Activity Types in the General View

The Activity Log General view tracks supported user-triggered actions associated with Devices and Edge Nodes. The jobs, workflow tasks, and additional information available for an entry depend on the user action. For actions that support both single and bulk operations, the Summary identifies the affected item for a single operation or the number of affected items for a bulk operation, as applicable.

Hardware and Configuration Activities

The following table describes hardware, Device configuration, location, and reboot activities displayed in the General view.
Activity Description
Replace Edge Tracks the replacement of one or more Edge Nodes. Open the Activity Log details page to review the status of the Edge Nodes included in the replacement action.
Apply Configuration Tracks supported configuration actions. For supported Apply Configuration actions, request-level details can include the applied configuration template. Click the configuration template name in See details to open the corresponding Edge configuration template page.
Delete GPS Location Tracks deletion of location data for a Device or Edge Node. The Summary identifies the Device for which the location data is deleted.
Reboot Edge Node Tracks the reboot of one or more Edge Nodes. Activity Log creates one job for each Edge Node included in the request. While a reboot is in progress, the job displays the rebooting state and a progress indicator. When the reboot completes successfully, the job is marked Completed.
For Device location actions, Activity Log displays the following Activity Type and Summary values:
User Action Activity Type Summary
Enable Location Reporting Apply Configuration Enable Location Reporting for device device-name
Disable Location Reporting Apply Configuration Disable Location Reporting for device device-name
Delete Location Data Delete GPS Location Delete Location Data for device device-name

Note:

Task metadata is not available for these Device location activities.
For an Edge reboot, the Summary follows the Activity Log single- and bulk-action convention. For example:
  • Rebooting edge-name
  • Rebooting edge-count edge nodes

Edge Application Activities

The following table describes Edge application activities displayed in the General view.
Activity Job and Process Information
Install Edge Application Package Tracks installation of an application package on one or more Edge Nodes. Activity Log creates one job for each targeted Edge Node. The workflow task identifies the installation operation and application name.
Update Edge Application Package Tracks update of an application package on one or more Edge Nodes. Activity Log creates one job for each targeted Edge Node. The workflow task identifies the update operation and application name.
Uninstall Edge Application Package Tracks uninstallation of an application package from one or more Edge Nodes. Activity Log creates one job for each targeted Edge Node. The workflow task identifies the uninstall operation and application name.
Start Edge Application Tracks an action to start an application on one or more Edge Nodes. The drilldown displays the job status for each targeted Edge Node. Use View Process to review the workflow information for a selected job.
Stop Edge Application Tracks an action to stop an application on one or more Edge Nodes. The drilldown displays the job status for each targeted Edge Node. Use View Process to review the workflow information for a selected job.
Retrieve Application Logs Tracks retrieval of application logs from one or more Edge Nodes. Activity Log creates one job for each targeted Edge Node. Each job contains the tasks Initiate Application Log capture and Upload logs.
Edge Application Configuration Tracks an Edge application configuration operation. Use the Activity Log details page to monitor the operation and review the available job and process information.
For application package operations, task names identify the operation and application. The task name uses one of the following formats:
  • Install application-name
  • Update application-name
  • Uninstall application-name
Task status is reflected in the corresponding Edge Node job. If a task fails, the job is marked Failed and the drilldown displays the available failure information.
For application-log retrieval, the Summary follows these formats:
  • Retrieve application logs from edge-name
  • Retrieve application logs from edge-count edges

If either log-retrieval task fails, the corresponding Edge Node job is marked Failed and the drilldown displays the failure status and available details.

Edge Platform Activities

The following table describes Edge platform activities displayed in the General view.
Activity Job and Process Information
Edge Platform Upgrade Tracks an Edge platform upgrade for one or more Edge Nodes. Activity Log creates one job for each targeted Edge Node. The workflow tracks the high-level stages of the platform operation. Request-level information can identify the target version, while job-level information can identify the version currently installed on the selected Edge Node.
Retrieve Platform Logs Tracks retrieval of platform logs from one or more Edge Nodes. Activity Log creates one job for each targeted Edge Node. Each job contains the tasks Initiate Platform Log capture and Upload logs.
Edge Platform Configuration Tracks an Edge platform configuration operation. Use the Activity Log details page to monitor the operation and review the available job and process information.
For an Edge platform upgrade, the workflow includes the following high-level tasks:
  1. Pause system jobs
  2. Download Edge Platform
  3. Download Edge Platform Config
  4. Download System applications
  5. Install Edge Software
  6. Start system jobs
The task status rolls up to the status of the corresponding Edge Node job.

The request-level and job-level information provide different information for an Edge platform upgrade. The request-level information identifies the target version for the operation. The Details tab for an individual Edge Node can identify the version currently installed on that Edge Node. This distinction supports bulk upgrades in which Edge Nodes running different versions are upgraded to the same target version.

For platform-log retrieval, the Summary follows these formats:
  • Retrieve platform logs from edge-name
  • Retrieve platform logs from edge-count edges
If either platform-log retrieval task fails, the corresponding job is marked Failed and the drilldown displays the failure status and available details.

Diagnostic and Testing Activities

The following table describes diagnostic and testing activities displayed in the General view.
Activity Job and Process Information
Diagnostic Dump Capture Tracks creation of a diagnostic dump for an Edge Node. The process includes triggering the diagnostic dump and uploading the resulting data to the cloud. Use View Process to review the workflow status.
Packet Capture Tracks a packet-capture operation for an Edge Node. Job-specific information can include the interface, duration, protocol, source and destination information, and the capture filter specified for the request.
Bandwidth Test Tracks a bandwidth-test operation for an Edge Node. Use the Activity Log entry to review the status and outcome of the test.
For Diagnostic Dump Capture, the demonstrated workflow includes:
  1. Trigger diagnostic dump
  2. Upload the diagnostic dump to the cloud.
For Packet Capture, job-specific information can include values such as:
  • Interface
  • Duration
  • Protocol
  • Source IP and port
  • Destination IP and port
  • Capture filter

Edge Operations and Security Activities

The following table describes other Edge operations displayed in the General view.
Activity Job and Process Information
Run Commands on Edge Tracks a command run on an Edge Node. Use the Activity Log entry to review the status and outcome of the command execution.
Block/Unblock USB Devices Tracks an action to block or unblock USB Devices on an Edge Node. Use the Activity Log entry to review the status and outcome of the action.

Edge Order and Shipping Activities

The following table describes Edge order and shipping operations tracked in the General view.
Activity Job and Process Information
Shipped edge delete when Customer order is re-uploaded Tracks the Activity Log operation associated with deleting a shipped Edge after a customer order is re-uploaded.
Shipped edge delete when Shipping report is re-uploaded Tracks the Activity Log operation associated with deleting a shipped Edge after a shipping report is re-uploaded.
Shipped Edges Tenant Assignment Tracks the Activity Log operation associated with assigning shipped Edge Nodes to a tenant.
Shipped Edge - Edit Tracks an update to a shipped Edge when General is specified for the context.
Unassigned Edge Edit Tracks an update to an unassigned Edge when General is specified for the context.
Deletion of Shipped Edge in Multi Tenant upon updating the Customer Name/Tenant/Subscription Id of Unassigned Edge Tracks the General Activity Log operation associated with deletion of a shipped Edge in a multi-tenant environment when the Customer Name, Tenant, or Subscription ID of an unassigned Edge is updated.