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SIEM Integration Guide: USB Backup System

System Overview

The USB Backup System is an automated backup solution that monitors USB disks and performs incremental backups of VeeamBackup files. This guide provides technical details for SIEM integration and log parsing.

Syslog Configuration

Connection Details

Protocol: UDP/TCP/TCP-TLS (configurable)
Default Port: 514
Facility: local0 (16) - configurable via SYSLOG_FACILITY
Source Hostname: veeam-repo (configurable via SYSLOG_HOSTNAME)
Application Name: usb-backup

Message Format

<PRIORITY>TIMESTAMP HOSTNAME APPLICATION: MESSAGE

Example:

<134>2025-08-23T17:05:30 veeam-repo usb-backup: Backup operation started

Priority Calculation

Facility: 16 (local0) × 8 = 128
Severity Levels:
- ERROR: 3 → Priority 131 (128+3)
- WARNING: 4 → Priority 132 (128+4)
- INFO: 6 → Priority 134 (128+6)

Event Categories & Message Patterns

1. Backup Lifecycle Events

Backup Operations

Event	Severity	Message Pattern	Description
Start	`INFO`	`Backup operation started`	Backup process initiated
Success	`INFO`	`Backup operation completed successfully`	Backup finished successfully
Skip	`INFO`	`Backup skipped - no changes detected`	No files needed copying
Auto-trigger	`INFO`	`Auto-backup triggered - new files detected`	Automatic backup started

File Operations

Event	Severity	Message Pattern	Description
File Copy	`INFO`	`Copied backup file: {filename}`	Individual file copied
Config Sync	`INFO`	`Copied VeeamConfigBackup: {count} files`	Config backup completed
File Cleanup	`INFO`	`Removed for overwrite: {filename}`	Old file removed before copy
Copy Failure	`ERROR`	`Failed to copy backup file: {filename}`	File copy failed

Progress Tracking

Event	Severity	Message Pattern	Description
Daily Start	`INFO`	`Starting backup for date: {YYYY-MM-DD}`	Processing specific date
Daily Complete	`INFO`	`Completed backup for date {date}: {copied} copied, {skipped} skipped`	Daily summary

2. System Status Events

Mount/Unmount Operations

Event	Severity	Message Pattern	Description
Mount Success	`INFO`	`USB-Monitor: Successfully mounted {disk_label}`	USB disk connected
Unmount	`INFO`	`USB-Monitor: Disk unmounted successfully`	USB disk removed
Stale Mount	`WARNING`	`USB-Monitor: Stale mount detected`	Hardware disconnected unexpectedly
Mount Error	`ERROR`	`USB-Monitor: Failed to mount backup disk`	Mount operation failed

Process Management

Event	Severity	Message Pattern	Description
Lock Acquired	`INFO`	`Lock acquired (PID: {process_id})`	Process started
Lock Released	`INFO`	`Lock released`	Process completed
Collision Avoided	`INFO`	`Auto-backup skipped - backup already running`	Prevented parallel execution

3. Warnings & Errors

Administrative Warnings

Event	Severity	Message Pattern	Description
Friday Alert	`WARNING`	`Friday warning: No USB backup disk mounted before weekend`	Weekend preparation reminder
Target Missing	`WARNING`	`Auto-backup skipped - target not mounted`	USB disk not connected
Disk Full	`WARNING`	`Disk usage would exceed 95% - stopping for safety`	Storage capacity warning

Critical Errors

Event	Severity	Message Pattern	Description
System Failure	`ERROR`	`Backup failed during scan and analyze`	Core system error
Configuration Error	`ERROR`	`Failed to load configuration`	Config file issues
Hardware Error	`ERROR`	`All unmount attempts failed`	Hardware malfunction

Parsing Recommendations

Primary Regex Pattern

^<(\d+)>(\S+)\s+(\S+)\s+([^:]+):\s+(.+)$

Capture Groups:

Priority (131-134)
Timestamp (ISO 8601)
Hostname
Application (usb-backup)
Message content

Event-Specific Patterns

Backup Operations

# Backup lifecycle
Backup operation (started|completed successfully|failed)

# File operations  
(Copied|Failed to copy) backup file: (.+)
Copied VeeamConfigBackup: (\d+) files

# Statistics extraction
(\d+) copied, (\d+) skipped

Mount Events

# Mount operations
USB-Monitor: .*(mounted|unmounted|detected)
(Successfully mounted|unmounted) (.+)

# Error conditions
Failed to (copy|mount|sync) (.+)

Metrics Extraction

# File counts
(\d+) files (copied|skipped|found)

# Data sizes (TB, GB, MB, KB, B)
(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)(TB|GB|MB|KB|B)

# Time durations
(\d+)s$

Structured Data Fields

Recommended JSON Schema

{
  "timestamp": "2025-08-23T17:05:30Z",
  "hostname": "veeam-repo",
  "application": "usb-backup", 
  "severity": "INFO|WARNING|ERROR",
  "priority": 134,
  "category": "backup|mount|system|error",
  "action": "started|completed|failed|copied|mounted|unmounted",
  "object": "filename.vbk|disk_label|YYYY-MM-DD",
  "metrics": {
    "files_copied": 42,
    "files_skipped": 128,
    "data_size_bytes": 4398046511104,
    "duration_seconds": 3600,
    "disk_utilization_percent": 85
  },
  "details": {
    "disk_name": "HDD-01",
    "backup_date": "2025-08-23",
    "target_path": "/mnt/backup-usb",
    "process_id": 12345
  }
}

