Before you plan and configure your auditing configuration, you should understand how auditing works.
Basic auditing concepts To understand auditing in ONTAP, you should be aware of some basic auditing concepts.
How the ONTAP auditing process works The ONTAP auditing process is different from the Microsoft auditing process. Before you configure auditing, you should understand how the ONTAP auditing process works.
Aggregate space considerations when enabling auditing When an auditing configuration is created and auditing is enabled on at least one storage virtual machine (SVM) in the cluster, the auditing subsystem creates staging volumes on all existing aggregates and on all new aggregates that are created. You need to be aware of certain aggregate space considerations when you enable auditing on the cluster.