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Viewing Audit Instance List
This document describes how to view the audit instance list as well as fields and executable operations in the list.
Audit instance list tab
Viewing the audit instance list
1. Log in to the TencentDB for MySQL console.
2. On the left sidebar, click Database Audit.
3. You will be redirected to the Database Audit > Audit Instance tab by default.
4. On the Audit Instance tab, you can view the list of tools (for quickly filtering instances, refreshing the tab, and downloading the list information), feature operations, and instance list fields.
Tool list
Tool | Description |
Filter | You can select resource attributes such as instance ID/name, tag key, and tag in the search box above the audit instance list to filter resources. Separate multiple keywords by vertical bar. |
Refresh | You can click  |
Download | You can click  |
Relevant feature operations
Audit Status | Feature | Description |
The audit service is enabled. | Disable Database Audit | |
| Modify Audit Rule | |
| Modify Audit Service | You can (batch) modify the audit service items such as audit log retention period and frequent/infrequent access storage periods as instructed in Modifying Audit Service. |
| View Audit Log | |
| Configure Log Shipping | You can configure audit log shipping to Cloud Log Service (CLS), TDMQ for Ckafka (CKafka), or Cloud Object Storage (COS). For details, see Log Shipping. |
The audit service is disabled | Enable Database Audit | |
Fields in the audit instance list
Field | Description |
Instance ID/Name | ID/Name information of all instances in a region. |
Audit Log Storage Status | Enabling status of audit log storage. You can filter and display instances with audit log storage enabled or disabled at the top of the list. |
Audit Rule | The audit rule (full audit or rule-based audit) configured for audit-enabled instances. You can use the drop-down list to filter instances by a specific rule. |
Log Retention Period | Total storage period and frequent/infrequent access storage periods in days for audit-enabled instances. |
Stored Log Size | Total storage size and frequent/infrequent access storage sizes in MB for audit-enabled clusters/instances. |
Audit Regulations | The display enumerates the quantity of audit rule templates associated with the instance. When the cursor hovers over the audit rule field of the corresponding instance, you can view the ID and name of each rule template. By clicking on a specific rule template, you can delve into the detailed rule information of that template, which includes basic information, parameter configurations, and modification history. |
Log Shipping | Log shipping status of instances. Disabled: Log shipping is not configured. CKafka: Log shipping to CKafka is configured. CLS: Log shipping to CLS is configured. COS: Log shipping to COS is configured. |
Project | Projects of instances to help you categorize and manage resources easily. You can use the drop-down list to filter instances by a specific project. |
Tag (key:value) | Tag information of instances |
Enablement Time | The time accurate down to the second when the audit service is enabled for instances. |
Operation | Available operations when the audit service is enabled: View Audit Log. More (modify audit rules, modify the audit service, configure log shipping, and disable the audit service). Available operations when the audit service is disabled: Enable Database Audit. |
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