Monitor
Learn about Managed AIRS for AWS resource monitoring.
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- Access to Strata Cloud Manager (SCM)
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You can monitor the service's overall health and gain deep insights into
traffic and operations using Managed AIRS for AWS logs and metrics.
Managed AIRS for AWS resources are instances of the Cloud NGFW service. To
monitor the overall health of the Managed AIRS for AWS service, check the
Palo
Alto Networks status page. This page provides region-specific status
information and allows you to subscribe to service notifications, ensuring you are aware
of any ongoing service events.
Traffic and Threat Logs
Managed AIRS for AWS publishes a variety of logs to help you monitor
traffic and threats for analysis and compliance. These
traffic and threat logs provide detailed
information about network sessions passing through your Managed AIRS for AWS
resource. Analyze permitted and denied traffic, inspect source/destination IP
addresses, URLs, port numbers, and protocols. This data is crucial for understanding
traffic patterns, identifying potential security threats, and troubleshooting
connectivity issues. These can be streamed to other AWS services for analysis and
alarming.
Destinations:
Amazon CloudWatch: Stream logs for real-time
monitoring and analysis.
Amazon S3 bucket: Store logs for long-term retention
and further investigation.
Amazon Kinesis Firehose: Stream logs to third-party
providers for integration with external analytic platforms.
Strata Logging Service: Stream logs to Palo Alto
Networks Strata Logging Service for real-time monitoring and
advanced analysis.
Viewing Logs:
Performance and Health Metrics
Managed AIRS for AWS publishes a variety of metrics to help you monitor
resource health, performance, and traffic usage. These resources assess the overall
health of your Managed AIRS for AWS resources, identify performance bottlenecks, and
detect anomalies.
Audit Logs
Audit logs track user and API activity
within your Managed AIRS for AWS tenant. These logs help you audit operations
related to firewall resources, such as creating, updating, or deleting rules and
policies. Reviewing these logs helps maintain a historical record of configuration
changes and ensures compliance with security requirements.