Security Compliance

SEM data storage duration before compression

This article briefly discusses how long it takes before SEM compresses syslogs and other data.

First published date

10/10/2018 3:58 PM

Last published date

5/28/2019 6:32 PM

Overview

This article briefly discusses how long it takes before Security Event Manager (formerly Log & Event Manager) compresses syslogs and other data.

Product section

Security Event Manager

Resolution

SEM stores data in its RAW format for seven (7) days before compressing the data. This allows a faster search of recent data.

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