The Controls page shows active controls and allows controls to be added and removed.
Topics:
- How is the controls table organized?
- How do I see what control actions were implemented?
- How do I identify the source of a control?
- How do I remove controls?
- How do I allow a control to be implemented?
- How do I manually add a control?
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How is the controls table organized?
The control table has one row for each control. The table has the following columns:
- A check box that can be used to select the row.
- ID, a unique ID number that is used to identify each control.
- Time, the time that the control was created.
- Type, the type of control: Priority, Rate Limit or Block.
- Address, the address of the host that is being controlled.
- Agent, the switch or router that implements the control.
- Interface, the interface on the agent where the control is being implemented. This is typically the interface connecting the host to the network.
- Status, the current status of the control. For more information see How do I see what control actions were implemented?
- Source, the origin of the control: Report, Event or User. For more information see How do I identify the source of a control?
Click on a column heading or change the value in the Sort box at the top of the page to sort the entries in the table.
The Clear All button clears all the check boxes and the Select All button selects all the check boxes. The Remove Selected button removes the controls that have been selected (see How do I remove controls?). The Allow Selected button allows selected controls to be activated (see How do I allow a control to be implemented?). The Add Control button allows a control to be manually added (see How do I manually add a control?). Finally, the Refresh button refreshes the table to show the latest controls and control status.
How do I see what control actions were implemented?
The Status entry for a control provides information about the control action. Status values are:
- Pending, the control has just been added there hasn't been enough time to implement the configuration change yet. Typically the pending state will only last 10-20 seconds before the controller will attempt to implement the configuration change.
- Wait for Allow, the control is waiting for manual intervention (because the setting for the control type on the Sentinel:Controller>Settings page was set to Manual). The control can either be allowed (see How do I allow a control to be implemented?) or it can be removed (see How do I remove controls?).
- Active, the control has been successfully implemented.
- No Adaptor, Traffic Sentinel does not know how to implement the control on this switch.
- Failed, the control failed. Typicall this will be caused by an authentication failure or a network connectivity problem.
- Removing, the control is currently being removed.
Each status entry is a link. Click on the link to see the configuration commands associated with the control. Click on the Back button to return to the controls table.
Note: Click on the Refresh to update the status information in the table.
How do I identify the source of a control?
The Source columns identifies the source of the control. Possible source values are:
- Quota, indicates that the control was added because a usage quota was exceeded. Click on the link to see the usage quotas.
- Event, indicates that the control was triggered in response to a security event. Click on the link to see which security rule caused the event.
- User, indicates that the control was manually created. The username of the person responsible for creating the control is included in the label.
- Report, indicates that a sheduled report generated the control. Click on the link to see the report that generated the control.
How do I remove controls?
Select the controls you want to remove by checking the boxes on the left of the table. Click on the Remove Selected button to remove this controls. The controller will automatically undo the configuration settings associated with the removed controls. While the controls are being removed, their status will be marked as Removing.
How do I allow a control to be implemented?
Select the controls you want to allow by checking boxes on the left of the table (only controls with status Wait for Allow are candidates). Click on the Allow Selected button to allow the selected controls, their status will be marked as Pending while the controller attempts to implement the controls.
How do I manually add a control?
Click on the Add Control button. A form will prompt for an IP address to control and a control type (Priority, Rate Limit, or Block) to apply. The controller will locate the switch port connecting the address to the network and attempt to apply a control to that port. The control will fail if the address cannot be located, or if the switch does not support the control type.