Monitoring System Audit Events
Prior to SMartServer 3.5, the alarms and events widget was called alarms.
With SmartServer 3.5 and higher, you can review system audit events, such as user login / logoff activity, from the SmartServer CMS Alarms and Events widget. With SmartServer 3.5 Update 2 and higher, you can also see the associated IP address for the user.
Examples of events that are traceable and logged in the Alarms and Events widget are described below. Audit information is available in the Type and Details columns (scroll to the right as needed).
Successful Logon
A successful logon event includes:
- the login user
- their source IP address
Successful Logoff
A successful logoff event includes:
- the login user
- their source IP address
Unsuccessful Logon
An unsuccessful logon attempt includes:
- the attempted login user
- their source IP address
Clear Alarms
A clear alarms event includes:
- the user who cleared the alarms
Create Device Type
Create device type event includes:
- the user that created device type
- the device type that was created
Delete Device Type
Delete device type event includes:
- the user that deleted the device type
- the device type that was deleted
Create Device
Create device events includes:
- the user that created the device
- the device that was created
Delete Device
Delete device events includes:
- the user that deleted the device
- the device that was deleted
Backup Events
Backup events include:
- the type of backup being performed
- the SmartServer install code
- when the backup started and completed