Updated on 2024-06-07 GMT+08:00

Querying and Analyzing Data

Scenario

You can query and analyze collected log data in real time on the Analyze & Query tab.

This topic walks you through how to query and analyze log data.

Prerequisites

Data access has been completed. For details, see Data Integration.

Entering Query Criteria for Query and Analysis

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner of the page and choose Security & Compliance > SecMaster.
  3. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Workspaces > Management. In the workspace list, click the name of the target workspace.

    Figure 1 Workspace management page

  4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Threat Operations > Security Analysis. The security analysis page is displayed.

    Figure 2 Accessing the Security Analysis tab page

  5. In the data space navigation tree on the left, click a data space name to show the pipeline list. Click a pipeline name. On the displayed page, you can search the pipeline data.

    Figure 3 Pipeline data page

  6. On the pipeline data retrieval page, enter the query analysis statement.

    A query analysis statement consists of a query statement and an analysis statement. The format is Query Statement|Analysis Statement. For details about the syntax of query analysis statements, see Query and Analysis Statements - SQL Syntax.

    If the reserved field is of the text type, MATCH_QUERY is used for word segmentation query by default.

    Figure 4 Query/Analyze

  7. Select Last 15 minutes as the time range.

    You can select Last 15 minutes, Last hour, or Last 24 hours or customize a time range for the query.

  8. Click Query/Analyze and view the results.

Using Existing Fields for Query and Analysis

The following part describes how to use existing fields to query and analyze logs.

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner of the page and choose Security & Compliance > SecMaster.
  3. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Workspaces > Management. In the workspace list, click the name of the target workspace.

    Figure 5 Workspace management page

  4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Threat Operations > Security Analysis. The security analysis page is displayed.

    Figure 6 Accessing the Security Analysis tab page

  5. In the Data Spaces tree on the left, click a data space name to show the pipeline list. Then, click a pipeline name. On the displayed page, you can search the pipeline data.

    Figure 7 Pipeline data page

  6. Set search criteria.

    For details about the existing fields in the access data, see Log Fields.

    If the reserved field is of the text type, MATCH_QUERY is used for word segmentation query by default.

    • In raw logs, click before an optional field on the left and click (adding a field value) next to the field to search for specific logs that contain the selected field value. To exclude a field value, click before the field name.
      Figure 8 Filtering a Field Value (1)
    • If you have expanded the log data at a specific time point and need to filter some fields, click (adding a field value) in front of the field name. The query box displays the matched fields. To exclude a field value, click before the field name.
      Figure 9 Filtering a Field Value (2)

  7. By default, data in the last 15 minutes is queried and displayed. If you want to query log data in other time ranges, set the query time and click Query/Analyze.

Managing Query Analysis Results

SecMaster displays query and analysis results in the form of log distribution bar charts, Raw Logs, and Charts.

  • Log distribution bar chart

    A bar chart is used to display queried logs over time. You can move the cursor to a certain bar to view the number of logs hit at the time the bar represents.

    Figure 10 Log distribution bar chart
  • Raw Logs

    The Raw Logs tab displays the results of the current query.

    Figure 11 Raw Logs
    • To display log data over time:
      • By default, log data in the last 15 minutes is displayed. To display data in other time, select the time range in the upper right corner.
        Figure 12 Selecting a time range
      • To view data of all fields at a specified time, click in front of the time in the table to expand all data. By default, data is displayed in a table.
        To view data in JSON format, click the JSON tab. Data in JSON format is displayed on the page.
        Figure 13 Expand to display data
      • To display or filter some fields in the list, select the fields to be displayed in the Available Fields area on the right and click next to the field name. The fields are displayed in the log data list on the right.
        Figure 14 Selected fields to be displayed
        • To adjust the field sequence: In the heading columns of the log data list on the right, select a field and then click or next to the field name to move the field left or right by one column with each click.
          Figure 15 Adjusting field display sequence
        • To cancel the display: In the table header column of the log data list on the right, select the target field, and click next to the field name, or click next to the field name on the left.
          Figure 16 Deselect
    • To export logs: On the Raw Logs tab page, click in the upper right corner of the page. The system automatically downloads raw logs to the local PC.
  • Charts

    After a query statement is executed, you can view visualized query analysis results on the Charts tab.

    On the Charts tab, SecMaster provides query and analysis results in multiple chart types, such as tables, line charts, bar charts, and pie charts. For details, see Overview.

  • Alarm

    In the upper right corner of the Analyze & Query tab, click Add Alarm to add alert models. You can set alert rules for generating alerts for query and analysis results hit the rules. For details, see Quickly Adding a Log Alarm Model.

  • Quick Query

    In the upper right corner of the query analysis page, click Save as Quick Query to save search criteria as a quick query. For details, see Quick Query.