Blue Coat® Systems
SG™ Appliance
Volume 9: Managing the Blue Coat SG Appliance
SGOS Version 5.2.2
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Contents
Setting up Director and SG Appliance Communication......................................................................11
Viewing System Environment Sensors...................................................................................................13
Setting Up Event Logging and Notification..................................................................................................15
Configuring Which Events to Log...........................................................................................................15
Setting Event Log Size...............................................................................................................................16
About Health Monitoring Notification...................................................................................................26
About the Status Metrics...........................................................................................................................27
Changing Threshold and Notification Properties.................................................................................28
Viewing Health Monitoring Statistics.....................................................................................................30
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Clearing the Byte Cache................................................................................................................................... 37
Troubleshooting Tip.................................................................................................................................. 37
Troubleshooting Tip.................................................................................................................................. 40
Locking and Unlocking SG Appliance Systems.................................................................................... 42
Multi-Disk SG Appliances........................................................................................................................ 43
Managing the Bandwidth for Service Information............................................................................... 47
Diagnostic Reporting (Heartbeats)................................................................................................................. 58
Understanding Chart Data....................................................................................................................... 63
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Understanding Chart Data....................................................................................................................... 67
Viewing the ADN History............................................................................................................................... 68
Viewing Bandwidth Management Statistics................................................................................................. 68
Resources Statistics.................................................................................................................................... 70
Contents Statistics...................................................................................................................................... 74
Filtering the Display.................................................................................................................................. 83
Filtering the Display.................................................................................................................................. 86
Viewing HTML and XML Views of Bypassed Connections Data...................................................... 87
Viewing Health Check Statistics..................................................................................................................... 87
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Chapter 1: About Managing the SG Appliance
Volume 9: Managing the Blue Coat SG Appliance describes how to monitor the SG
appliance with SNMP (a brief introduction to Director is provided), event logging, or
health monitoring. It also describes common maintenance and troubleshooting tasks.
Discussed in this volume:
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Document Conventions
The following section lists the typographical and Command Line Interface (CLI) syntax
conventions used in this manual.
Table 1-1. Document Conventions
Conventions
Italics
Definition
The first use of a new or Blue Coat-proprietary term.
Command line text that appears on your administrator workstation.
Courier font
Courier Italics
A command line variable that is to be substituted with a literal name or
value pertaining to the appropriate facet of your network system.
Courier Boldface
A Blue Coat literal to be entered as shown.
{ }
[ ]
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One of the parameters enclosed within the braces must be supplied
An optional parameter or parameters.
Either the parameter before or after the pipe character can or must be
selected, but not both.
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Chapter 2: Monitoring the SG Appliance
This chapter describes the methods you can use to monitor your SG appliances,
including event logging, SNMP, and health monitoring. A brief introduction to Director
is also provided.
This chapter contains the following sections:
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Using Director to Manage SG Systems
Blue Coat Director allows you to manage multiple SG appliances, eliminating the need
to configure and control the appliances individually.
Director allows you to configure an SG appliance and then push that configuration out
to as many appliances as required. Director also allows you to delegate network and
content control to multiple administrators and distribute user and content policy across
a Content Delivery Network (CDN). With Director, you can:
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Reduce management costs by centrally managing all Blue Coat appliances.
Eliminate the need to manually configure each remote SG appliance.
Recover from system problems with configuration snapshots and recovery.
Automatically Registering the SG Appliance with Director
You can use the Blue Coat Director registration feature to automatically register the SG
appliance with a Blue Coat Director, thus enabling that Director to establish a secure
administrative session with the appliance. During the registration process, Director can
“lock out” all other administrative access to the appliance so that all configuration
changes are controlled and initiated by Director. This is useful if you want to control
access to the appliance or if you want to ensure that appliances receive the same
configuration.
The registration process is fully authenticated; the devices use their Blue Coat
appliance certificate or a shared secret (a registration password configured on Director)
to confirm identities before exchanging public keys. If the SG appliance has an
appliance certificate, that certificate is used to authenticate the SG appliance to Director
as an SSL client. If the SG appliance does not have an appliance certificate, you must
configure a registration secret on Director and specify that secret on the SG appliance.
Refer to the Blue Coat Director Configuration and Management Guide for more information
about specifying the shared secret.
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Note: The Blue Coat appliance certificate is an X.509 certificate that contains the
hardware serial number of a specific SG device as the Common Name (CN) in the
subject field. Refer to the device authentication information in Volume 5: Advanced
Networking for more information about appliance certificates.
Director Registration Requirements
To register the appliance with Director, the SSH-Console service must be enabled. Director
registration will fail if the ssh-console has been disabled or deleted, or if the SSHv2 host
key has been removed.
Registering the SG Appliance with Director
Though usually initiated at startup (with the serial console setup), you can also configure
Director registration from the Management Console, as described in the following
procedure.
To register the appliance with a Director:
1. Select Maintenance > Director Registration.
2. In the Director IP address field, enter the Director IP address.
3. In the Director serial number field, enter the Director serial number or click Retrieve
S/N from Director. If you retrieve the serial number from the Director, verify that the
serial number matches the one specified for your Director.
4. Optional—In the Appliance name field, enter the SG appliance name.
5. If your appliance does not have an appliance certificate, enter the Director shared
secret in the Registration password field.
Note: Refer to the Blue Coat Director Configuration and Management Guide for more
information about configuring the shared secret. For information about appliance
certificates, refer to Volume 5: Advanced Networking.
6. Click Register.
Related CLI Commands for Director Registration
SGOS# register-with-director dir_ip_address [appliance_name
dir_serial_number]
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Setting up Director and SG Appliance Communication
Director and the SG appliance use SSHv2 as the default communication mode. SSHv1 is
not supported.
For Director to successfully manage multiple appliances, it must be able to communicate
with an appliance using SSH/RSA and the Director’s public key must be configured on
each system that Director manages.
When doing initial setup of the SG appliance from Director, Director connects to the
device using the authentication method established on the device: SSH with simple
authentication or SSH/RSA. SSH/RSA is preferred, and must also be set up on Director
before connecting to the SG appliance.
Director can create an RSA keypair for an SG appliance to allow connections. However,
for full functionality, Director’s public key must be configured on each appliance. You can
configure the key on the system using the following two methods:
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Use Director to create and push the key.
Use the import-director-client-keyCLI command from the SG appliance.
Using Director to create and push client keys is the recommended method. The CLI
command is provided for reference.
Complete the following steps to put Director’s public key on the SG appliance using the
CLI of the appliance. You must complete this procedure from the CLI. The Management
Console is not available.
Note: For information on creating and pushing a SSH keypair on Director, refer to the
Blue Coat Director Installation Guide.
Log in to the SG appliance you want to manage from Director.
1. From the (config) prompt, enter the ssh-console submode:
SGOS#(config) ssh-console
SGOS#(config ssh-console)
2. Import Director’s key that was previously created on Director and copied to the
clipboard.
Important: You must add the Director identification at the end of the client key. The
example shows the username, IP address, and MAC address of Director. “Director”
(without quotes) must be the username, allowing you access to passwords in clear
text.
SGOS#(config services ssh-console) inline director-client-key
Paste client key here, end with "..." (three periods)
ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAIEAvJIXt1ZausE9qrcXem2IK/mC4dY8Cxxo1/
B8th4KvedFY33OByO/pvwcuchPZz+b1LETTY/zc3SL7jdVffq00KBN/
ir4zu7L2XT68ML20RWa9tXFedNmKl/iagI3/QZJ8T8zQM6o7WnBzTvMC/
ZElMZZddAE3yPCv9+s2TR/[email protected]
...
ok
To view the fingerprint of the key:
SGOS#(config sshd) view director-client-key clientID
83:C0:0D:57:CC:24:36:09:C3:42:B7:86:35:AC:D6:47
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To delete a key:
SGOS#(config sshd) delete director-client-key clientID
Monitoring the System and Disks
The System and disks page in the Management Console has the following tabs:
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Summary
Provides configuration information and a general status information about the device.
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Tasks
Enables you to perform systems tasks, such as restarting the system and clearing the
about these tasks.
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Environment
Displays hardware statistics.
Disks
Displays details about the installed disks and enables you take them offline.
SSL Cards
Displays details about any installed SSL cards.
These statistics are also available in the CLI.
Note: The SG 400 appliances do not have an Environment tab.
System Summary
The device provides a variety of information on its status. The fields on the Summary tab
are described below:
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Disks Installed—the number of disk drives installed in the device. The Disks tab
displays the status of each drive.
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Memory installed—the amount of RAM installed in the device.
CPUs installed—the number of CPUs installed in the device.
Software image—the version and release number of the device image.
Serial number—the serial number of the machine, if available.
System started—the time and date the device was started.
CPU utilization—the current percent utilization of the device CPU.
To view the system summary statistics:
Select Maintenance > System and disks > Summary.
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Viewing System Environment Sensors
The icons on the Environment tab are green when the related hardware environment is
within acceptable parameters, and red when an out-of-tolerance condition exists. If an
icon is red, click View Sensors to view detailed sensor statistics to learn more about the
out-of-tolerance condition.
Note: The health monitoring metrics on the Statistics > Health page also show the state
information.
Note: You cannot view environment statistics on an SG 400 appliance.
To view the system environment statistics:
1. Select Maintenance > System and disks > Environment.
Note: This tab varies depending on the type of SG appliance that you are using.
2. Click View Sensors to see detailed sensor values; close the window when you are
finished.
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Viewing Disk Status
You can view the status of each of the disks in the system and take a disk offline if needed.
To view disk status or take a disk offline:
1. Select Maintenance > System and disks > Environment.
The default view provides information about the disk in slot 1.
Note: The name and appearance of this tab differs, depending on the range of disks
available to the SG appliance model you use.
2. Select the disk to view or to take offline by clicking the appropriate disk icon.
3. (Optional) To take the selected disk offline, click the Take disk x offline button (where x
is the number of the disk you have selected); click OK in the Take disk offline dialog
that displays.
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Viewing SSL Accelerator Card Information
Selecting the Maintenance > System and disks > SSL Cards tab allows you to view
information about any SSL accelerator cards in the system. If no accelerator cards are
installed, that information is stated on the pane.
To view SSL accelerator cards:
Note: You cannot view statistics about SSL accelerator cards through the CLI.
Select Maintenance > System and disks > SSL Cards.
Setting Up Event Logging and Notification
You can configure the SG appliance to log system events as they occur. Event logging
allows you to specify the types of system events logged, the size of the event log, and to
configure Syslog monitoring. The appliance can also notify you by e-mail if an event is
logged.
Configuring Which Events to Log
The event level options are listed from the most to least important events. Because each
event requires some disk space, setting the event logging to log all events fills the event
log more quickly.
To set the event logging level:
1. Select Maintenance > Event Logging > Level.
2. Select the events you want to log.
When you select an event level, all levels above the selection are included. For
example, if you select Verbose, all event levels are included.
3. Click Apply.
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Related CLI Commands for Setting the Event Logging Level
SGOS#(config event-log) level {severe | configuration | policy |
informational | verbose}
Table 2-1. Event Logging Level Options
severe
Writes only severe error messages to the event log.
configuration
policy
Writes severe and configuration change error messages to the event log.
Writes severe, configuration change, and policy event error messages to
the event log.
informational
verbose
Writes severe, configuration change, policy event, and information error
messages to the event log.
Writes all error messages to the event log.
Setting Event Log Size
You can limit the size of the appliances’s event log and specify what the appliance should
do if the log size limit is reached.
To set event log size:
1. Select Maintenance > Event Logging > Size.
2. In the Event log size field, enter the maximum size of the event log in megabytes.
3. Select either Overwrite earlier events or Stop logging new events to specify the desired
behavior when the event log reaches maximum size.
4. Click Apply.
Related CLI Commands to Set the Event Log Size
SSGOS#(config event-log) log-size megabytes
SGOS#(config event-log) when-full {overwrite | stop}
Enabling Event Notification
The SG appliance can send event notifications to Internet e-mail addresses using SMTP.
You can also send event notifications directly to Blue Coat for support purposes. For
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Note: The SG appliance must know the host name or IP address of your SMTP mail
gateway to mail event messages to the e-mail address(es) you have entered. If you do not
have access to an SMTP gateway, you can use the Blue Coat default SMTP gateway to
send event messages directly to Blue Coat.
The Blue Coat SMTP gateway only sends mail to Blue Coat. It will not forward mail to
other domains.
To enable event notifications:
1. Select Maintenance > Event Logging > Mail.
2. Click New to add a new e-mail address; click OK in the Add list item dialog that
appears.
3. In the SMTP gateway name field, enter the host name of your mail server; or in the
SMTP gateway IP field, enter the IP address of your mail server.
4. (Optional) If you want to clear one of the above settings, select the radio button of the
setting you want to clear. You can clear only one setting at a time.
5. Click Apply.
Related CLI Commands to Enable Event Notifications
SGOS#(config event-log) mail add email_address
Syslog Event Monitoring
Syslog is an event-monitoring scheme that is especially popular in UNIX environments.
Sites that use syslog typically have a log host node, which acts as a sink (repository) for
several devices on the network. You must have a syslog daemon operating in your
network to use syslog monitoring. The syslog format is: Date Time Hostname Event.
Most clients using syslog have multiple devices sending messages to a single syslog
daemon. This allows viewing a single chronological event log of all of the devices
assigned to the syslog daemon. An event on one network device might trigger an event on
other network devices, which, on occasion, can point out faulty equipment.
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To enable syslog monitoring:
1. Select Maintenance > Event Logging > Syslog.
2. In the Loghost field, enter the domain name or IP address of your loghost server.
3. Select Enable Syslog.
4. Click Apply.
Related CLI Commands to Enable Syslog Monitoring
SGOS#(config event-log) syslog {disable | enable}
Viewing Event Log Configuration and Content
You can view the system event log, either in its entirety or selected portions of it.
Viewing the Event Log Configuration
You can view the event log configuration, from showor from viewin the event-log
configuration mode.
To view the event log configuration:
At the prompt, enter the following command:
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From anywhere in the CLI
SGOS> show event-log configuration
Settings:
Event level: severe + configuration + policy + informational
Event log size: 10 megabytes
If log reaches maximum size, overwrite earlier events
Syslog loghost: <none>
Syslog notification: disabled
Syslog facility: daemon
Event recipients:
SMTP gateway:
mail.heartbeat.bluecoat.com
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From the (config)prompt:
SGOS#(config) event-log
SGOS#(config event-log) view configuration
Settings:
Event level: severe + configuration + policy + informational
Event log size: 10 megabytes
If log reaches maximum size, overwrite earlier events
Syslog loghost: <none>
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Syslog notification: disabled
Syslog facility: daemon
Event recipients:
SMTP gateway:
mail.heartbeat.bluecoat.com
Viewing the Event Log Contents
Again, you can view the event log contents from the showcommand or from the event-log
configuration mode.
The syntax for viewing the event log contents is
SGOS# show event-log
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SGOS# (config event-log) view
[start [YYYY-mm-dd] [HH:MM:SS]] [end [YYYY-mm-dd] [HH:MM:SS]] [regex
regex | substring string]
Pressing <Enter> shows the entire event log without filters.
