How Long Is the Database Audit Data Stored by Default?
Database audit can store online and archived audit data for at least 180 days. If the backup function is disabled and disk space is sufficient, logs are stored on the audit instance for 180 days by default. If a large number of new audit logs are to be stored, the system automatically deletes old logs on a rolling basis to ensure sufficient disk space. If the backup function is enabled, logs and backup logs will also be stored in OBS for same duration.
- Choose a database audit edition suitable for your business.
- To audit a small volume of data, purchase the basic edition.
- To audit a large volume of data, purchase the professional or advanced edition.
For more information, see Table 1.
- Back up audit logs.
For details, see Backing Up and Restoring Database Audit Logs.
Version |
Maximum Databases |
System Resource |
Performance |
---|---|---|---|
Professional |
6 |
|
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Advanced |
30 |
|
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- A database instance is uniquely defined by its database IP address and port.
The number of database instances equals the number of database ports. If a database IP address has N database ports, there are N database instances.
Example: A user has two database IP addresses, IP1 and IP2. IP1 has a database port. IP2 has three database ports. IP1 and IP2 have four database instances in total. To audit all of them, select professional edition DBSS, which supports a maximum of six database instances.
- To change the edition of a DBSS instance, unsubscribe from it and purchase a new one.
- The table above lists the system resources consumed by a database audit instance. Ensure your system has the required configurations before purchasing database audit instances.
- Online SQL statements are counted based on the assumption that the capacity of an SQL statement is 1 KB.
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