ApsaraDB for MongoDB:Download audit logs

Prerequisites

The audit log feature is enabled. For more information, see Enable the audit log feature.

Procedure

1. Log on to the ApsaraDB for MongoDB console.

2. In the upper-left corner of the page, select the resource group and region to which the instance belongs.

3. In the left-side navigation pane, click Replica Set Instances or Sharded Cluster Instances based on the instance type.

4. Click the ID of an instance, or click in the Actions column corresponding to the instance and select Manage.

5. In the left-side navigation pane of the instance details page, choose Data Security > Audit Logs.

6. In the chart section, download audit logs based on your business requirements.

   • Download audit logs from a specified chart.

     Click in the upper-right corner of the chart that you want to view, and select Download Chart Data or Download Chart.

     Note

     You can filter the log entries of a chart by using the following methods and download only the log entries that you require.

     • Filter log entries based on conditions such as keyword, operation type, and client IP address. For more information, see View audit logs.

     • Filter log entries based on the time when they were generated. Click in the upper-right corner of the chart that you want to view and select Select Time Range to specify a time range.

     • After you click Download Chart Data, the log entries that meet the specified conditions are downloaded in the web browser and saved as a .csv file to your computer. You can view the file by using tools such as Excel.

     • After you click Download Chart, the log entries that meet the specified conditions are downloaded in the web browser and saved as a .png file to your computer. You can view the file by using tools such as Microsoft Paint.

   • Download all audit logs.

     • The total number of audit log entries that you want to download does not exceed 2,000.

       Click in the upper-right corner of the Audit Log Details section and select Download Chart Data.

       Note

       You can click in the upper-right corner of the Audit Log Details section and select Select Time Range to specify a time range. Then, you can download audit logs that meet your requirements.

       After you click Download Chart Data, the log entries that meet the specified conditions are downloaded in the web browser and saved as a .csv file to your computer. You can view the file by using tools such as Excel.

     • The total number of audit log entries that you want to download exceeds 2,000.

       Download all audit logs in the Log Service console. For more information, see Download logs.

       Important

       To download all audit logs, take note of the following items:

       • You must specify the mongodb_audit_log_standard Logstore and specify the project name in the following format: nosql-{ID of your Alibaba Cloud account}-{Region}. Example: nosql-17649847257****-cn-hangzhou.

       • You must select Download All Logs with Cloud Shell or Download All Logs Using Command Line Tool. If you select Download Log in Current Page, you can download only the audit logs that are displayed on the current page.