HP-UX Host Intrusion Detection System Version 4.1 Administrator's Guide

6 Using the Host Manager Screen
This chapter describes the tasks you can perform using the Host Manager screen. This
chapter addresses the following topics:
• “Managing Hosts” (page 99)
• “Adding New Hosts” (page 100)
• “Modifying a Host” (page 105)
• “Deleting a Host” (page 106)
• “Enabling and Disabling Hosts” (page 106)
• “Managing a Tag” (page 106)
• “Maintaining Host Files” (page 109)
Managing Hosts
The Host Manager screen enables you to specify the host systems that you plan to
monitor using HP-UX HIDS.
The information on each configured host is listed in the Host Manager screen. This
information includes the name of the host system, its IP address, the name of any
optionally assigned tag, and whether it is being monitored. Monitored hosts are also
displayed on the System Manager screen.
You can create tags to identify particular group of hosts, or to provide a host with a
descriptive label or name. For example, you can categorize your hosts as Web Servers,
DNS Servers, and Group A Machines. The tags also enable you to simultaneously select
all the hosts associated with a given tag for a given action on the System Manager
screen using the Edit > Select Tag menu item.
IMPORTANT: If you have more than 23 agent hosts being monitored at any one time,
you must increase the number of kernel threads on the administration system. For
more information, see “Enabling More than 23 Agents (Thread Limits)” (page 48).
Opening the Host Manager Screen
To display the Host Manager screen, shown on Figure 6-1, go to the System Manager
screen and choose one of the following options:
• Select Edit >Host Manager .
• Press Ctrl+H.
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