In Cloud Config, each resource has its own compliance timeline. A compliance evaluation record is generated for a resource each time when the resource is evaluated by a rule. Multiple compliance evaluation records form a compliance timeline of the resource.
Background information
The compliance timeline of a resource includes the following elements:
- Points on a compliance timeline
- Start point: the time when a resource is evaluated by a rule for the first time. You can configure Cloud Config to run a rule to periodically evaluate a resource at the specified time or each time when you change the resource configuration. You can also manually run a rule to evaluate a resource.
- Node: A node is generated on the compliance timeline of a resource each time the resource is evaluated. One or more rules may be used to evaluate a resource at a time.
- Breakpoint: Unlike a configuration timeline, a compliance timeline does not have any breakpoints because a resource is evaluated by a rule based on real-time configuration changes and this evaluation is discontinuous.
- Content on a compliance timeline
A compliance timeline is a collection of historical compliance evaluation records of a specific resource.
- Time: the time when a compliance evaluation is performed.
- Trigger type: the reason that triggers the compliance evaluation on a resource. A compliance evaluation can be manually or periodically triggered, and can also be triggered based on real-time configuration changes.
- Compliance evaluation results: On the left side of the Compliance Timeline tab, the evaluation result for each node can be marked as Compliant or Non-compliant. This helps you find the node that you focus on.
- Evaluation details of each node: include the basic information of the resource and the current evaluation result. If the evaluation is triggered by real-time configuration changes, the change details are also displayed for you to find the non-compliant configuration item.
Procedure
- Log on to the Cloud Config console.
- In the left-side navigation pane, click Resources.
- On the Resources page, set filters or enter a resource ID to search for the specified resource.
- Click the resource ID in the Resource ID / Resource Name column.
- On the page that appears, click the Compliance Timeline tab and view the compliance timeline details of the resource.