The order of the filters is unimportant. If startis omitted, the start of the recorded event
log is used. If endis omitted, the end of the recorded event log is used.
If the date is omitted in either startor end, it must be omitted in the other one (that is, if
you supply just times, you must supply just times for both startand end, and all times
refer to today). The time is interpreted in the current timezone of the appliance.
Understanding the Time Filter
The entire event log can be displayed, or either a starting date/time or ending date/time
can be specified. A date/time value is specified using the notation ([YYYY-MM-DD]
[HH:MM:SS]). Parts of this string can be omitted as follows:
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If the date is omitted, today's date is used.
If the time is omitted for the starting time, it is 00:00:00
If the time is omitted for the ending time, it is 23:59:59
At least one of the date or the time must be provided. The date/time range is inclusive of
events that occur at the start time as well as dates that occur at the end time.
Note: If the notation includes a space, such as between the start date and the start time,
the argument in the CLI should be quoted.
Understanding the Regex and Substring Filters
A regular expression can be supplied, and only event log records that match the regular
expression are considered for display. The regular expression is applied to the text of the
event log record not including the date and time. It is case-sensitive and not anchored.
You should quote the regular expression.
Since regular expressions can be difficult to write properly, you can use a substring filter
instead to search the text of the event log record, not including the date and time. The
search is case sensitive.
Regular expressions use the standard regular expression syntax as defined by policy. If
both regex and substring are omitted, then all records are assumed to match.
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Example
SGOS# show event-log start "2004-10-22 9:00:00" end "2004-10-22
9:15:00"
2004-10-22 09:00:02+00:00UTC "Snapshot sysinfo_stats has fetched /
sysinfo-stats " 0 2D0006:96 ../Snapshot_worker.cpp:183
2004-10-22 09:05:49+00:00UTC "NTP: Periodic query of server
ntp.bluecoat.com, system clock is 0 seconds 682 ms fast compared to NTP
time. Updated system clock. " 0 90000:1 ../ntp.cpp:631
Configuring SNMP
You can view an SG appliance using a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
management station. The appliance supports MIB-2 (RFC 1213), Proxy MIB, and the
RFC2594 MIB, and can be downloaded at the following URL: https://
download.bluecoat.com/release/SGOS5/index.html (The SNMP link is in the lower
right-hand corner.).
Enabling SNMP
To view an SG appliance from an SNMP management station, you must enable and
configure SNMP support on the appliance.
To enable and configure SNMP:
1. Select Maintenance > SNMP > SNMP General.
2. Select Enable SNMP.
3. (Optional) To reset the SNMP configuration to the defaults, click Reset SNMP settings.
This erases any trap settings that were set as well as any community strings that had
been created. You do not need to reboot the system after making configuration
changes to SNMP.
4. In the sysLocation field, enter a string that describes the appliance’s physical location.
5. In the sysContact field, enter a string that identifies the person responsible for
administering the appliance.
Related CLI Commands to Enable and Configure SNMP
SGOS#(config snmp) {disable | enable}
SGOS #(config snmp) sys-contact string
SGOS#(config snmp) sys-location string
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Configuring SNMP Community Strings
Use community strings to restrict access to SNMP data. To read SNMP data on the SG
appliance, specify a read community string. To write SNMP data to the appliance, specify a
write community string. To receive traps, specify a trap community string. By default, all
community string passwords are set to public.
Note: If you enable SNMP, make sure to change all three community-string passwords to
values that are difficult to guess. Use a combination of uppercase, lowercase, and numeric
characters. An easily-guessed community-string password makes it easier to gain
unauthorized access to the SG appliance and network.
To set or change community strings:
1. Select Maintenance > SNMP > Community Strings.
2. Click the community string button you want to change.
The Change Read/Write/Trap Community dialog displays.
3. Enter and confirm the community string; click OK.
4. Click Apply.
To set or change community strings:
You can set the community strings in either cleartext or encrypted form.
To set them in cleartext:
SGOS#(config) snmp
SGOS#(config snmp) enable
SGOS#(config snmp) read-community password
SGOS#(config snmp) write-community password
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SGOS#(config snmp) trap-community password
To set them as encrypted:
SGOS#(config) snmp
SGOS#(config snmp) enable
SGOS#(config snmp) encrypted-read-community encrypted-password
SGOS#(config snmp) encrypted-write-community encrypted-password
SGOS#(config snmp) encrypted-trap-community encrypted-password
Configuring SNMP Traps
The SG appliance can send SNMP traps to a management station as they occur. By default,
all system-level traps are sent to the address specified. You can also enable authorization
traps to send notification of attempts to access the Management Console. Also, if the
system crashes for whatever reason, a cold start SNMP trap is issued on power up. No
configuration is required.
Note: The SNMP trap for CPU utilization is sent only if the CPU continues to stay up for
32 or more seconds.
To enable SNMP traps:
Note: You cannot configure SNMP traps to go out through a particular interface. The
interface that is configured first is used until it fails and is used to identify the device.
1. Select Maintenance > SNMP > Traps.
2. In the Send traps to fields, enter the IP address(es) of the workstation(s) where traps
are to be sent.
3. To receive authorization traps, select Enable authorization traps.
4. Select Apply to commit the changes to the SG appliance.
Related CLI Commands for Enabling SNMP Traps
SGOS#(config snmp) trap-address {1 | 2 | 3} ip_address
Indicates which IP address(es) can receive traps and in which priority.
SGOS#(config snmp) authorize-traps
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Configuring Health Monitoring
The health monitoring feature tracks key hardware and software metrics so that you can
can quickly discover and diagnose potential problems. Director (and other third-party
network management tools) also use these metrics to remotely display the current state of
the SG appliance. By monitoring these key hardware and software metrics, Director can
display a variety of health-related statistics—and trigger notification if action is required.
Figure 2-1. Health Monitoring Configuration and Notification Process
As shown in the preceding figure, health monitoring metrics can be remotely configured
and queried from Director. The metrics are also configurable on the SG appliance itself.
To facilitate prompt corrective action, notification can be configured for threshold
“events.” For example, an administrator can configure a threshold so that an e-mail or
SNMP trap is generated when the threshold state changes. Additionally, many of the
threshold levels are configurable so that you can adjust the thresholds to meet your
specific requirements.
Health Monitoring Requirements
Before using the health monitoring feature you must ensure that the e-mail addresses of
all persons that should be notified of health monitoring alerts are listed in the Event log
information.
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About the Health Monitoring Metric Types
The SG appliance monitors the following types of health metrics:
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Hardware
Environmental
ADN
System resource
Licensing metrics
The system resource and licensing thresholds are user-configurable, meaning that you can
specify the threshold level that will trigger an alert.
The hardware, environmental, and ADN metrics are not configurable and are preset to
optimal values. For example, on some platforms, a Warning is triggered when the CPU
temperature reaches 55 degrees Celsius.
These health monitoring metrics are logically grouped as General, Licensing, or Status
metrics.
About Health Monitoring
Health Monitoring allows you to set notification thresholds on various internal metrics
that track the health of a monitored system or device. Each metric has a value and a state.
The value is obtained by periodically measuring the monitored system or device. In some
cases, the value is a percentage or a temperature measurement; in other cases, it is a status
like "Disk Present" or "Awaiting Approval".
The state indicates the severity of the metric as a health issue:
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OK—The monitored system or device is behaving normally.
WARNING—The monitored system or device is outside typical operating parameters
and may require attention.
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CRITICAL—The monitored system or device is either failing, or is far outside normal
parameters, and requires immediate attention.
The current state of a metric is determined by the relationship between the value and its
monitoring thresholds. The Warning and Critical states have thresholds, and each
threshold has a corresponding interval.
All metrics begin in the OK state. If the value crosses the Warning threshold and remains
there for the threshold's specified interval, the metric transitions to the Warning state.
Similarly, if the Critical threshold is exceeded for the specified interval, the metric
transitions to the Critical state. Later (for example, if the problem is resolved), the value
may drop back down below the Warning threshold. If the value stays below the Warning
threshold longer than the specified interval, the state returns to OK.
Every time the state changes, a notification occurs. If the value fluctuates above and below
a threshold, no state change occurs until the value stays above or below the threshold for
the specified interval.
This behavior helps to ensure that unwarranted notifications are avoided when values
vary widely without having any definite trend. You can experiment with the thresholds
and intervals until you are comfortable with the sensitivity of the notification settings.
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Health Monitoring Example
The following picture shows an example. The lower horizontal line represents the
Warning threshold; the upper horizontal line is the Critical threshold. Note how they
divide the graph into bands associated with each of the three possible states. Assume both
thresholds have intervals of 20 seconds, and that the metric is currently in the OK state.
1. At time 0, the monitored value crosses the Warning threshold. No transition occurs
yet. Later, at time 10, it crosses the critical threshold. Still, no state change occurs,
because the threshold interval has not elapsed.
2. At time 20, the value has been above the warning threshold for 20 seconds--the
specified interval. The state of the metric now changes to Warning, and a notification
is sent. Note that even though the metric is currently in the critical range, the State is
still Warning, because the value has not exceeded the Critical threshold long enough
to trigger a transition to Critical.
3. At time 25, the value drops below the Critical threshold, having been above it for only
15 seconds. The state remains at Warning.
4. At time 30, it drops below the Warning threshold. Again the state does not change. If
the value remains below the warning threshold until time 50, then the state will
change back to OK.
20 seconds above the Warning threshold a Warning notification is sent
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
Time
Figure 2-2. Relationship between the threshold value and threshold interval
About License Expiration Metrics
The threshold values for license expiration metrics are set in days until expiration. In this
context, a "critical" threshold indicates that license expiration is imminent. This is the only
configurable metric in which the Critical threshold value should be smaller than the
Warning threshold value. For example, if you set the Warning threshold to 45, an alert is
sent when there are 45 days remaining in the license period. The Critical threshold would
be less than 45 days, for example 5 days.
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For the license expiration metrics, the threshold interval is irrelevant and is set by default
to 0. You should set the Warning Threshold to a value that will give you ample time to
renew your license. By default, all license expiration metrics have a Warning Threshold of
30 days. By default, the Critical Threshold is configured to 0, which means that a trap is
immediately sent upon license expiration.
About Health Monitoring Notification
By default, the Director polls the SG appliances to determine their current state. If the state
has changed, Director updates the device status. Other types of notification are also
available. Any or all of the following types of notification can be set:
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SNMP trap: Sends an SNMP trap to all configured management stations.
E-mail: Sends e-mail to all persons listed in the Event log properties.
Log: Inserts an entry into the Event log. See “Setting Up Event Logging and
About the General Metrics
The following table lists the metrics displayed in the Maintenance > Health Monitoring >
All threshold intervals are in seconds.
Table 2-2. General Health Monitoring Metrics
Metric
Units
Default
Notes
Thresholds/Intervals
CPU Utilization
Percentage
Critical: 95%/120 seconds
Measures the value of CPU 0
on multi-processor systems--
not the average of all CPU
activity.
Warning: 80%/120
seconds
Memory Pressure
Percentage
Percentage
Critical: 95%/120 seconds
Memory pressure occurs
when memory resources
become limited, causing new
connections to be delayed.
Warning: 90%/120
seconds
Interface Utilization
Critical: 90%/120 seconds
Measures the traffic (in and
out) on the interface to
determine if it is
approaching the bandwidth
maximum.
Warning: 60%/120
seconds
About the Licensing Metrics
The following table lists the metrics displayed in the Maintenance > Health Monitoring >
Licensing page. You can monitor User License utilization metrics and the following license
expiration metrics:
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❐
SGOS Base License: Licenses not listed here are part of the SGOS base license.
SSL Proxy
SG Client
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See “About License Expiration Metrics” on page 25 for information licensing thresholds.
Metric
Units
Default
Notes
Thresholds/Intervals
License Utilization
Percentage
Critical: 100%/0
Warning: 90%/0
For licenses that have user
limits, monitors the number
of users.
License Expiration
Days
Critical: 0 days/0
Warns of impending license
expiration.
Warning: 30 days/0
For license expiration
metrics, intervals are
ignored. See “About the
page 26 for more
information.
About the Status Metrics
The following table lists the metrics displayed in the Maintenance > Health Monitoring >
Status page. The thresholds for these metrics are not user-configurable.
Table 2-3. Status Health Monitoring Metrics
Metric
Threshold States and Corresponding
Values
Disk status
Critical:
Bad
Warning:
Removed
Offline
OK:
Not Present
Present
Temperature
Critical:
Bus temperature
CPU temperature
High-critical
Warning:
High-warning
Fan
Critical:
(The fan metric differs by hardware model, for
example, CPU fan, chassis fan)
Low-critical
Warning:
Low-warning
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Table 2-3. Status Health Monitoring Metrics (Continued)
Voltage
Bus Voltage
Critical:
Critical
CPU voltage
Power Supply voltage
High-critical
Low-critical
Warning:
High-warning
Low-warning
ADN Connection Status
OK:
Connected
Connecting
Connection Approved
Disabled
Not Operational
Warning:
Approval Pending
Mismatching Approval Status
Partially Connected
Critical:
Not Connected
Connection Rejected
See Volume 5: Advanced Networking for
more information about the ADN
metrics.
ADN Manager Status
OK:
No Approvals Pending
Not Applicable
Warning:
Approvals Pending
Changing Threshold and Notification Properties
The health monitoring threshold and notification properties are set by default. Use the
following procedure to modify the current settings.
To change the threshold and notification properties:
1. Select Maintenance > Health Monitoring.
2. Do one of the following:
•
•
To change the system resource metrics, select General.
To change the hardware/environmental/ADN metrics, select Status.
Note: You cannot change the threshold values for metrics in the Status tab.
•
To change the licensing metrics, select Licensing.
3. Select the metric you want to modify.
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4. Click Edit to modify the threshold and notification settings. The Edit Health Monitor
Setting dialog displays. (hardware, environmental, and ADN thresholds cannot be
modified.)
5a
5b
5c
5d
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5. Modify the threshold values:
a. To change the critical threshold, enter a new value in the Critical Threshold
field.
b. To change the critical interval, enter a new value in the Critical Interval field.
c. To change the warning threshold, enter a new value in the Warning Threshold
field.
d. To change the warning interval, enter a new value in the Warning Interval
field.
6. Modify the notification settings.
•
•
•
Log adds an entry to the Event log.
Trap sends an SNMP trap to all configured management stations.
Email sends an e-mail to the addresses listed in the Event log properties. See
7. Click OK to close the Edit Metric dialog.
8. Click Apply.
Related CLI Syntax to Modify Threshold and Notification Properties
#(config) alert threshold metric_name warning_threshold
warning_interval critical_threshold critical_interval
#(config) alert notification metric_name notification_method
where metric_namerefers to cpu-utilization, license-utilization, license-
expiration, memory-pressure, or network-utilization.
Getting A Quick View of the SG Appliance Health
The Management Console uses the health monitoring metrics to display a visual
representation of the overall health state of the SG appliance. The health icon is located in
the upper right corner of the Management Console and is always visible.
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System health is determined by calculating the “aggregate” health status of the following
metrics:
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❐
❐
❐
❐
❐
❐
CPU Utilization
Memory Pressure
Network interface utilization
Disk status (for all disks)
License expiration
License “user count” utilization (when applicable)
ADN status
The possible health states are OK, Warning, or Critical.
