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Add-AzLogProfile

Creates a new activity log profile. This profile is used to either archive the activity log to an Azure storage account or stream it to an Azure event hub in the same subscription.

Syntax

Default (Default)

Add-AzLogProfile
    -Name <String>
    [-StorageAccountId <String>]
    [-ServiceBusRuleId <String>]
    [-RetentionInDays <Int32>]
    -Location <System.Collections.Generic.List`1[System.String]>
    [-Category <System.Collections.Generic.List`1[System.String]>]
    [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
    [-WhatIf]
    [-Confirm]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Add-AzLogProfile cmdlet creates a log profile.

  • Storage Account - Only standard storage account (premium storage account is not supported) is supported. It could either be of type ARM or Classic. If it's logged to a storage account, the cost of storing the activity log is billed at normal standard storage rates. There could be only one log profile per subscription consequentially only one storage account per subscription can be used to export activity log.
  • Event Hub - There could be only one log profile per subscription consequentially only one event hub per subscription can be used to export activity log. If activity log is streamed to an event hub, standard event hub pricing will apply. In the activity log, events can pertain to a region or could be "Global". Global essentially means these events are region agnostics and are independent of region, in fact majority of events fall into this category. If the activity log profile is set from the portal, it implicitly adds "Global" along with any other region selected in the user interface. When using the cmdlet, the location as "Global" must be explicitly mentioned apart from any other region. Note :- Failing to set "Global" in the locations will result in a majority of activity log not getting exported. This cmdlet implements the ShouldProcess pattern, i.e. it might request confirmation from the user before actually creating, modifying, or removing the resource.

Examples

Example 1: Add a new log profile to export the activity log matching the location condition to a storage account

Add-AzLogProfile -Location "Global","West US" -Name ExportLogProfile -StorageAccountId /subscriptions/40gpe80s-9sb7-4f07-9042-b1b6a92ja9fk/resourceGroups/activitylogRG/providers/Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/activitylogstorageaccount

Add a new log profile to export the activity log matching the location condition to a storage account

Example 2

Creates a new activity log profile. (autogenerated)

Add-AzLogProfile -Location 'Global' -Name ExportLogProfile -RetentionInDays <Int32> -ServiceBusRuleId <String> -StorageAccountId /subscriptions/40gpe80s-9sb7-4f07-9042-b1b6a92ja9fk/resourceGroups/activitylogRG/providers/Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/activitylogstorageaccount

Parameters

-Category

Specifies the list of categories.

Parameter properties

Type:

List<T>[String]

Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:cf

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-DefaultProfile

The credentials, account, tenant, and subscription used for communication with azure

Parameter properties

Type:IAzureContextContainer
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:AzContext, AzureRmContext, AzureCredential

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-Location

Specifies the location of the log profile. Valid values: Run below cmdlet to get the latest list of locations. Get-AzLocation | Select DisplayName

Parameter properties

Type:

List<T>[String]

Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:True
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

-Name

Specifies the name of the profile.

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:True
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

-RetentionInDays

Specifies the retention policy, in days. This is the number of days the logs are preserved in the storage account specified. To retain the data forever set this to 0. If it's not specified, then it defaults to 0. Normal standard storage or event hub billing rates will apply for data retention.

Parameter properties

Type:

Nullable<T>[Int32]

Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

-ServiceBusRuleId

Specifies the ID of the Service Bus rule.

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

-StorageAccountId

Specifies the ID of the Storage account. ID is the fully qualified Resource ID of the storage account for example /subscriptions/40gpe80s-9sb7-4f07-9042-b1b6a92ja9fk/resourceGroups/activitylogRG/providers/Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/activitylogstorageaccount

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:wi

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

Inputs

String

Nullable<T>

List<T>

Outputs

PSLogProfile