Reference Guide

Security Management Server Virtual - AdminHelp v9.8
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Management
Commit Policies
To commit polices that have been modified and saved:
1. In the left pane of the Remote Management Console, click Management > Commit.
2. Enter a description of the change in the Comment field.
Best practice: add a comment about the changes that are committed.
3. Click Commit Policies.
A policy publication/commit occurs when an administrator clicks Commit Policies. The following information
displays:
Pending Policy Changes - The number of policy changes ready to commit.
Date Committed - Date and time the policies were committed.
Changed by - User name of the administrator who performed the policy commit.
Comment - Any comments that were added when the polices were committed.
Version - The number of policy saves since the last policy commit plus the previous Version.
Log Analyzer
Log Analyzer gives you the power to search logs by message priority level, date and time periods, and
occurrences of usernames and hosts.
To view or export Remote Management Console logs:
1. In the left pane of the Remote Management Console, click Management > Log Analyzer.
2. Select a Category.
The Categories are Admin Actions, Shield for Server Events, Advanced Threat Events, System Logs,
Whitelist, and Full Access List.
3. To narrow the results, select from these optional filters:
• Priority - Choose DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, or FATAL. FATAL returns fewest entries; DEBUG
returns the greatest number of entries.
• And more severe - Check this option to include all areas of greater severity than the Priority
level you selected.
• Date Range - Enter a Start Date and End Date to limit results to entries that occur between
these dates. To insert dates into these fields, click the calendar icons to the right of the fields.
• Time Range - If you entered a Date Range, you may further narrow the entries by entering a
Start Time and End Time. To insert times into these fields, click the calendar icons to the right
of the fields.
• Username and Host - Enter a either a Username or Host or both.
4. Click Search.