VCN flow logs
VCN flow logs keep detailed records of every flow that passes through your VCN and present this data for analysis in the OCI Logging service. The data includes information about the source and destination of the traffic, along with the quantity of traffic and the permit or deny action taken, based on your network security rules. You can use this information for network monitoring, troubleshooting, and compliance. Through integration with the logging service, you can view, search, and retrieve log files.
Customers can use the service connector to create the object storage bucket and archive the data, as well as use the Oracle Streaming service to deliver the data to a third-party log analysis tool of their choice.
At a high level, the following steps show how flow logs will collect data:
- Flow logs will send data every minute to OCI Logging for VNICs.
- OCI Logging will index flow the log data every 10 mins and serve it to the customers.
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