SIEM Rules & Alerting

Critical Alert Conditions

Immediate Response Required

- condition: severity = "ERROR" AND message CONTAINS "Failed to copy backup file"
  alert_level: HIGH
  description: "Backup file copy failure"

- condition: severity = "ERROR" AND message CONTAINS "Backup failed"  
  alert_level: HIGH
  description: "Complete backup system failure"

- condition: severity = "ERROR" AND message CONTAINS "Mount.*failed"
  alert_level: MEDIUM
  description: "USB disk mount failure"

Business Process Monitoring

- condition: severity = "WARNING" AND message CONTAINS "Friday warning" AND time BETWEEN "11:00" AND "12:00" AND day = "FRIDAY"
  alert_level: LOW
  description: "Weekend backup preparation reminder"

- condition: NOT EXISTS "Backup operation completed successfully" IN last 25 hours
  alert_level: MEDIUM  
  description: "Missing daily backup completion"

- condition: message CONTAINS "Disk usage would exceed 95%"
  alert_level: MEDIUM
  description: "Backup disk approaching capacity"

Performance Metrics Dashboard

Key Performance Indicators

Metric	Query Pattern	Frequency
Backup Success Rate	`"completed successfully" / "operation started" * 100`	Daily
Data Throughput	Extract size from `"Copied.*files \((\d+(?:\.\d+)?)(TB\|GB)"`	Daily
Average Duration	Time between `"started"` and `"completed"`	Daily
Disk Utilization	Extract from `"Space Utilization: (\d+)%"`	Per backup
Error Rate	`COUNT(severity="ERROR") / COUNT(*)`	Daily

Capacity Planning

Metric	Pattern	Purpose
Files Processed	`"(\d+) copied, (\d+) skipped"`	Growth trending
Disk Rotation	`"mounted (HDD-\d+)"` frequency	Hardware utilization
Weekend Accumulation	Files between Friday-Monday	Capacity planning

Business Rules & SLAs

Service Level Expectations

Backup Frequency: Daily (within 24-hour window)
Maximum Failure Rate: <5% monthly
Recovery Time: <30 minutes for manual intervention
Disk Capacity Warning: 90% utilization threshold
Weekend Preparation: Friday 11 AM reminder system

Operational Procedures

Daily Health Check: Verify backup completion message
Weekly Capacity Review: Monitor disk utilization trends
Monthly Hardware Rotation: Track disk usage patterns
Quarterly Failure Analysis: Review error patterns and system improvements

Testing & Validation

Sample Log Entries for Parser Testing

<134>2025-08-23T09:30:15 veeam-repo usb-backup: Backup operation started
<134>2025-08-23T09:30:16 veeam-repo usb-backup: Found 131 files that need copying
<134>2025-08-23T09:35:22 veeam-repo usb-backup: Copied backup file: srv-01.vm-20250823T093522.vbk
<134>2025-08-23T10:45:33 veeam-repo usb-backup: Completed backup for date 2025-08-23: 42 copied, 89 skipped
<134>2025-08-23T10:45:35 veeam-repo usb-backup: Backup operation completed successfully
<132>2025-08-25T11:15:00 veeam-repo usb-backup: Friday warning: No USB backup disk mounted before weekend
<131>2025-08-23T14:22:11 veeam-repo usb-backup: Failed to copy backup file: srv-02.vm-20250823T142211.vbk

Validation Queries

-- Daily backup completion rate
SELECT DATE(timestamp) as backup_date,
       COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE message LIKE '%completed successfully%') as completed,
       COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE message LIKE '%operation started%') as started,
       ROUND(completed::float / started * 100, 2) as success_rate
FROM syslog_events 
WHERE application = 'usb-backup'
GROUP BY DATE(timestamp)
ORDER BY backup_date DESC;

-- Error trend analysis
SELECT DATE(timestamp) as date,
       severity,
       COUNT(*) as event_count,
       array_agg(DISTINCT message) as error_types
FROM syslog_events
WHERE application = 'usb-backup' 
  AND severity IN ('ERROR', 'WARNING')
GROUP BY DATE(timestamp), severity
ORDER BY date DESC, severity;

Contact Information

For technical questions about this integration:

System Administrator: [Your Contact]
Log Format Changes: Version-controlled, advance notification provided
Emergency Escalation: Monitor for ERROR severity events

Document Version: 1.0
Last Updated: 2025-08-23
Next Review: 2025-11-23

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SIEM Integration Guide: USB Backup System

System Overview

Syslog Configuration

Connection Details

Message Format

Priority Calculation

Event Categories & Message Patterns

1. Backup Lifecycle Events

Backup Operations

File Operations

Progress Tracking

2. System Status Events

Mount/Unmount Operations

Process Management

3. Warnings & Errors

Administrative Warnings

Critical Errors

Parsing Recommendations

Primary Regex Pattern

Event-Specific Patterns

Backup Operations

Mount Events

Metrics Extraction

Structured Data Fields

Recommended JSON Schema

SIEM Rules & Alerting

Critical Alert Conditions

Immediate Response Required

Business Process Monitoring

Performance Metrics Dashboard

Key Performance Indicators

Capacity Planning

Business Rules & SLAs

Service Level Expectations

Operational Procedures

Testing & Validation

Sample Log Entries for Parser Testing

Validation Queries

Contact Information

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