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Version: 2.9.0

How to Use Robo Audit

Introduction​

Robo Audit continuously tracks user activities in an SMB-connected environment. It logs file and directory events, stores them in a database, and runs reports to count successful and failed events. This guide provides instructions on using Robo Audit to monitor and access audit data, as well as instructions for monitoring Robo Audit Jobs and Test Results.

How to Use Robo Audit​

Prerequisites​

Create a local PowerScale user or AD user account, to use as the Robo Audit service account.

important

The Security Guard service account can not be used for Robo Audit. These features require separate, unique service accounts.

Steps​

  1. Open Easy Auditor Click on the Easy Auditor icon to launch the application.

  2. Navigate to Robo Audit Select the Robo Audit tab from the Active Auditing section of the sidebar menu.

  3. Enter the service account user credentials In the section labeled Active Directory User, enter the user name and password of the Robo Audit service account.

    • For Local PowerScale Users: Use the format user@clustername
    • For Active Directory (AD) Users: Use the format user@domain or domain\user

  4. Enable the Robo Audit task In the section labeled Settings, check the Enable Task box to enable the Robo Audit task, and then set the task interval. The default is once per day (1D). Keep the default unless you need to troubleshoot, in which case you can set it to run more frequently (e.g., once per hour).

  5. Select clusters Select the checkbox next to each cluster you want to monitor using the Robo Audit feature.

  6. Save Settings Click the Submit button to save the settings. The system will validate the user ID and password at this point. If the authentication fails, an error message will be displayed.

  7. Run the First Audit Click the Run Now button to start the first audit task manually.

For instructions on monitoring the test results of Robo Audit, see the following sections of this document.

Monitor Robo Audit Running Jobs​

To monitor an in-progress Robo Audit job:

  1. Open the Jobs module.

  2. Click Running Jobs.

  3. Find and Select the Robo Audit job.

  4. Expand the job details to see individual steps being executed.

Monitor Robo Audit Test Results​

  1. Open Easy Auditor.

  2. Select the Robo Audit tab from the Active Auditing section of the sidebar.

  3. Find the relevant job under Jobs History. Easy Auditor displays the Job name, run date, result, and a tab displaying a link to view or save result reports.

  4. Click the link called Open on the relevant job This displays the log file, where you can see all steps completed and any errors.

See Also​

For instructions on defining and submitting audit queries, see the Submit Audit Queries document.