| copyright | lastupdated | keywords | subcollection | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2018-11-06 |
activity tracker, bare metal, {{site.data.keyword.Bluemix}} |
bare-metal |
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{: #bm-at-events}
As a security officer, auditor, or manager, you can use the {{site.data.keyword.cloudaccesstrailfull}} service to track how users and applications interact with bare metal servers in {{site.data.keyword.Bluemix}}. The account owner and users that are linked with the account can trigger bare metal server events that are logged in {{site.data.keyword.cloudaccesstrailshort}}. {:shortdesc}
The {{site.data.keyword.cloudaccesstrailshort}} service records user-initiated activities that change the state of a service in {{site.data.keyword.Bluemix_notm}}. For more information, see About {{site.data.keyword.cloudaccesstrailshort}}.
To get started monitoring your user's actions,see Getting started with The IBM Cloud Activity Tracker.
An initiator can be a user, a service, or an application. For a user to generate events, the user must have access to Infrastructure resources in {{site.data.keyword.Bluemix}} console. {: tip}
{: #bare-metal-events}
You can audit a bare metal server through its life cycle by using the {{site.data.keyword.cloudaccesstrailshort}} service.
The following table lists the actions that generate an event:
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
audit-log.bare-metal.provision |
An event is generated when an initiator provisions a bare metal server. |
audit-log.bare-metal-port.disable |
An event is generated when an initiator disables a port in a bare metal server. |
audit-log.bare-metal-port.enable |
An event is generated when an initiator enables a port in a bare metal server. |
audit-log.bare-metal-port-speed.update |
An event is generated when an initiator updates the port speed in a bare metal server. |
audit-log.bare-metal.power-off |
An event is generated when an initiator powers off a bare metal server. |
audit-log.bare-metal.reboot |
An event is generated when an initiator reboots a bare metal server. |
audit-log.bare-metal.soft-reboot |
An event is generated when an initiator does a soft reboot on a bare metal server. |
audit-log.bare-metal.hard-reboot |
An event is generated when an initiator does a hard reboot on a bare metal server. |
audit-log.bare-metal.power-on |
An event is generated when an initiator powers on a bare metal server. |
audit-log.bare-metal.rename |
An event is generated when an initiator renames a bare metal server. |
audit-log.bare-metal.rescue |
An event is generated when an initiator rescues a bare metal server. |
audit-log.bare-metal.reload |
An event is generated when an initiator performs an operating system (OS) reload for a bare metal server. |
| {: caption="Table 2. Bare metal actions" caption-side="top"} |
{: #bm-view-events}
The {{site.data.keyword.cloudaccesstrailshort}} events are available in the {{site.data.keyword.cloudaccesstrailshort}} account domain that is available in the {{site.data.keyword.Bluemix_notm}} region where the events are generated. For more information, see Viewing account events.
{{site.data.keyword.cloudaccesstrailshort}} events are automatically forwarded to the {{site.data.keyword.cloudaccesstrailshort}} service in the same region where the action happens.