2022-03-13T23:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/?p=10863"},"modified":"2022-03-14T09:57:58","modified_gmt":"2022-03-13T23:57:58","slug":"powerprotect-data-manager-audit-logs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/2022\/03\/14\/powerprotect-data-manager-audit-logs\/","title":{"rendered":"PowerProtect Data Manager Audit Logs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Being able to track who has done what within an enterprise data protection solution is always a useful function. It allows you to defensibly monitor and report on actions  within the product that affect backup services and data recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Audit Logs are trivially accessible within PowerProtect Manager, making them easy to review or provide to risk, security or change management teams:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPDM-Audit-01.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2721\" height=\"1384\" src=\"https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPDM-Audit-01.png\" alt=\"Accessing Data Manager Audit Logs\" class=\"wp-image-10864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPDM-Audit-01.png 2721w, https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPDM-Audit-01-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPDM-Audit-01-1024x521.png 1024w, https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPDM-Audit-01-768x391.png 768w, https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPDM-Audit-01-1536x781.png 1536w, https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPDM-Audit-01-2048x1042.png 2048w, https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPDM-Audit-01-1600x814.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2721px) 100vw, 2721px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong><em>Accessing Data Manager Audit Logs<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The audit logs give you direct insight into configuration changes and actions within the environment, additionally giving you the &#8216;before&#8217; and &#8216;after&#8217; view where it&#8217;s appropriate (e.g., where configuration details have been changed).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re needing to share the audit log details, there&#8217;s an <em>Export<\/em> function that generates a CSV file. Loaded into Excel, that you can then work with the itemised output as you need:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPDM-Audit-02.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2288\" height=\"1362\" src=\"https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPDM-Audit-02.png\" alt=\"Accessing Data Manager Audit Logs in Excel\" class=\"wp-image-10865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPDM-Audit-02.png 2288w, https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPDM-Audit-02-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPDM-Audit-02-1024x610.png 1024w, https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPDM-Audit-02-768x457.png 768w, https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPDM-Audit-02-1536x914.png 1536w, https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPDM-Audit-02-2048x1219.png 2048w, https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPDM-Audit-02-1600x952.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2288px) 100vw, 2288px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong><em>Exporting Data Manager Audit Logs to Excel<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Logs aren&#8217;t just for viewing though; you can also use the audit log interface to annotate logged details:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPDM-Audit-03.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2718\" height=\"1379\" src=\"https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPDM-Audit-03.png\" alt=\"Annotating audit log entries\" class=\"wp-image-10867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPDM-Audit-03.png 2718w, https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPDM-Audit-03-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPDM-Audit-03-1024x520.png 1024w, https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPDM-Audit-03-768x390.png 768w, https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPDM-Audit-03-1536x779.png 1536w, https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPDM-Audit-03-2048x1039.png 2048w, https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPDM-Audit-03-1600x812.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2718px) 100vw, 2718px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong><em>Annotating audit log entries<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you make an annotation, that&#8217;ll get included in the exported audit details, too, which is handy for capturing they <em>why<\/em> of a change or action:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPDM-Audit-04.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2288\" height=\"1362\" src=\"https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPDM-Audit-04.png\" alt=\"Exported audit log showing annotations\" class=\"wp-image-10868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPDM-Audit-04.png 2288w, https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPDM-Audit-04-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPDM-Audit-04-1024x610.png 1024w, https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPDM-Audit-04-768x457.png 768w, https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPDM-Audit-04-1536x914.png 1536w, https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPDM-Audit-04-2048x1219.png 2048w, https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPDM-Audit-04-1600x952.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2288px) 100vw, 2288px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong><em>Exported audit log showing annotations<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And that&#8217;s it! Data Manager makes it trivially easy to get access to your audit logs, making it easy to meet those compliance requirements within your business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being able to track who has done what within an enterprise data protection solution is always a useful function. 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