Clicking the health icon displays the Statistics > Health page, which lists the current
condition of the system’s health monitoring metrics, as described in the next section.
Viewing Health Monitoring Statistics
While the health icon presents a quick view of the appliance health, the Statistics > Health
Monitoring page enables you to get more details about the current state of the health
monitoring metrics.
To review the health monitoring statistics:
1. From the Management Console, select Statistics > Health Monitoring.
2
3
2. Select a health monitoring statistics tab:
•
General: Lists the current state of CPU utilization, interface utilization, memory
pressure, and disk status metrics.
•
•
Licensing: Lists the current state of license utilization and expiration metrics.
Status: Lists the current state of all metrics.
3. To get more details about a metric, highlight the metric and click View. The View
Metrics Detail dialog displays.
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4. Click Close to close the View Metrics Detail dialog.
5. Optional—If you want to modify a metric, highlight the metric and click Set
Thresholds. The Maintenance > Health Monitoring page displays. To modify the metric,
follow the procedure describe in “Changing Threshold and Notification Properties”
Related CLI Syntax to View Health Monitoring Statistics
SGOS#(config) show system-resource-metrics
The show system-resource-metrics command lists the state of the current system resource
metrics.
Notification varies by platform. If you try to set notification for a metric that does not
support notification, you will see the following error message:
Sensor not supported on this platform
Depending on the platform, the metrics displayed by the show system-resource-
metricscommand might differ from the metric names listed in the alertcommand
output. For example, the bus-temperaturemetric can be shown as motherboard
temperaturein the show system-resources-metricsoutput. If you are setting
notification from the Management Console, you can verify the category by clicking the
Preview button to view the CLI output.
Troubleshooting
If you continue to receive alerts, contact Blue Coat Technical Support. For licensing
questions, contact Blue Coat Support Services. It is helpful to obtain a packet capture for
CPU, memory pressure, and network interface issues, before calling Technical Support.
Table 2-4. Technical Support and Support Services Contact Information
http://www.bluecoat.com/support/contact.html
Blue Coat Technical Support
Blue Coat Support Services
http://www.bluecoat.com/support/services/index.html
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Chapter 3: Maintaining the SG Appliance
This chapter describes how to maintain the SG appliance; for example, restarting the
appliance, restoring system defaults, upgrading the appliance, and reinitializing disks.
This chapter contains the following sections:
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Restarting the SG Appliance
The restart options control the restart attributes of the SG appliance if a restart is
required because of a system fault.
Important: The default settings of the Restart option suits most systems. Changing
them without assistance from Blue Coat Systems Technical Support is not
recommended.
Hardware and Software Restart Options
The Restart settings determine if the SG appliance does a faster software-only restart, or
a more comprehensive hardware and software restart. The latter can take several
minutes longer, depending upon the amount of memory and number of disk drives in
the appliance.
The default setting of Software only suits most situations. Restarting both the hardware
and software is recommended in situations where a hardware fault is suspected.
Note: If you change restart option settings and you want them to apply to the next SG
appliance restart, click Apply.
To restart the SG appliance:
1. Select Maintenance > System and disks > Tasks.
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2. In the Restart field, select either Software only or Hardware and software.
3. If you select the Hardware and software option, select a system from the System to run
drop-down list.
The default system is pre-selected.
4. Click Apply.
5. Click Restart now.
6. Click OK to confirm and restart the SG appliance.
Related CLI Syntax to Configure the Hardware/Software Restart Settings
SGOS#(config) restart mode {hardware | software}
SGOS# restart abrupt
SGOS# restart regular
SGOS# restart upgrade
Restoring System Defaults
SGOS allows you to restore some or all of the system defaults. Use these commands with
caution. The restore-defaultscommand deletes most, but not all, system defaults:
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❐
The restore-defaultscommand with the factory-defaultsoption reinitializes
the SG appliance to the original settings it had when it was shipped from the factory.
The restore-defaultscommand with the keep-consoleoption allows you to
restore default settings without losing all IP addresses on the system.
Restore-Defaults
Settings that are deleted when you use the restore-defaults command include:
❐
All IP addresses (these must be restored before you can access the Management
Console again).
❐
DNS server addresses (these must be restored through the CLI before you can access
the Management Console again).
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❐
Installable lists.
All customized configurations.
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Third-party vendor licenses, such as SmartFilter or Websense. If you use the
restore-defaultscommand after you have installed licenses, and the serial number
of your system is configurable (older boxes only), the licenses fails to install and the
SG appliance returns to the trial period (if any time is left). To correct the problem,
you must configure your serial number and install your license-key again.
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❐
Blue Coat trusted certificates.
Original SSH (v1 and v2) host keys (new host keys are regenerated).
You can use the forceoption to restore defaults without confirmation.
Factory-Defaults
All system settings are deleted when you use the restore-defaultscommand with the
factory-defaultsoption.
The only settings that are kept when you use the restore-defaultscommand with the
factory-defaultsoption are:
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❐
Trial period information.
The last five installed appliance systems, from which you can pick one for rebooting.
The Setup Console password is also deleted if you use restore-defaults factory-
defaults. For information on the Setup Console password, refer to Volume 4: Securing the
Blue Coat SG Appliance.
You can use the forceoption to restore defaults without confirmation.
Keep-Console
Settings that are retained when you use the restore-defaultscommand with the keep-
console option include:
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❐
❐
❐
❐
❐
IP interface settings, including VLAN configuration.
Default gateway and static routing configuration.
Virtual IP address configuration.
TCP round trip time settings.
Bridging settings.
Failover group settings.
Using the keep-consoleoption retains the settings for all consoles (Telnet, SSH, HTTP,
and HTTPS), whether they are enabled, disabled, or deleted. Administrative access
settings retained using the restore-defaultscommand with the keep-consoleoption
include:
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❐
❐
❐
❐
❐
Console username and password.
Front panel pin number.
Console enable password.
SSH (v1 and v2) host keys.
Keyrings used by secure console services.
RIP configurations.
You can also use the forceoption to restore defaults without confirmation.
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To restore system defaults:
Note: The keep-consoleand factory-defaultsoptions are not available through
the Management Console.
1. Select Maintenance > System and disks > Tasks.
2. From the Tasks field, click Restore the configuration to defaults. If you restore the
configuration from the Management Console, most settings are lost because you
cannot use the keep-console option.
The Restore Configuration dialog appears.
3. Click OK.
Related CLI Syntax to Restore System Defaults
SGOS# restore-defaults [keep-console]
SGOS# restore-defaults [keep-console] force
SGOS# restore-defaults factory-defaults
Clearing the DNS Cache
You can clear the DNS cache at any time. You might need to do so if you have experienced
a problem with your DNS server or if you have changed your DNS configuration.
To clear the DNS cache:
1. Select Maintenance > System and disks > Tasks.
2. In the Tasks field, click Clear next to “the DNS cache.”
3. Click OK to confirm in the Clear system DNS cache dialog that appears.
Related CLI Syntax to Clear the DNS Cache
SGOS# clear-cache dns-cache
Clearing the Object Cache
You can clear the object cache at any time.
When you clear the cache, all objects in the cache are set to expired. The objects are not
immediately removed from memory or disk, but a subsequent request for any object
requested is retrieved from the source before it is served.
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To clear the object cache:
1. Select Maintenance > System and disks > Tasks.
2. In the Tasks field, click Clear next to “the object cache.”
3. Click OK to confirm in the Clear cache dialog that appears.
Related CLI Syntax to Clear the Object Cache
SGOS# clear-cache object-cache
Clearing the Byte Cache
You can clear the byte cache at any time. You might want to do this for testing purposes.
To clear the byte cache:
1. Select Maintenance > System and disks > Tasks.
2. In the Tasks field, click Clear next to “the byte cache.”
3. Click OK to confirm in the Clear Byte Cache dialog that appears.
Related CLI Syntax to Clear the Byte Cache
SGOS# clear-cache byte-cache
Troubleshooting Tip
Occasionally, the Management Console might behave incorrectly because of browser
caching, particularly if the browser was used to run different versions of the Management
Console. This problem might be resolved by clearing the browser cache.
Clearing Trend Statistics
You can clear all persistent trend statistics at any time.
To clear all persistent statistics:
1. Select Maintenance > System and disks > Tasks.
2. In the Tasks field, click Clear next to “the trend statistics.”
3. Click OK to confirm in the Clear Trend Statistics dialog that appears.
Related CLI Syntax to Clear Trend Statistics
SGOS# clear-statistics persistent
Upgrading the SG Appliance
When an upgrade to the SGOS software becomes available, you can download it through
the Internet and install it. You can also download it to your PC and install it from there.
Important: Enable the auto-detect encoding feature on your browser so that it uses the
encoding specified in the console URLs. The browser does not use the auto- detect
encoding feature by default. If auto-detect encoding is not enabled, the browser ignores
the charset header and uses the native OS language encoding for its display.
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The SG Appliance 5.x Version Upgrade
The appliance must be running version SGOS 4.2.1.6 or later in order to upgrade to SGOS
5.x. You cannot directly upgrade from any previous version.
Note: At least one other system must be unlocked to do the upgrade. If all systems are
locked, or all systems except the running system are locked, the Download button in the
Management Console is disabled. Similarly, the load upgradecommand in the CLI
generates an error.
To upgrade the SG appliance:
1. Select Maintenance > Upgrade > Upgrade.
2. Click Show me to connect to the Blue Coat download page, follow the instructions,
and note the URL of the SGOS upgrade for your system model. Then enter the URL in
the Download new system software from this URL field and click Download.
-or-
(Only if you previously downloaded a system image to your PC) Click Upload and
Browse to the file location, then click Install. The upload might take several minutes.
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3. (Optional) Select the system to replace in the Replace drop-down list. If you uploaded
an image from your PC, refresh the Systems pane to see the new system image.
4. Click Restart.
The Restart system dialog displays.
5. Click OK to reboot the SG appliance to the default system.
Related CLI Syntax to Upgrade the SGOS Software
SGOS#(config) upgrade-path url
where urlis the location of the SGOS upgrade image.
SGOS#(config) exit
SGOS# load upgrade [ignore-warnings]
where ignore-warnings allows you to force an upgrade even if you receive
policy deprecation warnings. Using the load upgrade ignore-warnings
command to force an upgrade while the system emits deprecation warnings
results in a policy load failure; all traffic is allowed or denied according to default
policy.
SGOS# restart upgrade
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Troubleshooting Tip
If the SG appliance does not come up after rebooting and the serial port is connected to a
terminal server (terminal concentrator), try the following:
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Have an active session open on the terminal server, noting any traffic (characters)
being output.
❐
Unplug the terminal server from the appliance in case it is causing a problem (such as
bad cabling).
Managing SG Appliance Systems
The SG appliance Systems tab displays the five available systems. Empty systems are
indicated by the word Empty.
The system currently running is highlighted in blue and cannot be replaced or deleted.
From this screen, you can:
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❐
Select the SGOS system version to boot.
Lock one or more of the available SGOS system versions.
Select the SGOS system version to be replaced.
Delete one or more of the available SGOS system versions (CLI only).
View details of the available SGOS system versions.
To view SGOS system replacement options:
Select Maintenance > Upgrade > Systems.
To view details for an SGOS system version:
1. Select Maintenance > Upgrade > Systems.
2. Click Details next to the system for which you want to view detailed information; click
OK when you are finished.
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To view details for an SGOS system version:
At the command prompt:
SGOS> show installed-systems
Example Session
SGOS> show installed-systems
SG Appliance Systems
1. Version: SGOS 4.2.1.1, Release ID: 25460
Thursday April 6 2006 08:49:55 UTC, Lock Status: Locked
Boot Status: Last boot succeeded, Last Successful Boot: Thursday
April 6 2006 17:33:19 UTC
2. Version: SGOS 4.2.1.1, Release ID: 25552 Debug
Friday April 14 2006 08:56:55 UTC, Lock Status: Unlocked
Boot Status: Last boot succeeded, Last Successful Boot: Friday April
14 2006 16:57:18 UTC
3. Version: N/A, Release ID: N/A ( EMPTY )
No Timestamp, Lock Status: Unlocked
Boot Status: Unknown, Last Successful Boot: Unknown
4. Version: N/A, Release ID: N/A ( EMPTY )
No Timestamp, Lock Status: Unlocked
Boot Status: Unknown, Last Successful Boot: Unknown
5. Version: N/A, Release ID: N/A ( EMPTY )
No Timestamp, Lock Status: Unlocked
Boot Status: Unknown, Last Successful Boot: Unknown
Default system to run on next hardware restart: 2
Default replacement being used. (oldest unlocked system)
Current running system: 2
When a new system is loaded, only the system number that was replaced
is changed.
The ordering of the rest of the systems remains unchanged.
Setting the Default Boot System
This setting allows you to select the system to be booted on the next hardware restart. If a
system starts successfully, it is set as the default boot system. If a system fails to boot, the
next most recent system that booted successfully becomes the default boot system.
To set the SG appliance to run on the next hardware restart:
1. Select Maintenance > Upgrade > Systems.
2. Select the preferred System version in the Default column.
3. Click Apply.
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Note: An empty system cannot be specified as default, and only one system can be
specified as the default system.
Related CLI Syntax to Set the Default Boot System
SGOS#(config) installed-systems
SGOS#(config installed-systems) default system_number
Locking and Unlocking SG Appliance Systems
Any system can be locked, except a system that has been selected for replacement. If all
systems, or all systems except the current system, are locked, the SG appliance cannot
load a new system.
If a system is locked, it cannot be replaced or deleted.
To lock a system:
1. Select Maintenance > Upgrade > Systems.
2. Select the system(s) to lock in the Lock column.
3. Click Apply.
To unlock a system:
1. Select Maintenance > Upgrade > Systems.
2. Deselect the system(s) to unlock in the Lock column.
3. Click Apply.
To unlock a system:
Related CLI Syntax for Locking A System
SGOS#(config) installed-systems
SGOS#(config installed-systems) lock system_number
To unlock:
SGOS#(config) installed-systems
SGOS#(config installed-systems) no lock system_number
Replacing an SG Appliance System
You can specify the system to be replaced when a new system is downloaded. If no system
is specified, the oldest unlocked system is replaced by default. You cannot specify a locked
system for replacement.
To specify the system to replace:
1. Select Maintenance > Upgrade > Systems.
2. Select the system to replace in the Replace column.
3. Click Apply.
Related CLI Syntax to Specify the System to Replace
SGOS#(config) installed-systems
SGOS#(config installed-systems) replace system_number
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Deleting an SG Appliance System
You can delete any of the system versions except the current running system. A locked
system must be unlocked before it can be deleted. If the system you want to delete is the
default boot system, you need to select a new default boot system before the system can
be deleted.
You cannot delete a system version through the Management Console; you must use the
CLI.
To delete a system:
At the (config)command prompt:
SGOS#(config) installed-systems
SGOS#(config installed-systems) delete system_number
where system_numberis the system you want to delete.
