HP-UX Host Intrusion Detection System Version 4.4 Administrator Guide (5900-1634, April 2011)

4 Using the System Manager Screen
This chapter describes the tasks you can perform using the HP-UX HIDS System Manager screen.
This chapter addresses the following topics:
• “Starting the HP-UX HIDS System Manager” (page 42)
• “Stopping the HP-UX HIDS System Manager” (page 42)
• “System Manager Components” (page 43)
• “Getting the Status of Agent Hosts” (page 45)
• “Resynchronizing Agent Hosts” (page 46)
• “Activating Schedules on Agent Hosts” (page 47)
• “Stopping Schedules on Agent Hosts” (page 47)
• “Starting HP-UX HIDS Agents” (page 44)
• “Halting HP-UX HIDS Agents” (page 48)
• “Accessing Other Screens” (page 49)
“Schedule Manager Screen” (page 49)◦
◦ “Host Manager Screen” (page 49)
◦ “Network Node Screen” (page 50)
◦ “Preferences Screen” (page 50)
◦ “Returning to the System Manager Screen” (page 50)
From the System Manager screen, you control and monitor the activities of surveillance schedules
on agent host systems. Using this screen you can:
• Start and stop surveillance schedules
• Poll agents
• Resynchronize alerts with agent hosts
• Move to other screens, where you can:
Specify agent hosts◦
◦ Create and modify schedules
◦ View the alert and error logs for each agent host
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