The Search and Help menus also can speed the use of and efficiency of a CSA MC administrator. These two options prove valuable when attempting to locate timely configuration and usage information.
The CSA MC Search menu has several options to limit the scope of the search within the CSA MC configuration database. The Search option is on the main navigation bar across the top of every CSA MC screen. You can search all items or limit the search to any of the following:
Hosts
Groups
Policies
Rule modules
Rules
Variables (sets)
Application classes
The next sections provide examples of each option.
The hosts search criteria includes several scope-limiting criteria as well as the Find text box at the top of the page, which is where you enter the text you want to locate. Examples of definable criteria for hosts searches include the following:
Active hosts
Hosts with software updates pending
Hosts that have not polled over a specific timeframe
Test Mode
Within a group
Hosts with a specific IP address
You can also show references, search the description fields, and search all other fields. Figure 14-11 displays the Host Search Criteria page.
When a search is complete, the results display at the bottom of the search criteria page so that you can view your results and then alter your search if necessary from a single page. Figure 14-12 shows a sample results list. The searched text displays in red even if it is only a partial match. The references are located in the Reference List column of the search results and are expandable by selecting the reference listed.
The groups search criteria includes a few scope-limiting criteria as well as the Find text box at the top of the page. Examples of definable criteria for groups searches include the following:
All groups
Groups with no policies attached
Groups with at least one policy attached
You can also show references, search the description fields, and search all other fields. Figure 14-13 displays the Group Search Criteria page.
The policies search criteria includes several scope-limiting criteria as well as the Find text box at the top of the page. Examples of definable criteria for policies searches include the following:
Attached to no groups
Attached to at least one group
Attached to a specific group
You can also show references, search the description fields, and search all other fields. Figure 14-14 displays the Policy Search Criteria page.
NOTE
The Replace link available from the Policy, Variable, and Application Class Search Criteria pages enables you to replace a reference with another reference as part of the search process. This is a sort of “Find and Replace” feature.
The rule modules search criteria includes several scope-limiting criteria as well as the Find text box at the top of the page. Examples of definable criteria for rule modules searches include the following:
Contains a specific rule
Attached to specific policy
Attached to no policies
You can also show references, search the description fields, and search all other fields. Figure 14-15 displays the Rule Module Search Criteria page.
The rules search criteria includes several scope-limiting criteria as well as the Find text box at the top of the page. Examples of definable criteria for rules searches include the following:
Having a specific rule ID
Enabled
Disabled
Triggered
Specific types of rules
You can also show references, search the description fields, and search all other fields. Figure 14-16 displays the Rule Search Criteria page.
The variables search criteria includes several scope-limiting criteria as well as the Find text box at the top of the page. Examples of definable criteria for variable searches include the following:
All variables
Variables that are not used or used
You can also show references, search the description fields, and search all other fields. Figure 14-17 displays the Variable Search Criteria page.
The application classes search criteria includes several scope-limiting criteria as well as the Find text box at the top of the page. Examples of definable criteria for application classes searches include either all application Classes or application classes that are either used or unused.
You can also show references, search the description fields, and search all other fields. Figure 14-18 displays the Application Class Search Criteria page.
The final search type available is to search all objects. The only search criteria for this search type is the Find text box itself. You can also show references, search the description fields, and search all other fields. Figure 14-19 displays the All Inclusive Search Criteria page.
The CSA MC comes with a built-in searchable Help menu. This online documentation is very thorough and should be the first place you look for assistance when attempting to understand any of the CSA objects and MC usage. You can access the Help menu in two basic ways. The first possible way to access the Help menu is from any CSA MC web page by choosing the Help menu option on the navigation bar. You have three options available from this menu:
Online Help— Provides searchable help documentation, as shown in Figure 14-20
Technical Support— Links to the Cisco support website (http://www.cisco.com/tac)
About— Provides a pop-up window with the CSA MC version information
You can also access the CSA Help menu via two other links available from any CSA MC page. Using these links will provide the same Help menu; however, these links bring you directly to the specific portion of the menu relating to section of the CSA MC you were configuring. You can locate the two context-specific Help links as follows:
The Help option in the upper-right corner of the screen
The Help option available by right-clicking any CSA MC web page to reveal a small menu
Figure 14-21 provides examples of both options.
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