Disk Reinitialization
You can reinitialize disks on a multi-disk SG appliance. You cannot reinitialize the disk on
a single-disk SG appliance. If you suspect a disk fault in a single-disk system, contact Blue
Coat Technical Support for assistance.
Note: If a disk containing an unmirrored event or access log is reinitialized, the logs are
lost. Similarly, if two disks containing mirrored copies of the logs are reinitialized, both
copies of the logs are lost.
Multi-Disk SG Appliances
On a multi-disk SG appliance, the master disk is the leftmost valid disk. Valid means that
the disk is online, has been properly initialized, and is not marked as invalid or unusable.
If the current master disk is taken offline, reinitialized, or declared invalid or unusable, the
leftmost valid disk that has not been reinitialized since restart becomes the master disk.
Thus, as disks are reinitialized in sequence, a point is reached where no disk can be chosen
as the master. At this point, the current master disk is the last disk. If this disk is taken
offline, reinitialized, or declared invalid or unusable, the SG appliance is restarted.
On a multi-disk SG appliance, a disk is reinitialized by setting it to empty and copying
pre-boot programs, boot programs, and starter programs, and system images from the
master disk to the reinitialized disk.
Reinitialization is done online without rebooting the system. (For more information, refer
to the #diskcommand in the Volume 11: Command Line Interface Reference.) SGOS
operations, in turn, are not affected, although during the time the disk is being
reinitialized, that disk is not available for caching. Only the master disk reinitialization
restarts the SG appliance.
Only persistent objects are copied to a newly-reinitialized disk. This is usually not a
problem because most of these objects are replicated or mirrored. If the reinitialized disk
contained one copy of these objects (which is lost), another disk contains another copy.
You cannot reinitialize all of the SG appliance disks over a very short period of time.
Attempting to reinitialize the last disk in a system before critical components can be
replicated to other disks in the system causes a warning message to appear.
Immediately after reinitialization is complete, the SG appliance automatically starts using
the reinitialized disk for caching.
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Single-Disk SG Appliance
The disk on a single-disk SG appliance cannot be reinitialized by the customer. If you
suspect a disk fault in a single-disk SG appliance, contact Blue Coat Technical Support for
assistance.
Deleting Objects from the SG Appliance
The ability to delete either individual or multiple objects from the SG appliance makes it
easy to delete stale or unused data and make the best use of the storage in your system.
Note: The maximum number of objects that can be stored in an SG appliance is affected
by a number of factors, including the SGOS version it is running and the hardware
platform series.
This feature is not available in the Management Console. Use the CLI instead.
To delete a single object from the SG appliance:
At the (config)prompt, enter the following command:
SGOS#(config) content delete url url
To delete multiple objects from the SG appliance:
At the (config)prompt, enter the following command:
SGOS#(config) content delete regex regex
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Chapter 4: Diagnostics
Blue Coat Systems has a number of resources to provide diagnostic information:
❐
Heartbeats: Enabled by default, Heartbeats (statistics) are a diagnostic tool used by
Blue Coat, allowing them to proactively monitor the health of appliances.
❐
Core images: Created when there is an unexpected system restarted. This stores the
system state at the time of the restart, enhancing the ability for Blue Coat to
determine the root cause of the restart.
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❐
❐
SysInfo (System Information): SysInfo provides a snapshot of statistics and events
on the SG appliance.
PCAP: An onboard packet capture utility that captures packets of Ethernet frames
going in or out of an SG appliance.
Policy trace: A policy trace can provide debugging information on policy
transactions. This is helpful, even when policy is not the issue. For information on
using policy tracing, refer to Volume 10: Content Policy Language Guide.
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❐
❐
Event Logging: The event log files contain messages generated by software or
hardware events encountered by the appliance. For information on configuring
Access Logging: Access logs allow for analysis of Quality of Service, content
retrieved, and other troubleshooting. For information on Access Logging, refer to
Volume 8: Access Logging.
CPU Monitoring: With CPU monitoring enabled, you can determine what types of
functions are taking up the majority of the CPU.
To test connectivity, use the following commands from the enable prompt:
❐ ping: Verifies that a particular IP address exists and is responding to requests.
❐ traceroute: Traces the route from the current host to the specified destination
host.
❐ test http getpath_to_URL: Makes a request through the same code paths as a
proxied client.
❐ displaypath_to_URL: Makes a direct request (bypassing the cache).
❐ show services:Verifies the port of the Management Console configuration.
❐ show policy: Verifies if policy is controlling the Management Console.
For information on using these commands, refer to Chapter 2: “Standard and
Privileged Mode Commands” in the Blue Coat ProxySG Command Line Reference.
Note: If you cannot access the Management Console at all, be sure that you are using
HTTPS (https://SG_IP_address:8082). If you want to use HTTP, you must
explicitly enable it before you can access the Management Console.
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snapshots of the system.)
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❐
❐
❐
If the SG appliance does not appear to work correctly and you are unable to diagnose the
problem, contact Blue Coat Technical Support.
Diagnostic Reporting (Service Information)
The service information options allow you to send service information to Blue Coat using
either the Management Console or the CLI. You can select the information to send, send
the information, view the status of current transactions, and cancel current transactions.
You can also send service information automatically in case of a crash.
Sending Service Information Automatically
Enabling automatic service information allows you to enable the transfer of relevant
service information automatically whenever a crash occurs. This saves you from initiating
the transfer, and increases the amount of service information that Blue Coat can use to
solve the problem. The core image, system configuration, and event log are system-use
statistics that are sent for analysis. If a packet capture exists, it is also sent.
The auto-send feature requires that a valid Service Request is entered. If you do not have a
Service Request open you must first contact Blue Coat Technical Support.
Important: A core image and packet capture can contain sensitive information—for
example, parts of an HTTP request or response. The transfer to Blue Coat is encrypted,
and therefore secure; however, if you do not want potentially sensitive information to
be sent to Blue Coat automatically, do not enable the automatic service information
feature.
To send service information automatically:
1. Select Maintenance > Service Information > Send Information > General.
2. To send core image service information to Blue Coat automatically, select Enable auto-
send.
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3. Enter the service-request number that you received from a Technical Support
representative into the Auto Send Service Request Number field (the service-request
number is in the form xx-xxxxxxx or x-xxxxxxx).
4. Click Apply to commit the changes to the SG appliance.
5. (Optional) To clear the service-request number, clear the Auto Send Service Request
Number field and click Apply.
Related CLI Syntax to Send Service Information
To send service information automatically:
1. To enable (or disable) the automatic service information feature, enter the following
commands at the (config)command prompt:
SGOS#(config) diagnostics
SGOS#(config diagnostics) service-info
SGOS#(diagnostics service-info) auto {enable | disable}
SGOS#(diagnostics service-info) auto sr-number sr_number
2. (Optional) To clear the service-request number, enter the following command:
SGOS#(diagnostics service-info) auto no sr-number
Managing the Bandwidth for Service Information
You can control the allocation of available bandwidth for sending service information.
Some service information items are large, and you might want to limit the bandwidth
used by the transfer. Changing to a new bandwidth management class does not affect
service information transfers already in progress. However, changing the details of the
bandwidth management class used for service information, such as changing the
minimum or maximum bandwidth settings, affects transfers already in progress if that
class was selected prior to initiating the transfer.
Note: Before you can manage the bandwidth for the automatic service information
feature, you must first create an appropriate bandwidth-management class. Refer to
Volume 5: Advanced Networking for information about creating and configuring bandwidth
classes.
To manage bandwidth for service information:
1. Select Maintenance > Service Information > Send Information > General.
2. To manage the bandwidth of automatic service information, select a bandwidth class
from the Service Information Bandwidth Class drop-down menu.
3. Click Apply to commit the changes to the SG appliance.
4. (Optional) To disable the bandwidth-management of service information, select none
from the Service Information Bandwidth Class drop-down menu; click Apply.
Related CLI Syntax to Manage Bandwidth for Service Information
SGOS#(diagnostics service-info) bandwidth-class bw_class_name
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Configure Service Information Settings
The service information options allow you to send service information to Blue Coat using
either the Management Console or the CLI. You can select the information to send, send
the information, view the status of current transactions, and cancel current transactions
using either the Management Console or the CLI. For information about sending service
Important: You must specify a service-request number before you can send service
information. See Blue Coat Technical Support at: http://www.bluecoat.com/support/
index.html for details on opening a service request ticket.
The following list details information that you can send:
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❐
❐
❐
❐
❐
❐
Packet Capture
Event Log
Memory Core
SYSInfo
Access Logs (can specify multiple)
Snapshots (can specify multiple)
Contexts (can specify multiple)
To send service information:
1. Select Maintenance > Service Information > Send Information > Send Service
Information.
2. Enter the service-request number that you received from a Technical Support
representative (the service-request number is in the form xx-xxxxxxx or x-xxxxxxx).
3. Select the appropriate check boxes (as indicated by a Technical Support
representative) in the Information to send field.
Note: Options for items that you do not have on your system are grayed out and
cannot be selected.
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4. (Optional) If you select Access Logs, Snapshots, or Contexts, you must also click
Select access logs to send, Select snapshots to send, or Select contexts to send and
complete the following steps in the corresponding dialog that appears:
a. To select information to send, highlight the appropriate selection in the
Access Logs/Snapshots/Contexts Not Selected field and click Add to Selected.
b. To remove information from the Access Logs/Snapshots/Contexts Selected
field, highlight the appropriate selection and click Remove from Selected.
c. Click Ok.
5. Click Send.
6. Click Ok in the Information upload started dialog that appears.
7. Click Apply to commit the changes to the SG appliance.
Related CLI Syntax to Send Service Information
SGOS#(diagnostics service-info) [subcommands]
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Creating and Editing Snapshot Jobs
The snapshot subsystem periodically pulls a specified console URL and stores it in a
repository, offering valuable resources for Blue Coat customer support in diagnosing
problems.
By default, two snapshots are defined. The first takes a snapshot of the system
information URL once every 24 hours. The second snapshot takes an hourly snapshot of
the system information statistics. Both of these snapshot jobs keep the last 30 snapshots.
Determining which console URL to poll, the time period between snapshots, and how
many snapshots to keep are all configurable options for each snapshot job.
To create a new snapshot job:
1. Select Maintenance > Service Information > Snapshots.
2. Click New.
3. Enter a snapshot job into the Add list item dialog that displays; click Ok.
4. Click Apply to commit the changes to the SG appliance.
5. (Optional) To view snapshot job information, click View All Snapshots. Close the
window that opens when you are finished viewing.
Related CLI Syntax to Send Service Information
SGOS#(config diagnostics) snapshot create snapshot_name
To edit an existing snapshot job:
1. Select Maintenance > Service Information > Snapshots.
2. Select the snapshot job you want to edit (highlight it).
3. Click Edit.
The Edit Snapshot dialog displays.
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4. Enter the following information into the Edit Snapshot fields:
a. Target: Enter the object to snapshot.
b. Interval (minutes): Enter the interval between snapshot reports.
c. Total Number To Take: Enter the total number of snapshots to take or select
Infinite to take an infinite number of snapshots.
d. Maximum Number To Store: Enter the maximum number of snapshots to store.
e. Enabled: Select this to enable this snapshot job or deselect it to disable this
snapshot job.
5. (Optional) Click View URL List to open a window displaying a list of URLs; close the
window when you are finished viewing.
6. (Optional) Click View Snapshots to open a window displaying snapshot information;
close the window when you are finished viewing.
7. (Optional) Click Clear Snapshots to clear all stored snapshot reports.
Related CLI Syntax to Edit an Existing Snapshot Job
❐
To enter configuration mode:
SGOS#(config) diagnostics
❐
The following subcommands are available:
SGOS#(config diagnostics) snapshot edit snapshot_name
SGOS#(config snapshot snapshot_name) {disable | enable}
SGOS#(config snapshot snapshot_name) interval minutes
SGOS#(config snapshot snapshot_name) keep number_to_keep (from 1 -
100)
SGOS#(config snapshot snapshot_name) take {infinite | number_to_take}
SGOS#(config snapshot snapshot_name) target object_to_fetch
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Packet Capturing (the Job Utility)
You can capture packets of Ethernet frames going into or leaving an SG appliance. Packet
capturing allows filtering on various attributes of the frame to limit the amount of data
collected. The maximum PCAP size allowed is 100MB. Any packet filters must be defined
before a capture is initiated, and the current packet filter can only be modified if no
capture is in progress.
The pcaputility captures all received packets that are either directly addressed to the SG
appliance through an interface’s MAC address or through an interface’s broadcast
address. The utility also captures transmitted packets that are sent from the appliance. The
collected data can then be transferred to the desktop or to Blue Coat for analysis.
Note: Packet capturing increases the amount of processor usage performed in TCP/IP.
To analyze captured packet data, you must have a tool that reads Packet Sniffer Pro 1.1
files (for example, Ethereal or Packet Sniffer Pro 3.0).
PCAP File Name Format
The name of a downloaded packet capture file has the format: bluecoat_date_filter-
expression.cap, revealing the date and time (UTC) of the packet capture and any filter
expressions used. Because the filter expression can contain characters that are not
supported by a file system, a translation can occur. The following characters are not
translated:
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❐
Alphanumeric characters (a-z, A-Z, 0-9)
Periods (.)
Characters that are translated are:
❐
❐
Space (replaced by an underscore)
All other characters (including the underscore and dash) are replaced by a dash
followed by the ASCII equivalent; for example, a dash is translated to -2Dand an
ampersand (&) to -26.
Common PCAP Filter Expressions
Packet capturing allows filtering on various attributes of the frame to limit the amount of
data collected. PCAP filter expressions can be defined in the Management Console or the
CLI. Below are examples of filter expressions; for PCAP configuration instructions, see
Some common filter expressions for the Management Console and CLI are listed below.
The filter uses the Berkeley Packet Filter format (BPF), which is also used by the tcpdump
program. A few simple examples are provided below. If filters with greater complexity are
required, you can find many resources on the Internet and in books that describe the BPF
filter syntax.
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Note: Some qualifiers must be escaped with a backslash because their identifiers are also
keywords within the filter expression parser.
❐ ip proto protocol
where protocolis a number or name (icmp, udp, tcp).
❐ ether proto protocol
where protocolcan be a number or name (ip, arp, rarp).
Table 4-1. PCAP Filter Expressions
Filter Expression
Packets Captured
ip host 10.25.36.47
Captures packets from a specific host with IP address
10.25.36.47.
not ip host 10.25.36.47
Captures packets from all IP addresses except
10.25.36.47.
ip host 10.25.36.47 and ip
host 10.25.36.48
Captures packets sent between two IP addresses:
10.25.36.47and 10.25.36.48.
Packets sent from one of these addresses to other IP
addresses are not filtered.
ether host 00:e0:81:01:f8:fc Captures packets to or from MAC address
00:e0:81:01:f8:fc:.
port 80
Captures packets to or from port 80.
ip sr www.bluecoat.com and
ether broadcast
Captures packets that have IP source of
www.bluecoat.com and ethernet broadcast
destination.
Using Filter Expressions in the CLI
To add a filter to the CLI, use the command:
SGOS# pcap filter expr parameters
To remove a filter, use the command:
SGOS# pcap filter <enter>
Important: Define CLI filter exprparameters with double-quotes to avoid
confusion with special characters. For example, a space is interpreted by the CLI as
an additional parameter, but the CLI accepts only one parameter for the filter
expression. Enclosing the entire filter expression in quotations allows multiple
spaces in the filter expression.
