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Archived Logs - Long-Term Log Retention

Overview

Section titled “Overview”

LogCentral automatically archives your logs for long-term storage, helping you maintain compliance requirements and access historical data when needed.

How Log Archiving Works

Section titled “How Log Archiving Works”

Storage Tiers

Section titled “Storage Tiers”

Logs move through different storage tiers as they age:

  1. Hot Storage: Recent logs that are actively searchable and quickly accessible
  2. Cold Storage: Archived logs stored for long-term retention

The system manages this transition automatically—you don’t need to manually move logs between storage tiers.

Retention Period

Section titled “Retention Period”

All locations have a 1-year retention period. Your logs are kept for one year from the time they are received, after which they are automatically removed.

Accessing Archived Logs

Section titled “Accessing Archived Logs”
Section titled “Cold Search”

When you need to search logs that have moved to cold storage, use the Cold Search feature. Cold search is designed specifically for querying archived logs.

Section titled “When to Use Cold Search”

Use cold search when you need to:

  • Investigate incidents that occurred outside your hot storage window
  • Perform compliance audits requiring historical data
  • Analyze long-term trends and patterns
  • Retrieve logs for legal or regulatory purposes

Note that cold search may take longer than hot search since archived logs are optimized for cost-effective storage rather than speed.

Viewing Storage Statistics

Section titled “Viewing Storage Statistics”

Navigate to your location details page to view:

  • Current storage usage
  • Last log received timestamp
  • Active platforms sending logs

Compliance

Section titled “Compliance”

The 1-year retention period helps meet common regulatory requirements for log retention. If your industry has specific compliance needs, consult with your compliance team to ensure LogCentral meets your requirements.

Section titled “Related Features”