Event Logs
When you enable FSRM on your file system, Amazon FSx for Windows File Server generates event logs for file management activities and sends them to the destination you configured (Amazon CloudWatch Logs or Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose). These logs help you monitor FSRM operations, troubleshoot issues, and maintain audit trails of file management activities.
What FSRM logs
When you enable FSRM on your file system, Amazon FSx for Windows File Server logs events and sends them to your configured destination. The following events will be logged:
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File screening violations - When users attempt to save files that are monitored by file screens that have event notification actions
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Quota threshold notifications - When quota usage reaches configured thresholds that have event notification actions
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FSRM service events – Confirmation of notification settings, service errors, and operational failures
Accessing FSRM logs
The location where you access FSRM logs depends on the destination you configured when enabling FSRM:
- CloudWatch Logs
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View logs in the CloudWatch Logs console by navigating to the log group you specified. You can search, filter, and analyze logs using CloudWatch Logs Insights, and set up CloudWatch alarms to notify you of specific events.
- Kinesis Data Firehose
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Logs are delivered to the destination configured in your Kinesis Data Firehose delivery stream, such as Amazon S3, Amazon Redshift, or Amazon OpenSearch Service. You can process and analyze logs using the tools and services integrated with your delivery stream.