Configuring Packet Capturing
Use the following procedures to configure packet capturing. If a download of the
captured packets is requested, packet capturing is implicitly stopped. In addition to
starting and stopping packet capture, a filter expression can be configured to control
which packets are captured. For information on configuring a PCAP filter, see "Common
PCAP Filter Expressions" above.
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Note: Requesting a packet capture download stops packet capturing.
To analyze captured packet data, you must have a tool that reads Packet Sniffer Pro 1.1
files (for example, Ethereal or Packet Sniffer Pro 3.0).
To enable, stop, and download packet captures:
1. Select Maintenance > Service Information > Packet Captures.
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2. In the Direction drop-down list, select the capture direction: in, out, or both.
3. In the Interface drop-down list, select the interface on which to capture.
4. To define or change the PCAP filter expression, enter the filter information into the
information about PCAP filter expressions for this field.) To remove the filter, clear
this field.
5. Click Start Capture. The Start Capture dialog displays.
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6. Set the buffer size and method by choosing one of the following radio buttons:
a. Capture all matching packets.
b. Capture first n matching packets. Enter the number of matching packets (n) to
capture. If the number of packets reaches this limit, packet capturing stops
automatically. The value must be between 1 and 1000000.
c. Capture last n matching packets. Enter the number of matching packets (n) to
capture. Any packet received after the memory limit is reached results in the
discarding of the oldest saved packet prior to saving the new packet. The
saved packets in memory are written to disk when the capture is stopped. The
value must be between 1 and 1000000.
d. Capture first n matching Kilobytes. Enter the number of kilobytes (n) to
capture. If the buffer reaches this limit, packet capturing stops automatically.
The value must be between 1 and 102400.
e. Capture last n matching Kilobytes. Enter the number of kilobytes (n) to
capture. Any packet received after the memory limit is reached results in the
discarding of the oldest saved packet prior to saving the new packet. The
saved packets in memory are written to disk when the capture is stopped. The
value must be between 1 and 102400.
7. Optional—To truncate the number of bytes saved in each frame, enter a number in the
Save first n bytes of each packet field. When configured, pcapcollects, at most, n bytes
of packets from each frame when writing to disk. The range is 1 to 65535.
8. Optional—To specify the number of kilobytes of packets kept in a core image, enter a
value in the Include n K Bytes in core image field. You can capture packets and include
them along with a core image. This is extremely useful if a certain pattern of packets
causes the unit to restart unexpectedly. The core image size must be between 0 and
102400. By default, no packets are kept in the core image.
9. To start the capture, click the Start Capture button. The Start Capture dialog closes.
Note that the Start captures button in the Packet Captures tab is now grayed out
because packet capturing is already started.
You do not have to click Apply because all changes are applied when you start the
packet capture.
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10. To stop the capture, click the Stop capture button. This button is grayed out if a packet
capture is already stopped.
11. To download the capture, click the Download capture button. This button is grayed out
if no file is available for downloading.
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Related CLI Syntax to Define Packet Capturing Settings
SGOS# pcap filter parameters
SGOS# pcap start [subcommands]
To start, stop, and download packet captures through a browser:
1. Start your Web browser.
2. Enter the URL: https://appliance_IP_address:8082/PCAP/Statisticsand log
on to the appliance as needed.
The Packet Capture Web page opens.
3. Select the desired action: Start packet capture, Stop packet capture, Download packet
capture file.
You can also use the following URLs to configure these individually:
❐
❐
❐
To start packet capturing, use this URL:
https://SG_IP_address:8082/PCAP/start
To stop packet capturing, use this URL:
https://SG_IP_address:8082/PCAP/stop
To download packet capturing data, use this URL:
https://SG_IP_address:8082/PCAP/bluecoat.cap
Viewing Current Packet Capture Data
Use the following procedures to display current capture information from the SG
appliance.
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To view current packet capture statistics:
1. Select Maintenance > Service Information > Packet Captures.
2. To view the packet capture statistics, click the Show statistics button.
A window opens displaying the statistics on the current packet capture settings. Close
the window when you are finished viewing the statistics.
Related CLI Syntax to View Packet Capture Data
SGOS# pcap info
Uploading Packet Capture Data
Use the following command to transfer packet capture data from the SG appliance to an
FTP site. You cannot use the Management Console. After uploading is complete, you can
analyze the packet capture data.
SGOS# pcap transfer ftp://url/path/filename.cap username password
Specify a username and password, if the FTP server requires these. The username and
password must be recognized by the FTP server.
Core Image Restart Options
This option specifies how much detail is logged to disk when a system is restarted.
Although this information is not visible to the user, Blue Coat Technical Support uses it in
resolving system problems. The more detail logged, the longer it takes the SG appliance to
restart. There are three options:
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❐
❐
None—no system state information is logged. Not recommended.
Context only—the state of active processes is logged to disk. This is the default.
Full—A complete dump is logged to disk. Use only when asked to do so by Blue Coat
Technical Support.
The default setting of Context only is the optimum balance between restart speed and the
information needs of Blue Coat Technical Support in helping to resolve a system problem.
You can also select the number of core images that are retained. The default value is 2; the
range is between 1 and 10.
To configure core image restart options:
1. Select Maintenance > Core Images.
2. Select a core image restart option.
3. (Optional) Select the number of core images that are retained from the Number of
stored images drop-down list.
4. Click Apply to commit the changes to the SG appliance.
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Related CLI Syntax for Configuring Core Image Restart Options
SGOS#(config) restart core-image {context | full | keepnumber| none}
Diagnostic Reporting (Heartbeats)
The SG appliance diagnostic reporting configurations are located in the Management
Console (under the Maintenance > Hearbeats tab), and in the CLI (under the configuration
diagnostics submode).
The daily heartbeat is a periodic message that is sent every 24 hours and contains SG
appliance statistical data. Besides telling the recipient that the device is alive, heartbeats
also are an indicator of the appliance's health. Heartbeats do not contain any private
information; they contain only aggregate statistics that can be use to preemptively
diagnose support issues. The daily heartbeat is encrypted and transferred to Blue Coat
using HTTPS. Administrators can have the daily heartbeat messages e-mailed to them by
configuring event log notification. The content that is e-mailed to the administrator is the
same content sent to Blue Coat.
If monitoring is enabled, Blue Coat receives encrypted information over HTTPS whenever
the appliance is rebooted. The data sent does not contain any private information; it
contains restart summaries and daily heartbeats. This allows the tracking of SG appliance
unexpected restarts due to system issues, and allows Blue Coat to address system issues
preemptively.
If the daily heartbeats setting is disabled, you can still send a heartbeat message by using
the send-heartbeatcommand through the CLI (this feature is not available through the
Management Console).
To set daily heartbeats and/or Blue Coat monitoring:
1. Select Maintenance > Heartbeats.
2. Select or deselect Enable daily heartbeats or Enable Blue Coat monitoring.
3. Click Apply to commit the changes to the SG appliance.
Related CLI Syntax to Manage Heartbeats and Monitoring
❐
To enter configuration mode:
SGOS#(config) diagnostics [Command_Modes]
❐
The following subcommands are available:
SGOS#(config diagnostics) heartbeat enable
SGOS#(config diagnostics) monitor enable
SGOS#(config diagnostics) send-heartbeat
Note: This option is not available through the Management Console.
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Diagnostic Reporting (CPU Monitoring)
You can enable CPU monitoring whenever you want to see the percentage of CPU being
used by specific functional groups. For example, if you look at the CPU consumption and
notice that compression/decompression is consuming most of the CPU, you can change
your policy to compress/decompress more selectively.
Note: CPU monitoring uses about 2-3% CPU when enabled, and so is disabled by
default.
To configure and view CPU monitoring:
1. Select Statistics > Advanced.
2. Click the Diagnostics link.
A list of links to Diagnostic URLs displays.
3. To enable CPU monitoring, click the Start the CPU Monitor link; to disable it, click the
Stop the CPU Monitor link.
4. To view CPU monitoring statistics, click the CPU Monitor statistics link. You can also
click this link from either of the windows described in Step 3.
Related CLI Syntax to Configure and View CPU Monitoring
SGOS#(config) diagnostics
SGOS#(config diagnostics) cpu-monitor disable | enable
SGOS#(config diagnostics) cpu-monitor interval seconds
Note: The total percentages do not always add up because the display only shows
those functional groups that are using 1% or more of the CPU processing cycles.
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Note: The commands SGOS#(config) show cpuand SGOS#(config diagnostics)
view cpu-monitorcan sometimes display CPU statistics that differ by about 2-3%.
This occurs because different measurement techniques are used for the two displays.
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The Statistics tabs of the Management Console allow you to view the status of many
system operations. Many statistics are available through the CLI, but only in text
output.
You can also view detailed system information through the CLI using the show
command. Access this command through either the enable command prompt (SGOS#)
or the config command prompt (SGOS#(config)). For convenience, the procedures in
this chapter show only the enable command prompt. See “Using the CLI show
command.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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Selecting the Graph Scale
is allowed to fall off the scale. For example, if you select clip 25% of peaks, the top 25%
of the values are allowed to exceed the scale for the graph, showing greater detail for
the remaining 75% of the values. To set the graph scale, select a value from the Graph
scale should drop-down list.
Some of the graphs offer the option of viewing statistics in bytes or objects. On these
pages, you can switch among viewing modes by selecting the desired value from the
drop-down list. You can also move your cursor over the bar graphs to dynamically
display color-coded statistical information.
Figure 5-1. Graph Scale Drop-Down Example
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Viewing Traffic Distribution Statistics
Use the Statistics > Traffic Mix page to display traffic distribution and bandwidth statistics
for traffic running through the SG appliance. You can display statistics for proxy types, or
for services, and for various time periods.
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g
f
b
a
c
d
Key:
a. View aggregated bandwidth usage or gain graphs and statistics.
b. View client or server byte-distribution charts and statistics.
c. Review client bytes, server bytes, bypassed bytes, and bandwidth gain (per proxy or
service).
d. Review totals for client bytes, server bytes, bandwidth gain, bypassed bytes, and total gain
(for all proxies or all services).
e. Show default service bytes per port.
f. Switch between proxy and service traffic mix statistics.
g. Modify the historical reporting period.
h. Include or exclude bypassed bytes.
Figure 5-2. Traffic Mix Page
Note: Bypassed bytes are bytes that are not intercepted by a service or proxy. When
you include or exclude bypassed bytes, only the graph data and totals are affected.
The table data in the lower half of the page is not altered.
For a list of supported proxies, see “Supported Proxy Types and Services” on page 66.
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Note: Endpoint Mapper proxy bytes are the result of Microsoft Remote Procedure Call
(MSRPC) communication for MAPI traffic.
Understanding Chart Data
The chart data updates automatically every 60 seconds. The units for the X and Y axis
change according to the selected duration. For example, if you select "Last Week,” the
X-axis displays the days of the week (the most current day is to the far right).
The word "Hit" can display at the top of the BW Gain graph if the gain was the result of a
cache hit.
The colors in the bandwidth usage and bandwidth gain charts represent the following
information:
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❐
❐
❐
Green—Client bytes
Blue—Server bytes
Brown—Bypassed bytes
Dark Blue—Bandwidth Gain (which includes bypassed bytes, if selected)
Hover the mouse cursor over the graph data to view detailed values.
Figure 5-3. Traffic mix statistics displayed when cursor hovers over chart data
Refreshing the Data
The data in the Traffic Mix page refreshes whenever you switch views or change the
duration of the sample. If there is no activity, the data refreshes every 60 seconds.
About Bypassed Bytes
Bypassed bytes are bytes that are not intercepted by a service or proxy. By default,
bypassed bytes are included in the traffic mix views. When evaluating traffic statistics for
potential optimization, it can be useful to include or exclude the bypassed byte statistics.
Include or exclude bypassed bytes in the charts and graphs by selecting or clearing Include
bypassed bytes in graphs.
When you include or exclude bypassed bytes, only the graph data and totals are affected.
The table data in the lower half of the page is not altered.
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About the Default Service Statistics
The default service statistics represent bytes for traffic that has been bypassed because it
did not match:
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❐
An existing service listener
Other rules, such as static or dynamic bypass
To view the default service bytes, click Default Ports... in the upper-right section of the
Traffic Mix page.
Figure 5-4. Default Service Per Port Bytes Dialog
Refer to Volume 2: Proxies and Proxy Services for more information about the default
service.
Viewing Bandwidth Usage or Gain
Select the BW Usage or BW Gain tab in the Traffic Mix page to view bandwidth usage and
bandwidth gain statistics for the SG appliance over the last hour, day, week, month, and
year. To view per-service or per-proxy bandwidth usage statistics, go to the Traffic History
(Statistics > Traffic History) page.
In the BW Usage graph, the green display represents client data; the blue display
represents server data; the brown represents bypassed bytes data. Hover your cursor over
the graph to see the bandwidth usage and gain data.
To view bandwidth usage or gain statistics:
1. Select Statistics > Traffic Mix > BW Usage or BW Gain.
2. Select a time period from the Duration drop-down list.
3. (Optional) Select Include bypassed bytes in graphs to include statistics for bytes not
intercepted by a proxy or service.
4. Select the Service radio button to display the bandwidth usage statistics for all
configured services.
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5. Select the Proxy radio button to display the bandwidth usage statistics for all
supported proxies.
Viewing Client Byte and Server Byte Traffic Distribution
Select the Client Bytes or Server Bytes tabs in the Traffic Mix page to view a pie chart of
client byte or server byte statistics for the SG appliance over the last hour, day, week,
month, or year. The pie charts display data for the top seven services or proxies; all other
proxy and service statistics are categorized in the “Other” category. These items are
arranged in a sorted order—the item that has highest percentage is displayed at the top of
the list.
To view client and server byte statistics:
1. Select Statistics > Traffic Mix > Client Bytes or Server Bytes.
2. Select a time period from the Duration drop-down list.
3. (Optional) Select Include bypassed bytes in graphs to include statistics for bytes not
intercepted by a proxy or service.
4. Select the Service radio button to display the traffic distribution statistics for all
services.
5. Select the Proxy radio button to display the traffic distribution statistics for all
supported proxies.
Viewing Traffic History
Use the Statistics > Traffic History page to monitor the traffic statistics for all traffic
running through the SG appliance. You can display statistics for all proxy types or all
services.
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c
a
d
e
Key:
a. View traffic history statistics by service or by proxy.
b. Modify the historical reporting period.
c. Include or exclude bypassed bytes.
d. View totals for client bytes, server bytes, and bandwidth gain for the selected service or
proxy type.
e. Display charts for bandwidth usage, bandwidth gain, client bytes, and server bytes.
Note: Bypassed bytes are bytes that are not intercepted by a service or proxy.
Supported Proxy Types and Services
The Traffic History (and Traffic Mix) page displays data for the following proxy types (and
services of these proxy types):
• CIFS
• Endpoint Mapper
• HTTPS Forward Proxy
• MSRPC
• FTP
• HTTP
• HTTPS Reverse Proxy
• Quicktime
• SSL
• MAPI
• Real Media
• TCP Tunnel
• RTSP
• Windows Media
Note: Endpoint Mapper proxy bytes are the result of Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
communication for MAPI traffic.
