Viewing logs and statistics, Logging overview, Log rotation – HP Secure Key Manager User Manual

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Figure 134 Viewing the LDAP Failover Server Properties section

Table 114 LDAP Failover Server Properties section components

Component

Description

Failover Hostname

or IP Address

The hostname or IP address of the LDAP server to use as the failover.

Failover Port

The port on which the LDAP server is listening.

Edit

Click to modify the properties.

Clear

Click to remove the current properties.

LDAP Test

Click to test the LDAP connection after you have defined an LDAP server.

Viewing logs and statistics

The SKM maintains logs and statistics you can use to monitor your system’s performance. The Log

Configuration and Log View pages enable you to configure log rotation schedules, syslog settings,

specify log levels, and view and download logs. The Statistics page enables you to view real-time

system, connection, and throughput information.
This chapter contains the following information:

Logging Overview
Log Configuration Page
Statistics Page

Logging overview

The SKM maintains a variety of logs to record administrative actions, network activity, cryptography

requests, and more. You can schedule log rotations, configure the number of logs archived on the SKM,

stipulate the maximum log file size, and transfer logs to a log server.
The following logs are created:

System Log – Contains a record of all system events, such as: service starts, stops, and restarts;

SNMP traps; hardware failures; successful or failed cluster replication and synchronization;

failed log transfers; and license errors.

Audit Log – Contains a record of all configuration changes and user input errors made to the

SKM, whether through the Management Console or the CLI.

Activity Log – Contains a record of each request received by the KMS Server.

Client Event Log – Contains a record of all client requests containing the <RecordEventRequest>

element.

For each type of log, the current log entries are kept in a file named ‘Current’.

Log rotation

When a log file is rotated, the Current log file is closed and renamed with a timestamp. This renamed file

is then either stored in the log archive or transferred off of the SKM, depending on your configuration. A

new Current log file is then created.
Log rotation occurs according to a configured schedule. Rotation can also occur earlier, if the log file

grows to predetermined maximum size. You configure all of these parameters.

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