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ControlPoint 8.7 - Administration Guide

Preface Configuring the Environment in Which ControlPoint Will Run The ControlPoint Configuration Site Managing Your Farm List Managing Your ControlPoint License Granting ControlPoint Access to Web Applications and Content Databases Configuring ControlPoint Services Using Discovery to Collect Information for the ControlPoint Database Cache Using Sensitive Content Manager Services Setting Sensitive Content Manager EndPoints and Managing Scanning Preferences Managing ControlPoint Configuration and Permissions Modifying ControlPoint Configuration Settings
Changing Default Settings for Actions and Analyses Changing Default Settings to Improve Application Performance Audit Log Configuration Settings Changing Settings for Anomalous Activity Detection Restricting Functionality for Members of the Business Administrators Group Changing Default Settings for ControlPoint User Groups Changing Settings to Improve Discovery Performance Changing Settings to Accommodate Special Environmental Factors Changing Default Settings for Navigation Managing Site Provisioning Settings Specifying Global Settings for ControlPoint Policies Setting Preferences for the ControlPoint Scheduler Miscellaneous and Custom Configuration Settings Special-Purpose Configuration Settings
Changing Trace Switch Logging Levels Archiving SharePoint Audit Log Data Troubleshooting
ControlPoint Log Files Troubleshooting Configuration Errors Troubleshooting the ControlPoint Application Interface Troubleshooting Discovery Troubleshooting SharePoint Users and Permissions Troubleshooting Site Provisioning Troubleshooting ControlPoint Operations

Managing Archive Audit Log Configuration Settings

The following archive audit log configuration settings are managed within the ControlPoint Configuration site:

·ArchiveAuditLogConnectionString – the connection string for the database where the Audit_Log_Transfer Database table resides.  See Adding the Database Connection String to ControlPoint .

·ArchiveAuditLogIncludedWebApplications –a list of Web application GUIDs that you want to include in the archive process (if different than the default, which is all Web applications in the SharePoint farm).

·ArchiveAuditLogProcessInterval— the number of hours’ worth of data that is processed at one time (if different from the default, which is one (1) hour).

See also Modifying ControlPoint Configuration Settings.

 

Specifying the Web Applications to Include in the Archiving Process

By default, if the Audit Archiving process is run from a command line or as a Windows scheduled task, the ControlPoint audit log archive process runs on all Web applications in the SharePoint farm.  ControlPoint Application Administrations can, however, specify which Web applications that they want to include in the process (for example, only those that are subject to regulatory requirements).  

Web applications that you choose to include in the audit log archiving process will automatically be excluded from the purge process (as determined by the Number of Days to Keep Audit Records, to ensure that the purge process will not run before data is archived.  

NOTE:  This setting will be ignored if you are running the archive process from the ControlPoint application interface.

To specify Web applications to include in the archiving process:

Enter the Web application's GUID as the Value of the ControlPoint Setting Edit Settings for Web Applications to Include in Audit Logs.  

TIP:

·To locate a Web application's GUID, select the Web application in the ControlPoint SharePoint Hierarchy, right-click and choose Properties.

·Copy the ID Property Value and paste it directly into the Web Applications to Include in Audit Logs Value field.  

WAP Guid

NOTE: Enter multiple Web applications as a comma-separated list.

Config Setting ArchiveAuditLogIncludeWebApplications

TIP:  Use the Notes field to record the names of included Web applications, as you cannot as easily retrieve a Web application's name based on its GUID.

 

Changing the Archive Audit Log Process Interval (Optional)

By default, the archive audit log utility processes one hour’s worth of audit log data at a time.  Generally, it is recommended that you keep the default setting, especially if you have a large amount of data to be archived, as the more data that is archived at one time the greater the demand on server resources.

ControlPoint Application Administrators can, however, increase the number of hours’ worth of data that is processed at one time by changing the Value of the ControlPoint Configuration Setting Archive Audit Log Process Interval.

Config Setting ArchiveAuditLogProcessInterval

Troubleshooting

This troubleshooting guide:

·identifies where to find log files that can be used to help diagnose issues you may be experiencing with ControlPoint, and

·describes some common issues that you may encounter when using ControlPoint and suggestions on how to resolve them.

Note that the this guide is by no means exhaustive.  Factors unique to your environment, such as the size, configuration, and complexity of your SharePoint farm as well as interactions between SharePoint, ControlPoint, other applications and processes, may also need to be taken into consideration.

 

 

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