CLI Manager Structure Overview

There are five main system menus in the CLI Manager which are common for the Protegrity appliances:

Status and Logs

Status and Logs menu includes four options that make the analysis of logs easier.

System Monitor tool with real-life information on the CPU, network, and disk usage.
Top Processes view having a list of 10 top memory and CPU users. The information is updated periodically.
Appliance Logs tool, divided into subcategories. These can be appliance common logs and appliance specific logs. Thus, you can view system event logs that relate to, for example, syslog, installation, kernel, and web services engine logs which are common for all four Protegrity appliances.
User Notifications tool include all the messages for a user. The latest notifications are also displayed on the screen after login.

For more information about status and logs, refer to section Working with Status and Logs.

Administration

Administration menu is the same for all three appliances. Using this menu, you can perform most of the standard server administration tasks.

Start/stop/restart services
Change time/time zone/date/NTP server
Change passwords for admin/viewer/root user/LDAP users and unlock locked users
Backup/restore OS, appliance configuration
Set up email (SMTP)
JWT Configuration
Azure AD Configuration
Install/uninstall services and patches
Set up communication with a directory server (Local/external LDAP, Active Directory) and monitor the LDAP
Reboot and shut down
Access appliance OS console

For more information about appliance administration, refer to section Working with Administration.

Networking

Networking menu is the same for all four appliances. Using the Networking menu, you can configure the network settings as per your requirements.

Change host name, appliance address, gateway, domain information
Configure SNMP – refresh/start/set service or show/set string
Specify management interface for Web UI and Web Services
Configure network interface settings and assign services to multiple IP addresses
Troubleshoot the network
Manage Firewall settings
Ports Allowlist

For more information about appliance networking, refer to section Working with Networking.

Tools

Tools menu is different for all the four appliances. However, most of the tools are common. Using this menu, you can perform the following tasks.

Configure SSH mode to include known hosts/authorized keys/identities, and generate new server key
Set up trusted appliances cluster
Set up XEN paravirtualization
View status of external hard drives
Run antivirus and update signature file
Configure Web services settings

For more information about common appliance tools, refer to section Working with Tools.

If you are using DSG, then you have additional tools for configuring ESA communication. Refer to the appropriate Appliance guide for details.

The additional tools for logging and reporting and policy management mentioned in the list are specifically for configuring ESA appliance.

Preferences

Preferences menu is common for all four appliances. Using this menu, you can perform the following tasks:

For more information about appliance preferences, refer to section Working with Preferences.

Last modified : September 19, 2024