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Unsupported Proxy Types
The Traffic History does not display data for the following proxy types:
• DNS
• IM
• P2P
• SOCKS
• Telnet
Understanding Chart Data
The Traffic History chart data updates automatically every 60 seconds. The colors in the
chart represent the following information:
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Bandwidth Usage chart:
•
•
•
•
Green—Client bytes
Blue—Server bytes
Brown—Bypassed bytes
Dark Blue—Bandwidth gain
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Bandwidth Gain chart
Dark Blue—Bandwidth gain
Client and Server Byte charts:
•
•
•
•
Green—Intercepted client bytes
Blue—Intercepted server bytes
Brown—Bypassed bytes
Hover the mouse cursor over the chart data to view detailed values.
Figure 5-5. Traffic history statistics displayed when cursor hovers over chart data
Refreshing the Data
The data in the Traffic History page refreshes whenever you switch views or change the
duration of the sample. If there is no activity, the data refreshes every minute.
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About Bypassed Bytes
Bypassed bytes are bytes that are not intercepted by a service or proxy. By default,
bypassed bytes are included in the traffic mix views. When evaluating traffic statistics for
potential optimization, it can be useful to include or exclude the bypassed byte statistics.
Include or exclude bypassed bytes in the charts and graphs by selecting or deselecting
Include bypassed bytes.
Viewing Bandwidth Usage or Gain or Client Byte and Server Byte
Traffic History
To view client and server byte or bandwidth gain statistics:
1. Select Statistics > Traffic History > BW Usage, BW Gain, Client Bytes, or Server Bytes.
2. Generate history data for a service or proxy
Service history:
a. Select the Service radio button.
b. Select a service from the drop-down list.
Proxy history:
a. Select the Proxy radio button.
b. Select a proxy from the drop-down list.
3. Select a time period from the Duration drop-down list
4. (Optional) Select Include bypassed bytes in graphs to include statistics for bytes not
intercepted by a proxy or service.
Viewing the ADN History
The Statistics > ADN History pages display WAN optimization statistics for inbound and
outbound compression gain. Refer to the WAN optimization information in Volume 5:
Advanced Networking for more information about these statistics.
Viewing Bandwidth Management Statistics
The Statistics > Bandwidth Mgmt pages display the current class and total class statistics.
Refer to the bandwidth management information in Volume 5: Advanced Networking for
more information about these statistics.
Viewing Protocol Statistics
The Statistics > Protocol Details pages provide statistics for the protocols serviced by the
SG appliance. These statistics should be used to compliment the statistics in the Traffic
History and Traffic Mix pages.
The descriptions of these statistics are located in the proxy services to which they pertain.
The following list provides a listing of these statistics and describes where to find
additional information.
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CIFS History
The Statistics > Protocol Details > CIFS History pages enable you view statistics for
CIFS objects, CIFS bytes read, CIFS bytes written, and CIFS clients. Refer to the CIFS
chapter in Volume 2: Proxies and Proxy Services for more information about these
statistics.
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HTTP/FTP History
The Statistics > Protocol Details > HTTP/FTP History pages enable you view statistics
for HTTP/HTTPS/FTP objects, HTTP/HTTPS/FTP bytes, HTTP/HTTPS/FTP
clients, client compression gain, and server compression gain. Refer to the HTTP and
FTP chapters in Volume 2: Proxies and Proxy Services for more information about these
statistics.
For HTTP/FTP bandwidth usage statistics, see the Traffic Mix and Traffic History
pages.
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IM History
The Statistics > Protocol Details > IM History pages enable you view statistics for IM
connection data, IM activity data, and IM clients. Refer to the IM chapter in Volume 3:
Web Communication Proxies for more information about these statistics.
MAPI History
The Statistics > Protocol Details > MAPI History pages enable you view statistics for
MAPI client bytes read, MAPI client bytes written, and MAPI clients. Refer to the
MAPI chapter in Volume 2: Proxies and Proxy Services for more information about these
statistics.
For MAPI bandwidth usage statistics, see the Traffic Mix and Traffic History pages.
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P2P History
The Statistics > Protocol Details > P2P History pages enable you view statistics for P2P
data, P2P clients, and P2P bytes. Refer to the P2P information in Volume 6: The Visual
Policy Manager and Advanced Policy Tasks for more information about these statistics.
Shell History
The Statistics > Protocol Details > Shell History pages enable you view statistics for
shell clients. Refer to the shell proxy information in Volume 2: Proxies and Proxy Services
for more information about these statistics.
SOCKS History
The Statistics > Protocol Details > SOCKS History pages enable you view statistics for
SOCKS clients, SOCKS connections, client compression gain, and server compression
gain. Refer to the SOCKS chapter in Volume 2: Proxies and Proxy Services for more
information about these statistics.
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SSL History
The Statistics > Protocol Details > SSL History pages enable you view statistics for
unintercepted SSL data, unintercepted SSL clients, and unintercepted SSL bytes. Refer
to the SSL chapter in Volume 2: Proxies and Proxy Services for more information about
these statistics.
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Streaming History
The Statistics > Protocol Details > Streaming History pages enable you view statistics
for Windows Media, Real Media, QuickTime, current streaming data, total streaming
data, and bandwidth gain. Refer to the streaming chapter in Volume 3: Web
Communication Proxies for more information about these statistics.
For MMS bandwidth usage statistics, see the Traffic Mix and Traffic History pages.
Viewing System Statistics
The System Statistics pages enable you to view:
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Resources Statistics
The Resources tabs (CPU, Disk Use, Memory Use, and Data) allow you to view information
about how disk space and memory are being used, and how disk and memory space are
allocated for cache data. You can view data allocation statistics through both the
Management Console and the CLI, but disk and memory use statistics are available only
through the Management Console.
Viewing CPU Utilization
Through the Management Console, you can view the average CPU utilization percentages
for the SG appliance over the last 60 minutes, 24 hours, and 30 days. You can see the
current CPU utilization statistic in the CLI.
To view CPU utilization:
1. Select Statistics > System > Resources > CPU.
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Viewing Concurrent Users
The Concurrent Users tab shows users (IP addresses) going through the SG appliance for
the last 60 minutes, day, week, month, and year. Only unique IP addresses of connections
intercepted by proxy services are counted toward the user limit.
To view concurrent users:
Click Statistics > System > Resources > Concurrent Users.
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Viewing Disk Use Statistics
The Disk Use tab shows the SG appliance disk usage. The fields on the tab are:
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System Objects—the percentage of storage resources currently used for non-access-log
system objects
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Access log—the percentage of storage resources currently used for the access log
Cache in Use—the percentage of non-system, non-access-log resources currently in
use for cached objects
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Cache available—the percentage of non-system, non-access-log resources still
available for caching objects
To view disk use statistics:
Select Statistics > System > Resources > Disk Use.
Viewing Memory Use Statistics
The Memory Use tab shows the amount of memory used for RAM, the SG appliance itself,
and for network buffers. The fields on the Memory Use tab are:
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RAM Cache—the amount of RAM that is used for caching
System allocation—the amount of RAM allocated for the device system
Network buffers—the amount of RAM currently allocated for network buffers
To view memory use statistics:
Select Statistics > System > Resources > Memory Use.
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Viewing Data Allocation Statistics in RAM and on Disk
The Data tab shows the total and available disk space and RAM, and how they are
currently allocated. The fields on the Data tab are described below. You can also view this
information in the CLI.
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Maximum objects supported—The maximum number of objects that can be supported
Cached objects—The number of objects that are currently cached
Disk used by system objects—The amount of disk space used by the system objects
Disk used by access log—The amount of disk space used for access logs
Total disk installed—The total amount of disk space installed on the device
RAM used by cache—The amount of RAM allocated for caching
RAM used by system—The amount of RAM allocated for system use
RAM used by network—The amount of RAM allocated for network use
Total RAM installed—The total amount of RAM installed
To view data allocation statistics:
Select Statistics > System > Resources > Data.
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Contents Statistics
The Contents tabs (Distribution and Data) allow you to see information about objects
currently stored or served organized by size. The cache contents include all objects
currently stored by the SG appliance. The cache contents are not cleared when the
appliance is powered off.
Viewing Cached Objects by Size
The Distribution tab shows the objects currently stored by the SG appliance, ordered by
size.
To view the distribution of cache contents:
Select Statistics > System > Contents > Distribution.
Viewing the Number of Objects Served by Size
The Data tab displays the number of objects served by the SG appliance, organized by
size. This chart shows you how many objects of various sizes have been served.
To view the number of objects served:
Select Statistics > System > Contents > Data.
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Event Logging Statistics
The event log contains all events that have occurred on the SG appliance. Configure the
level of detail available by selecting Maintenance > Event Logging > Level (For details, see
To view the event log:
1. Select Statistics > System > Event Logging.
2. Click Log start or Log end or the forward and back arrow buttons to move through the
event list.
3. (Optional) Click the Poll for new events check box to poll for new events that occurred
while the log was being displayed.
Note: The Event Log cannot be cleared.
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Failover Statistics
At any time, you can view statistics for any failover group you have configured on your
system.
To view failover statistics:
1. Select Statistics > System > Failover.
2. From the Failover Group drop-down list, select the group to view.
The information displayed includes the multicast address, the local address, the state, and
any flags, where V indicates that the group name is a virtual IP address, R indicates that
the group name is a physical IP address, and M indicates that this machine can be
configured to be the master if it is available.
Active Sessions—Viewing Per-Connection Statistics
The Statistics > Active Sessions pages display per-connection statistics for all proxied
sessions and bypassed connections running through the SG appliance.
The following figure shows an example of the Active Sessions pages.
The Active Sessions feature has two pages:
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Proxied Sessions—Displays statistics for all connections intercepted by configured
proxies or services
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Bypassed Connections—Displays statistics for all unintercepted traffic
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Analyzing Proxied Sessions
Use the Statistics > Active Sessions > Proxied Sessions page to get an immediate picture of
the sessions, protocol types, services, bytes, and bandwidth gains (derived from WAN
optimization and object caching) associated with client traffic.
The first time you navigate to the Proxied Sessions page, no data is displayed. To display
proxied sessions data, click Show. The statistics displayed in the window are not
automatically updated. To update the statistics, click Show again.
Important: Use the statistics on the Proxied Sessions pages as a diagnostic tool only.
The Proxied Sessions pages do not display every connection running through the SG
appliance. Rather, this feature displays only the active sessions—one client connection
(or several), together with the relevant information collected from other connections
associated with that client connection. Because it displays only open connections, you
cannot use the data for reporting purposes.
The Proxied Sessions tab displays statistics for the following proxies:
• HTTP
• SSL
• HTTPS Reverse Proxy • HTTPS Forward Proxy
• CIFS
• TCP-Tunnel
• MMS
• FTP
• Endpoint Mapper
• MSRPC
• MAPI
Client connections are available for viewing as soon as the connection request is received.
However, if delayed intercept is enabled, the connection is not shown until the three-way
handshake completes. Server connections are registered and shown in the table after the
connectcall completes.
Viewing Proxied Sessions
To view proxied sessions:
1. Select Statistics > Active Sessions > Proxied Sessions.
2. (Optional) Select a filter from the Filter drop-down list.
About the Proxied Sessions Statistics
When reviewing the proxied session statistics, note that:
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Active client and server connections are displayed in black.
Inactive connections are displayed in gray.
Session and connection totals are displayed on the bottom left side of the page.
The following table describes the column headings and icons on the Proxied Sessions
page.
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Table 5-1. Table Column Heading Descriptions on the Proxied Sessions Page
Column Heading
Description
Client
IP address and port of the client PC (or other downstream host).
When the client connection is inactive, the contents of this column are
unavailable (gray). A client connection can become inactive if, for
example, a client requests a large object and then aborts the download
before the SG appliance has completed downloading it into its cache.
When the session had multiple client connections, a tree view is
provided. See “Viewing Sessions with Multiple Connections” on
page 81 for more information.
Server
Final destination of the request.
By default, the hostname is displayed. However, if a user entered an IP
address in the URL, the IP address is displayed.
The contents of this column are unavailable if the server connection is
inactive. This can occur when a download has completed (and the
server connection is closed or returned to the idle pool), but the object
is still being served to the client.
If a server connection was never made (a pure cache hit case), the
Server column displays the hostname (or IP address) of the requested
server.
Active server connections are shown in black; inactive connections are
unavailable.
ADN. Indicates that the server connection is flowing over an ADN
tunnel. If the icon is not present, it indicates that an ADN tunnel is not
in use.
A
Encrypted ADN tunnel.
SOCKS. Indicates that the next hop is a SOCKS proxy. If the icon is not
present, it indicates that a SOCKS proxy is not in use.
S
Forwarding. Indicates that the next hop is a proxy server. If the icon is
not present, it indicates that forwarding is not in effect.
FW
Duration
Displays the amount of time the session has been established.
Client Bytes
Represents the number of bytes (to and from the client) at the socket
level on the client connection. All application-level bytes are counted,
including application overhead such as HTTP headers, CIFS headers,
and so on.
TCP and IP headers, packet retransmissions, and duplicate packets are
not counted.
See “About the Byte Totals” on page 83 for more information.
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Table 5-1. Table Column Heading Descriptions on the Proxied Sessions Page (Continued)
Column Heading
Description
Server Bytes
Represents the number of bytes (to and from the server) at the socket
level on the server connection. All application-level bytes are counted,
including application overhead such as HTTP headers, CIFS headers,
and so on.
If the traffic is flowing through an ADN tunnel, the bytes are counted
after ADN optimization, meaning that compressed byte counts are
displayed.
TCP and IP headers, packet retransmissions, and duplicate packets are
not counted.
See “About the Byte Totals” on page 83 for more information.
Gain
Displays the bandwidth gain for the session. The calculation is:
(Client Bytes - Server Bytes)/ Server Bytes
When the request results in a pure cache hit, this column displays
Cache Hit.
Compression. When displayed in color, this icon indicates that an ADN
Tunnel is in use and gzipcompression is active in either direction on
that tunnel.
C
This icon has three states:
• Active (color icon)
• Inactive (gray icon)
• Not possible (not displayed)
Byte Caching. When displayed in color, this icon indicates that an ADN
Tunnel is in use and byte-caching is active in either direction on that
tunnel
BC
This icon has three states:
• Active (color icon)
• Inactive (gray icon)
• Not possible (not displayed)
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Table 5-1. Table Column Heading Descriptions on the Proxied Sessions Page (Continued)
Column Heading
Description
Object Caching. When displayed in color, this icon indicates that an
HTTP, HTTPS, CIFS, Streaming, or FTP proxy is in use and the content
is cacheable.
OC
This icon has three states:
• Active (color icon)
• Inactive (gray icon)
• Not possible (not displayed)
The icon:
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Is unavailable if the content is non-cacheable (or for CIFS,
when the entire connection is non-cacheable—not on an
object-by-object basis).
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Is not displayed for MAPI and TCP-Tunnel traffic.
Does not indicate a cache hit; it indicates only that the object
is cacheable.
