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By executing the dlmgetrasinst utility, you can collect system information

and log files needed to analyze errors that occurred during installation. You

can use the collected information when you contact your HDLM vendor or

maintenance company (if there is a maintenance contract for HDLM).

For details on the dlmgetrasinst utility, see

DLMgetras Utility for Collecting

HDLM Error Information on page 7-5

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Collecting Audit Log Data

HDLM and other Hitachi storage-related products provide an audit log

function so that compliance with regulations, security evaluation standards,

and industry-specific standards can be shown to auditors and evaluators. The

following table describes the categories of audit log data that Hitachi storage-

related products can collect.

Table 2-9 Categories of Audit Log Data that Can Be Collected

Category

Explanation

StartStop

An event indicating the startup or termination of

hardware or software, including:

OS startup and termination

Startup and termination of hardware components

(including micro-program)

Startup and termination of software running on

storage systems, software running on SVPs (service

processors), and Hitachi Command Suite products

Failure

An abnormal hardware or software event, including:

Hardware errors

Software errors (such as memory errors)

LinkStatus

An event indicating the linkage status between devices:

Link up or link down

ExternalService

An event indicating the result of communication between

a Hitachi storage-related product and an external service,

including:

Communication with a RADIUS server, LDAP server,

NTP server, or DNS server

Communication with the management server (SNMP)

Authentication

An event indicating that a connection or authentication

attempt made by a device, administrator, or end-user has

succeeded or failed, including:

FC login

Device authentication (FC-SP authentication, iSCSI

login authentication, or SSL server/client

authentication)

Administrator or end-user authentication

HDLM Functions

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