Restore Log Data

Mezmo's Log Data Restoration feature provides a way to re-ingest, or restore, archived logs from cold storage so you can search and filter logs and in the Mezmo user interface. Restoration is useful for troubleshooting older bug tickets, as well as bringing up additional context from older logs beyond your retention period.

Feature Notes

• Your account must have log archiving enabled to use the Log Data Restoration feature
• Mezmo supports restoration from AWS S3 and Google Cloud Storage archives
• On AWS S3, object ownership needs to be set to object writer
• The Mezmo system requires read access to the stored logs
• By default, each restoration task will be ingested for the same period of time as your normal logs
• Data Restoration is included in the Pro, and Enterprise plans

Create a New Log Data Restoration Task

1. Log in to the Mezmo Web App.
2. In the left-hand navigation, go to Settings > Archiving > Log Data Restoration.
3. Click New Restoration Task. Here you can name your task, select a time range for logs, and select the exact files to restore from that time period.
4. Click Start to begin the process of restoring logs. Depending on the size of the restored logs, the task may take anywhere from 15 minutes to up to two hours.

View Restored Log Data

When your restoration task is complete, you can view and search log content in the same way as you would logs that were directly ingested.

1. Log in to the Mezmo Web App.
2. In the left-hand navigation, click the Restored Tasks icon.
3. Select a Log Restoration Task to view and search its contents.