Live splitting. When displayed in color, this icon indicates that a live
MMS stream is being split to the client.
This icon has two states:
• Active (color icon)
• Inactive (gray icon)
Protocol Optimization. When displayed in color, this icon indicates that
a proxy is in use that is capable of performing latency optimizations.
These proxies include HTTP, HTTPS, CIFS, and MAPI.
P
This icon has three states:
• Active (color icon)
• Inactive (gray icon)
• Not possible (not displayed)
Bandwidth Management. When displayed in color, this icon indicates
that either the client or server connection has been assigned to a
bandwidth class.
BM
This icon has two states:
• Active (color icon)
• Inactive (gray icon)
Service Name
Displays the service used by the session.
Even if a client connection is handed off to a different application
proxy, this column shows the service name of the original service that
intercepted the client connection.
Protocol
Detail
Displays the protocol used by the session.
Provides additional information. For example, it can indicate that a
CIFS connection is "pass-through" due to SMB signing.
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Using the Tool Tips
Hover the cursor over the following components to get more information:
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Table column headers—Displays the full name of the column header.
Row values.
Acceleration icons (C, BC, OC, P, BM)—Displays the icon identity.
ADN, SOCKS, and FW icons—Displays the next hop.
Client and Server icons—Displays the full hostname or IP address.
About MMS Streaming Connections
The Active Sessions feature displays connection statistics for MMS streams over HTTP,
TCP, or UDP only. Multicast connections are not displayed. When an MMS stream is
displayed, the service name is listed as “HTTP” or “MMS” (depending on the transport
used) and the protocol indicates “Windows Media.”
Figure 5-6. MMS Streaming Connection Example
Viewing Sessions with Multiple Connections
When multiple client or server connections are associated with a single session, the Client
column provides a tree-view that allows you to expand the row to view more details
about the associated connections. The tree view is represented by the
icon.
The following figure shows an HTTP example of this tree view.
Figure 5-7. Multiple Server Connections Example
HTTP
The tree view displays (as shown above) for HTTP if multiple hosts are contacted during a
session or if pipelining is used.
FTP
FTP uses multiple, concurrent connections. These are represented as separate rows in the
tree view, as shown in the following figure.
Figure 5-8. FTP Connections Example
CIFS, MAPI, and Endpoint Mapper do not display multiple connections.
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MMS
The active sessions feature displays MMS streams that have a client associated with them.
MMS streams that do not have a client associated with them (multicast, content
management requests, and so on) are not displayed. MMS streams are displayed as
follows:
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MMS UDP streams have two connections, one for data and one for control.
MMS TCP streams have a single connection.
MMS HTTP streams have a single connection.
For additional information about streaming connections, see “About MMS Streaming
Connections” on page 81.
Understanding the Tree View
When collapsed, the cumulative totals for all connections are displayed, as shown in
Figure 5-9. Active Sessions Tree View
When expanded, the tree view displays per-connection statistics for the session, as shown
in the following example. The top line is a a summary of that session’s statistics. The
second line displays the statistics for the primary session.
Figure 5-10. Active Sessions Tree View (Expanded)
The Gain column result differs according to the server or client byte totals:
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Zero client bytes: displays no gain.
Zero client and server bytes: displays no gain.
Zero server bytes: displays Cache Hit (see the figure below).
Client and server are non-zero: displays the calculated gain.
Figure 5-11. Gain Column Example
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About the Byte Totals
The client and server byte total is the sum of all bytes going to and from the client or
server. All application-level bytes are counted, including application overhead such as
HTTP headers, CIFS headers, and so on. TCP and IP headers, packet retransmissions, and
duplicate packets are not counted.
The following sections describe some of the factors that can affect the byte totals.
ADN Tunnels
If the traffic is flowing through an ADN tunnel, the bytes are counted after ADN
optimization, meaning that compressed byte counts are displayed.
Multiple Server Connections
A single client connection can use many server connections. The server byte counts
include the total bytes transferred over all server connections accessed over the lifetime of
a client connection. Even though a server connection can serve many clients, the same
server byte is never included in more than one client connection total.
Aborted Downloads
In some cases, you might see the server bytes increasing even after the client has closed
the connection. This can occur when a client requests a large object and aborts the
download before receiving the entire object. The server bytes continue to increase because
the SG appliance is retrieving the object for caching.
Explicit Proxying and Pipelining
If clients are explicitly proxied and the session has multiple connections or is pipelined, no
client bytes are displayed and the expanded server connections display no gain when the
tree view is shown. This is because the SG appliance is downloading the content before
serving it to the client.
What Is Not Displayed
The Proxied Sessions page does not display statistics for:
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IM (Yahoo, AOL, MSN), DNS, SOCKS, and Telnet
Inbound ADN connections
Bridged connections
Administrative connections (Management Console, SSH console, SNMP, DSAT,
access-logging, Director, and so on)
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Off-box processing connections (ICAP, DRTR, etc.)
Note: In some cases, an administrative or off-box connection might correspond to a
specific client connection, for example, an ICAP AV scanning connection associated with a
specific HTTP client connection. However, the byte counts collected from administrative
or off-box connections are not included in the Active Sessions display.
Filtering the Display
Use the Filter drop-down list to filter the proxied session statistics.
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Figure 5-12. Filtering Proxied Sessions
When you select a filter, a text field or popup displays so that you can enter filtering
criteria.
If you select a filter, you must enter a filtering criteria (or select None) before clicking
Show.
The following filters are available:
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Client Address
Filter by IP address and IP address and subnet mask.
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Client Port
Server Address
Filter by IP address or hostname. Hostname filters automatically search for suffix
matches. For example, if you filter for google.com, gmail.google.com is included in
the results.
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Server Port
Proxy
Service (drop-down list)
The drop-down list enables you to filter for enabled services. If you filter for a service
that is not supported for active sessions (see “What Is Not Displayed” on page 83), the
resulting filtering list will be empty.
Viewing HTML and XML Views of Proxied Sessions Data
Access the following URLs to get HTML and XML views of active session statistics:
HTML:
XML:
https://SGIP:8082/AS/Sessions/
https://SGIP:8082/AS/Sessions/xml
Analyzing Bypassed Connections Statistics
The Statistics > Active Sessions > Bypassed Connections page displays data for all
unintercepted TCP traffic.
When the appliance is first installed in an inline deployment, all services are bypassed by
default. By analyzing the connection data in the Bypassed Connections page, you can
review the types of traffic flowing through the appliance to identify traffic flows that
would benefit from optimization. The Bypassed Connections page is also useful for
identifying new types of traffic flowing through the appliance.
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The Bypassed Connections page displays data for connections that were not intercepted
because:
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A service has not been configured to intercept the traffic.
A static or dynamic bypass rule caused the traffic to be bypassed.
The interface transparent interception setting is disabled.
Viewing Bypassed Connections
To view bypassed connections:
1. Select Statistics > Active Sessions > Bypassed Connections.
2. (Optional) Select a filter from the Filter drop-down list.
The following figure shows an example of the Bypassed Connections page.
Figure 5-13. Bypassed Connections Page
Note the following:
❐
❐
Unavailable connections (gray) indicate connections that are now closed.
Previously-established connections displayed with (<--?-->) text indicate that the
direction of these connections is unknown.
❐
One-way connections are displayed in color.
About the Bypassed Connection Statistics
The following table describes the column headings on the Bypassed Connections page.
Table 5-2. Table Column Heading Descriptions on the Bypassed Connections Page
Column Heading
Client
Description
IP address and port of the client PC (or other downstream host).
Server IP address and port number.
Server
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Column Heading
Duration
Description
Displays the amount of time the connection has been established.
Displays the total number of bypassed bytes for the connection.
Displays the service used by the connection.
Bypassed Bytes
Service Name
Details
Provides additional information. For example:
• One-way traffic (forward)
• One-way traffic (reverse)
• Previously Established
• Bypassed because of network interface setting
Filtering the Display
Use the Filter drop-down list to filter the bypassed connection statistics.
Figure 5-14. Filter Drop-Down List
When you select a filter, a text field or drop-down displays so that you can enter filtering
criteria.
Figure 5-15. Filter Drop-Down
If you select a filter, you must enter a filtering criteria (or select None) before clicking
Show.
The following filters are available:
❐
Client Address
Filter by IP address and IP address and subnet mask.
❐
❐
Client Port
Server Address
Filter by IP address or hostname. Hostname filters automatically search for suffix
matches. For example, if you filter for google.com, gmail.google.com is included in
the results.
❐
❐
Server Port
Service (drop-down list)
The drop-down list enables you to filter for enabled services. If you filter for a service
that is not supported for active sessions (see “What Is Not Displayed” on page 83), the
resulting filtered list will be empty.
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Viewing HTML and XML Views of Bypassed Connections Data
Access the following URLs to get HTML and XML views of active session statistics
HTML:
XML:
https://SGIP:8082/AS/BypassedConnections/
https://SGIP:8082/AS/BypassedConnections/xml
Viewing Health Monitoring Statistics
The Statistics > Health page enables you to get more details about the current state of the
health monitoring metrics. Health monitoring uses key hardware and software metrics to
provide administrators with a remote view of the health of the system. See Chapter 2:
"Monitoring the SG Appliance" for information about health monitoring.
Viewing Health Check Statistics
Use the Statistics > Health Check page to view the state of various health checks: whether
the health check is enabled or disabled, if it is reporting the device or service to be healthy
or sick, or if errors are being reported. Refer to the health check information in Volume 5:
Advanced Networking for more information.
Viewing the Access Log
The Statistics > Access Logging pages enable you to view the log tail, log size, and upload
status of the access log. Refer to Volume 8: Access Logging for more information.
Viewing Advanced Statistics
A variety of system statistics are conveniently located in one place and accessible by
clicking the links listed in the Advanced tab of the Management Console.
To view system-wide advanced statistics:
1. Select Statistics > Advanced.
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2. Click the appropriate link for the service you want to view.
A list of categories for that service displays.
Note: If you upgraded from SGOS 2.x or CacheOS 4.x and have log files generated
by those versions, you can view or retrieve them through the Statistics > Advanced >
Access Log > Show Old Logs URL.
3. To view the statistics for a particular category, click that category’s link.
A window opens, detailing the relevant statistics.
4. Close the window when you have finished viewing the statistics.
5. To return to the list of links, either reselect Statistics > Advanced or click your
browser’s Back button.
Using the CLI show Command to View Statistics
You can use the showcommand to view a variety of different statistics. The following
output lists the showoptions pertaining to topics in this chapter.
SGOS# show ?
cpu
CPU usage summary
disk
Disk status and information
Health Checks statistics
HTTP settings
health-checks
http
http-stats
im
HTTP statistics
IM information
ip-stats
p2p
TCP/IP statistics
Peer-to-peer information
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resources
Allocation of system resources
SNMP statistics
snmp
streaming
Streaming information
System Resource Metrics
system-resource-metrics
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A
access control list
access log
Allows or denies specific IP addresses access to a server.
A list of all the requests sent to an appliance. You can read an access log using any of
the popular log-reporting programs. When a client uses HTTP streaming, the
streaming entry goes to the same access log.
account
A named entity that has purchased the appliance or the Entitlements from Blue Coat.
activation code
A string of approximately 10 characters that is generated and mailed to customers
when they purchase the appliance.
active content stripping
active content types
Provides a way to identify potentially dangerous mobile or active content and
scripts, and strip them out of a response.
Used in the Visual Policy Manager. Referring to Web Access policies, you can create
and name lists of active content types to be stripped from Web pages. You have the
additional option of specifying a customized message to be displayed to the user
administration access policy A policy layer that determines who can access the SG appliance to perform
administrative tasks.
administration
authentication policy
A policy layer that determines how administrators accessing the SG appliance must
authenticate.
Application Delivery
Network (ADN)
A WAN that has been optimized for acceleration and compression by Blue Coat. This
network can also be secured through the use of appliance certificates. An ADN
network is composed of an ADN manager and backup ADN manager, ADN nodes,
and a network configuration that matches the environment.
ADN backup manager
ADN manager
Takes over for the ADN manager in the event it becomes unavailable. See ADN
manager.
Responsible for publishing the routing table to SG Clients (and to other SG
appliances).
ADN optimize attribute
asx rewrite
Controls whether to optimize bandwidth usage when connecting upstream using an
ADN tunnel.
Allows you to rewrite URLs and then direct a client's subsequent request to the new
URL. One of the main applications of ASX file rewrites is to provide explicit proxy-
like support for Windows Media Player 6.4, which cannot set explicit proxy mode for
protocols other than HTTP.
audit
A log that provides a record of who accessed what and how.
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authenticate-401 attribute
authenticated content
authentication
All transparent and explicit requests received on the port always use transparent
authentication (cookie or IP, depending on the configuration). This is especially
useful to force transparent proxy authentication in some proxy-chaining scenarios
Cached content that requires authentication at the origin content server (OCS).
Supported authentication types for cached data include basic authentication and
IWA (or NTLM).
Allows you to verify the identity of a user. In its simplest form, this is done through
usernames and passwords. Much more stringent authentication can be employed
using digital certificates that have been issued and verified by a Certificate Authority.
See also basic authentication, proxy authentication, and SSL authentication.
authentication realm
Authenticates and authorizes users to access SG services using either explicit proxy
or transparent proxy mode. These realms integrate third-party vendors, such as
LDAP, Windows, and Novell, with the Blue Coat operating system.
authorization
B
The permissions given to an authenticated user.
bandwidth class
bandwidth class hierarchy
A defined unit of bandwidth allocation.
Bandwidth classes can be grouped together in a class hierarchy, which is a tree
structure that specifies the relationship among different classes. You create a
hierarchy by creating at least one parent class and assigning other classes to be its
children.
bandwidth management
basic authentication
BCAAA
Classify, control, and, if needed, limit the amount of bandwidth used by network
traffic flowing in or out of an SG appliance.
The standard authentication for communicating with the target as identified in the
URL.
Blue Coat Authentication and Authorization Agent. Allows SGOS 5.x to manage
authentication and authorization for IWA, CA eTrust SiteMinder realms, Oracle
COREid, Novell, and Windows realms. The agent is installed and configured
separately from SGOS 5.x and is available from the Blue Coat Web site.
BCLP
Blue Coat Licensing Portal.
byte-range support
The ability of the SG appliance to respond to byte-range requests (requests with a
Range:HTTP header).
C
cache
An "object store," either hardware or software, that stores information (objects) for
later retrieval. The first time the object is requested, it is stored, making subsequent
requests for the same information much faster.
A cache helps reduce the response time and network bandwidth consumption on
future, equivalent requests. The SG appliance serves as a cache by storing content
from many users to minimize response time and prevent extraneous network traffic.
cache control
Allows you to configure which content the SG appliance stores.
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cache efficiency
A tab found on the Statistics pages of the Management Console that shows the
percent of objects served from cache, the percent loaded from the network, and the
percent that were non-cacheable.
cache hit
Occurs when the SG appliance receives a request for an object and can serve the
request from the cache without a trip to the origin server.
cache miss
Occurs when the appliance receives a request for an object that is not in the cache.
The appliance must then fetch the requested object from the origin server. .
cache object
Cache contents includes all objects currently stored by the SG appliance. Cache
objects are not cleared when the SG appliance is powered off.
