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General system status

The Status > General page appears first when you log on to Security Blade Manager. It presents the current status of each software module on the security blade.

Use this page to:

Check for system alerts, including information about new patches.

Gauge resources used by each module, including:

How many CPUs are dedicated to the module.

How much memory (RAM) is allocated.

Which security blade interfaces are used by the module (for example, C or A1.P1).

Which services (daemons), if any, are included in the module.

Stop and start software services, or restart or disable an entire software module.

Restart or shut down the security blade itself.

 

Important  For security purposes, a Security Blade Manager session ends after 30 minutes of inactivity. You can choose to monitor the status pages even after the 30-minute timeout is reached. To do this, mark the box labeled Monitor status without timing out in the Appliance Controller section on this page. Information on all Status pages then continues to update normally until you close the browser or navigate away from the Status pages. Be sure to Save all changes; these are lost if not saved before 30 minutes of inactivity.

Each X10G security blade configured with Web Security Gateway includes:

The Appliance Controller software operates behind the scenes. It manages security blade configuration, downloads and applies patches, accesses the backup utility, requests module restarts, initiates shutdowns, and handles other security blade management tasks.

Websense Content Gateway contains the Websense proxy software and Web content scanning and analysis for Web Security Gateway. Several services (daemons) comprise this software.

Websense Web Security is the software that handles Web filtering. Several services (daemons) comprise this software.

In addition, the X10G security blade may include:

Network Agent is the optional Web solution component that monitors Internet traffic and filters protocols other than HTTP and HTTPS.

You may see some or all of the following links and buttons, depending on your configuration:

Button or Link	Description
View Patch	Appears when an alert indicates that a new patch is available. Click the button to go to the Administration > Patch Management page where you can view a list of available patches and access the patch management facility.
Restart Appliance	Causes a security blade to be rebooted. All modules are stopped. Modules are then restarted. Modules that are flagged as Disabled are not restarted.
Shutdown Appliance	Causes a security blade and all software modules to be shut down in an orderly fashion.
Restart Module	Causes a module on a security blade (all of its services) to be stopped and then restarted.
Launch (Content Gateway Manager)	Launches Content Gateway Manager. See X10G security blade management consoles.
Stop Services Start Services	Causes all services for a module on a security blade to be stopped. Or, if services are stopped, Start Services causes all services to be started.
Launch (TRITON - Web Security)	Launches TRITON - Web Security. See X10G security blade management consoles.
Restart Module (Network Agent) (optional)	Causes the Network Agent service on a security blade to be stopped and then restarted.
Stop Services Start Services (Network Agent) (optional)	Causes the Network Agent service on a security blade to be stopped. Or, if services are stopped, Start Services causes all services to be started.

X-Series Overview > General system status