Networking Minerva User Guide

Audit Logs

Audit logs record administrative actions and configuration changes across the platform. Only admin users can access audit logs.

To access the audit logs:

  1. Open the settings.png Settings menu in the upper-right corner and select Config.

  2. From the Directory menu, select ui.

  3. Expand AuditLog to view authorization information, configurations, and changes to dashboard settings.

Log Categories

Each log category corresponds to a distinct area of platform activity. Select one or more categories to filter the audit log view.

Authorization

AuditLog:prod:0:Authorization

Tracks identity and access management events, including user logins. Use this category for security audits.

ConfigChanges

AuditLog:prod:0:ConfigChanges

Tracks changes to the platform's operational parameters:

  • DeactivationTimeout: records changes to how long the system waits before deactivating idle processes or sessions

  • EndpointType: tracks updates to notification endpoint type definitions

  • IdleTimeout: logs changes to user session expiration settings

  • NotificationEndpoint: records when notification endpoints are created, edited, or deleted

  • StandardNotifierPluginConfig: tracks changes to the underlying plugin configurations for system notifications

LabeledLogsChanges

AuditLog:prod:0:LabeledLogsChanges

Tracks modifications to Labeled Logs definitions, which affect how known logs are categorized by EventType.

StackStatus

AuditLog:prod:0:StackStatus

Records changes to the system status banner.

TopologyChanges

AuditLog:prod:0:TopologyChanges

Tracks modifications to the network topology, including adding or removing nodes, switches (NVSwitch), and links (NVLink), and changes to topology groups and roles.

ViewsSaving

AuditLog:prod:0:ViewsSaving

Tracks when users save or overwrite custom views, filters, or dashboard layouts.

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