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This page describes Google Cloud platform logs created by
Cloud Workstations.
Overview
Cloud Logging receives, indexes, and stores platform log entries from
Google Cloud services, such as Cloud Workstations. Platform logs are
system-defined, service-specific logs that can help you debug and troubleshoot
issues, as well as better understand the Google Cloud
services you're using.
User-defined
audit logging
is chargeable and logs activity when a user updates resources.
Platform logging,
however, is non-chargeable and logs activity when Cloud Workstations assigns
resources to a workstation.
Cloud Workstations creates the following types of platform logs:
Disk assignments: Logs when Cloud Workstations assigns a persistent disk
to a workstation. The logName field of this platform log ends with
disk_assignments and can be selected by updating the Logs Explorer
with the query logName=projects/$PROJECT/logs/workstations.googleapis.com%2Fdisk_assignments.
Instance assignments: Logs when Cloud Workstations assigns a VM instance
to a workstation. These logs contain the VM name, VM ID, internal IP address,
and external IP address (if present). The logName field of this platform
log ends with vm_assignments and can be selected by updating the
Logs Explorer with the query
logName=projects/$PROJECT/logs/workstations.googleapis.com%2Fvm_assignments.
Workstation shutdowns: Logs when Cloud Workstations shuts down a workstation
and unassigns the VM instance. These logs contain the VM name, VM ID, internal IP address,
and external IP address (if present). The logName field of this platform
log ends with workstation_shutdowns and can be selected by updating the
Logs Explorer with the query
logName=projects/$PROJECT/logs/workstations.googleapis.com%2Fworkstation_shutdowns.
For information about how to view Cloud Workstations logs in
Logs Explorer,
see
View logs.
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