What type of events does Dynatrace record for host lifecycle auditing?

Dynatrace records host lifecycle auditing events, which specifically include host start, stop, restart, and shutdown events. This tracking is crucial for understanding the operational status of hosts within a monitoring environment and plays a vital role in diagnostics and resource management.

By logging these lifecycle events, Dynatrace enables users to maintain an effective oversight of host activities, facilitating troubleshooting and performance analysis. For example, knowing when a host was started or stopped can help identify potential disruptions in service or correlate performance issues with specific events in the host's lifecycle.

On the other hand, other event types such as user logins and logouts, which are more pertinent to security auditing, do not fall under the category of host lifecycle events. Similarly, while network connection events are important for monitoring network performance and connectivity, they are not directly related to the state or lifecycle of the host itself. Performance metrics, while valuable for analysis, do not capture the lifecycle changes of a host. Therefore, understanding and monitoring this specific set of lifecycle events provides deeper insights into host management and overall system performance within Dynatrace.