Help Center/ Cloud Bastion Host/ User Guide/ Audit/ History Session/ Managing Session Videos
Updated on 2026-05-22 GMT+08:00
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Managing Session Videos

After an operation is finished, the audit administrator will receive a history session record as well. As an audit administrator, you can audit operation commands on Linux hosts and operations on Windows hosts. You can also generate, download, or delete operation videos for different audit purposes.

Sensitive data may exist in the video files to be audited. Exercise caution when downloading these files to prevent information leaks. You are advised to enable the O&M log anonymization configuration to anonymize sensitive information in video files. For details, see Anonymizing O&M Logs.

Constraints

  • Text and video audit are available for operations performed through a web browser, SSH client, or MSTSC client.
  • Only text audit is supported for file transfer and database O&M through clients. Video audit is not supported.
  • Only valid session records can be played back with videos. Valid session records start when you initiate a session and end when the last operation is completed.
  • Log videos are cached in your CBH system and use memory space. You are advised to save them to a local PC and clear the disk space in a timely manner. Alternatively, you can expand the system disk space by referring to Changing the Edition or Specifications. For details about the specifications of different assets, see Edition Differences.

Prerequisites

  • You have the management permissions for the History Session module.
  • The OM session has finished.

Generating Session Videos

  1. Log in to your bastion host.
  2. Choose Audit > History Session.
  3. In the Operation column of a history session, choose More > Generate Video. The system starts generating a video for the session.

    The task center displays a message indicating that a task is being executed. After the task is finished, a notification is sent to you through the message center indicating that the session video is generated.
    • If the bastion host has abundant storage space, the video duration and size are not limited.
    • If the system storage space is insufficient, the video may fail to be generated. You are advised to expand the system disk capacity in a timely manner.
    • Session videos can be backed up to OBS buckets. For details, see Configuring OBS Buckets for Remote Log Backup.

Downloading a Session Video

After a video is generated, it is cached in the system and occupies the system storage space. To save system storage space, download videos and save them locally.

Downloading a session video

  1. Log in to your bastion host.
  2. Choose Audit > History Session.
  3. In the Operation column of the target historical session, click Download.
  4. In the displayed dialog box, enter the login password of the logged-in user and click OK.

    • After the password verification is successful, click Go to Download Center. On the Download Task tab, download the session video file (in .zip format) to the local PC.
    • If the password fails the verification, enter the correct password as prompted. Otherwise, the session video cannot be downloaded.

Playing a local session video

  1. Click in the upper right corner to access the download center.
  2. On the Common Tools tab, download a local player.
  3. After installing and opening the local player, drag the downloaded package to the playback window to play the video.
Parent topic: History Session