Certificate Authority (CA)
A trusted, third-party organization or company that issues digital certificates used to
create digital signatures and public key/private key pairs. The role of the CA is to
guarantee that the individuals or company representatives who are granted a unique
certificate are who they claim to be.
child class (bandwidth gain) The child of a parent class is dependent upon that parent class for available
bandwidth (they share the bandwidth in proportion to their minimum/maximum
bandwidth values and priority levels). A child class with siblings (classes with the
same parent class) shares bandwidth with those siblings in the same manner.
client consent certificates
client-side transparency
A certificate that indicates acceptance or denial of consent to decrypt an end user's
HTTPS request.
A way of replacing the appliance IP address with the Web server IP address for all
port 80 traffic destined to go to the client. This effectively conceals the SG appliance
address from the client and conceals the identity of the client from the Web server.
concentrator
An SG appliance, usually located in a data center, that provides access to data center
resources, such as file servers.
content filtering
A way of controlling which content is delivered to certain users. SG appliances can
filter content based on content categories (such as gambling, games, and so on), type
(such as http, ftp, streaming, and mime type), identity (user, group, network), or
network conditions. You can filter content using vendor-based filtering or by
allowing or denying access to URLs.
D
default boot system
The system that was successfully started last time. If a system fails to boot, the next
most recent system that booted successfully becomes the default boot system.
default proxy listener
denial of service (DoS)
See proxy service (d efault).
A method that hackers use to prevent or deny legitimate users access to a computer,
such as a Web server. DoS attacks typically send many request packets to a targeted
Internet server, flooding the server's resources and making the system unusable. Any
system connected to the Internet and equipped with TCP-based network services is
vulnerable to a DoS attack.
The SG appliance resists DoS attacks launched by many common DoS tools. With a
hardened TCP/IP stack, SG appliance resists common network attacks, including
traffic flooding.
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destination objects
Used in Visual Policy Manager. These are the objects that define the target location of
an entry type.
detect protocol attribute
diagnostic reporting
Detects the protocol being used. Protocols that can be detected include: HTTP, P2P
(eDonkey, BitTorrent, FastTrack, Gnutella), SSL, and Endpoint Mapper.
Found in the Statistics pane, the Diagnostics tab allows you to control whether Daily
Heartbeats and/or Blue Coat Monitoring are enabled or disabled.
directives
Commands used in installable lists to configure forwarding and SOCKS gateway.
A policy layer that determines how the SG appliance processes DNS requests.
DNS access
domain name system (DNS) An Internet service that translates domain names into IP addresses. See also private
DNS or public DNS.
dynamic bypass
Provides a maintenance-free method for improving performance of the SG appliance
by automatically compiling a list of requested URLs that return various kinds of
errors.
dynamic real-time rating
(DRTR)
Used in conjunction with the Blue Coat Web Filter (BCWF), DRTR (also known as
dynamic categorization) provides real-time analysis and content categorization of
requested Web pages to solve the problem of new and previously unknown
uncategorized URLs—those not in the database. When a user requests a URL that has
not already been categorized by the BCWF database (for example, a brand new Web
site), the SG appliance dynamic categorization service analyzes elements of the
requested content and assigns a category or categories. The dynamic service is
consulted only when the installed BCWF database does not contain category
information for an object.
E
early intercept attribute
Controls whether the proxy responds to client TCP connection requests before
connecting to the upstream server. When early intercept is disabled, the proxy delays
responding to the client until after it has attempted to contact the server.
ELFF-compatible format
emulated certificates
A log type defined by the W3C that is general enough to be used with any protocol.
Certificates that are presented to the user by SG appliance when intercepting HTTPS
requests. Blue Coat emulates the certificate from the server and signs it, copying the
subjectName and expiration. The original certificate is used between the SG
appliance and the server.
encrypted log
A log is encrypted using an external certificate associated with a private key.
Encrypted logs can only be decrypted by someone with access to the private key. The
private key is not accessible to the SG appliance.
EULA
End user license agreement.
event logging
Allows you to specify the types of system events logged, the size of the event log, and
to configure Syslog monitoring. The appliance can also notify you by email if an
event is logged. See also access logging.
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explicit proxy
A configuration in which the browser is explicitly configured to communicate with
the proxy server for access to content.
This is the default for the SG appliance, and requires configuration for both browser
and the interface card.
extended log file format
(ELFF)
A variant of the common log file format, which has two additional fields at the end of
the line—the referer and the user agent fields.
F
fail open/closed
Failing open or closed applies to forwarding hosts and groups and SOCKS gateways.
Fail open or closed applies when health checks are showing sick for each forwarding
or SOCKS gateway target in the applicable fail-over sequence. If no systems are
healthy, the SG appliance fails open or closed, depending on the configuration. If
closed, the connection attempt simply fails.
If open, an attempt is made to connect without using any forwarding target (or
SOCKS gateway). Fail open is usually a security risk; fail closed is the default if no
setting is specified.
filtering
See content filtering.
forward proxy
A proxy server deployed close to the clients and used to access many servers. A
forward proxy can be explicit or transparent.
FTP
See Native FTP; Web FTP.
G
gateway
A device that serves as entrance and exit into a communications network.
H
hardware serial number
A string that uniquely identifies the appliance; it is assigned to each unit in
manufacturing.
health check tests
The method of determining network connectivity, target responsiveness, and basic
functionality. The following tests are supported:
• ICMP
• TCP
• SSL
• HTTP
• HTTPS
• Group
• Composite and reference to a composite result
• ICAP
• Websense
• DRTR rating service
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The kind of device or service the specific health check tests. The following types are
supported:
• Forwarding host and forwarding group
• SOCKS gateway and SOCKS gateway group
• CAP service and ICAP service group
• Websense off-box service and Websense off-box service group
• DRTR rating service
• User-defined host and a user-defined composite
heartbeat
Messages sent once every 24 hours that contain the statistical and configuration data
for the SG appliance, indicating its health. Heartbeats are commonly sent to system
administrators and to Blue Coat. Heartbeats contain no private information, only
aggregate statistics useful for pre-emptively diagnosing support issues.
The SG appliance sends emergency heartbeats whenever it is rebooted. Emergency
heartbeats contain core dump and restart flags in addition to daily heartbeat
information.
host affinity
The attempt to direct multiple connections by a single user to the same group
member. Host affinity is closely tied to load balancing behavior; both should be
configured if load balancing is important.
host affinity timeout
The host affinity timeout determines how long a user remains idle before the
connection is closed. The timeout value checks the user's IP address, SSL ID, or
cookie in the host affinity table.
I
inbound traffic (bandwidth
gain)
Network packets flowing into the SG appliance. Inbound traffic mainly consists of
the following:
• Server inbound: Packets originating at the origin content server (OCS) and sent to
the SG appliance to load a Web object.
• Client inbound: Packets originating at the client and sent to the SG appliance for
Web requests.
installable lists
Installable lists, comprised of directives, can be placed onto the SG appliance in one
of the following ways:
• Creating the list using the SG text editor
• Placing the list at an accessible URL
• Downloading the directives file from the local system
integrated host timeout
An integrated host is an origin content server (OCS) that has been added to the health
check list. The host, added through the integrate_new_hostsproperty, ages out
of the integrated host table after being idle for the specified time. The default is 60
minutes.
intervals
Time period from the completion of one health check to the start of the next health
check.
IP reflection
Determines how the client IP address is presented to the origin server for explicitly
proxied requests. All proxy services contain a reflect-ip attribute, which enables or
disables sending of client's IP address instead of the SG's IP address.
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issuer keyring
The keyring used by the SG appliance to sign emulated certificates. The keyring is
configured on the appliance and managed through policy.
L
licensable component (LC)
(Software) A subcomponent of a license; it is an option that enables or disables a
specific feature.
license
Provides both the right and the ability to use certain software functions within an AV
(or SG) appliance. The license key defines and controls the license, which is owned
by an account.
listener
The service that is listening on a specific port. A listener can be identified by any
destination IP/subnet and port range. Multiple listeners can be added to each
service.
live content
Also called live broadcast. Used in streaming, it indicates that the content is being
delivered fresh.
LKF
License key file.
load balancing
A way to share traffic requests among multiple upstream systems or multiple IP
addresses on a single host.
local bypass list
local policy file
A list you create and maintain on your network. You can use a local bypass list alone
or in conjunction with a central bypass list. See bypass list.
Written by enterprises (as opposed to the central policy file written by Blue Coat);
used to create company- and department-specific advanced policies written in the
Blue Coat Policy Language (CPL).
log facility
log format
A separate log that contains a single logical file and supports a single log format. It
also contains the file’s configuration and upload schedule information as well as
other configurable information such as how often to rotate (switch to a new log) the
logs at the destination, any passwords needed, and the point at which the facility can
be uploaded.
The type of log that is used: NCSA/Common, SQUID, ELFF, SurfControl, or
Websense.
The proprietary log types each have a corresponding pre-defined log format that has
been set up to produce exactly that type of log (these logs cannot be edited). In
addition, a number of other ELFF type log formats are also pre-defined (im, main,
p2p, ssl, streaming). These can be edited, but they start out with a useful set of log
fields for logging particular protocols understood by the SG appliance. It is also
possible to create new log formats of type ELFF or Custom which can contain any
desired combination of log fields.
log tail
The access log tail shows the log entries as they get logged. With high traffic on the
SG appliance, not all access log entries are necessarily displayed. However, you can
view all access log information after uploading the log.
M
MACH5
SGOS 5 MACH5 Edition.
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Management Console
A graphical Web interface that lets you to manage, configure, monitor, and upgrade
the SG appliance from any location. The Management Console consists of a set of
Web pages and Java applets stored on the SG appliance. The appliance acts as a Web
server on the management port to serve these pages and applets.
management information
base (MIB)
Defines the statistics that management systems can collect. A managed device
(gateway) has one or more MIBs as well as one or more SNMP agents, which
implements the information and management functionality defined by a specific
MIB.
maximum object size
The maximum object size stored in the SG appliance. All objects retrieved that are
greater than the maximum size are delivered to the client but are not stored in the SG
appliance.
MIME/FILE type filtering
multi-bit rate
Allows organizations to implement Internet policies for both uploaded and
downloaded content by MIME or FILE type.
The capability of a single stream to deliver multiple bit rates to clients requesting
content from appliances from within varying levels of network conditions (such as
different connecting bandwidths and traffic).
multicast
Used in streaming; the ability for hundreds or thousands of users to play a single
stream.
multicast aliases
Used in streaming; a streaming command that specifies an alias for a multicast URL
to receive an .nsc file. The .nsc files allows the multicast session to obtain the
information in the control channel
multicast station
Used in streaming; a defined location on the proxy where the Windows Media player
can retrieve streams. A multicast station enables multicast transmission of Windows
Media content from the cache. The source of the multicast-delivered content can be a
unicast-live source, a multicast (live) source, and simulated live (video-on-demand
content converted to scheduled live content).
multimedia content services Used in streaming; multimedia support includes Real Networks, Microsoft Windows
Media, Apple QuickTime, MP3, and Flash.
N
name inputing
Allows an SG appliance to resolve host names based on a partial name specification.
When a host name is submitted to the DNS server, the DNS server resolves the name
to an IP address. If the host name cannot be resolved, Blue Coat adds the first entry in
the name-inputing list to the end of the host name and resubmits it to the DNS server
native FTP
Native FTP involves the client connecting (either explicitly or transparently) using
the FTP protocol; the SG appliance then connects upstream through FTP (if
necessary).
NCSA common log format
Blue Coat products are compatible with this log type, which contains only basic
HTTP access information.
network address translation The process of translating private network (such as intranet) IP addresses to Internet
(NAT)
IP addresses and vice versa. This methodology makes it possible to match private IP
addresses to Internet IP addresses even when the number of private addresses
outnumbers the pool of available Internet addresses.
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non-cacheable objects
A number of objects are not cached by the Blue Coat appliance because they are
considered non-cacheable. You can add or delete the kinds of objects that the
appliance considers non-cacheable. Some of the non-cacheable request types are:
• Pragma no-cache, requests that specify non-cached objects, such as when you click
refresh in the Web browser.
• Password provided, requests that include a client password.
• Data in request that include additional client data.
• Not a GET request.
.nsc file
NTP
Created from the multicast station definition and saved through the browser as a text
file encoded in a Microsoft proprietary format. Without an .nsc file, the multicast
station definition does not work.
To manage objects in an appliance, an SG appliance must know the current Universal
Time Coordinates (UTC) time. By default, the SG appliance attempts to connect to a
Network Time Protocol (NTP) server to acquire the UTC time. SG appliance includes
a list of NTP servers available on the Internet, and attempts to connect to them in the
order they appear in the NTP server list on the NTP tab.
O
object (used in caching)
An object is the item that is stored in an appliance. These objects can be frequently
accessed content, content that has been placed there by content publishers, or Web
pages, among other things.
object (used in Visual Policy An object (sometimes referred to as a condition) is any collection or combination of
Manager)
entry types you can create individually (user, group, IP address/subnet, and
attribute). To be included in an object, an item must already be created as an
individual entry.
object pipelining
origin content server (OCS)
This patented algorithm opens as many simultaneous TCP connections as the origin
server will allow and retrieves objects in parallel. The objects are then delivered from
the appliance straight to the user's desktop as fast as the browser can request them.
Also called origin server. This is the original source of the content that is being
requested. An appliance needs the OCS to acquire data the first time, to check that
the content being served is still fresh, and to authenticate users.
outbound traffic (bandwidth
gain)
Network packets flowing out of the SG appliance. Outbound traffic mainly consists
of the following:
• Client outbound: Packets sent to the client in response to a Web request.
• Server outbound: Packets sent to an OCS or upstream proxy to request a service.
P
PAC (Proxy
AutoConfiguration) scripts
Originally created by Netscape, PACs are a way to avoid requiring proxy hosts and
port numbers to be entered for every protocol. You need only enter the URL. A PAC
can be created with the needed information and the local browser can be directed to
the PAC for information about proxy hosts and port numbers.
packet capture (PCAP)
Allows filtering on various attributes of the Ethernet frame to limit the amount of
data collected. You can capture packets of Ethernet frames going into or leaving an
SG appliance.
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parent class (bandwidth
gain)
A class with at least one child. The parent class must share its bandwidth with its
child classes in proportion to the minimum/maximum bandwidth values or priority
levels.
passive mode data
connections (PASV)
Data connections initiated by an FTP client to an FTP server.
pipelining
policies
See object pipelining.
Groups of rules that let you manage Web access specific to the needs of an enterprise.
Policies enhance SG appliance feature areas such as authentication and virus
scanning, and let you control end-user Web access in your existing infrastructure.
See also refresh policies.
policy-based bypass list
Used in policy. Allows a bypass based on the properties of the client, unlike static and
dynamic bypass lists, which allow traffic to bypass the appliance based on
destination IP address. See also bypass lists and dynamic bypass.
policy layer
A collection of rules created using Blue Coat CPL or with the VPM.
pragma: no cache (PNC)
A metatag in the header of a request that requires the appliance to forward a request
to the origin server. This allows clients to always obtain a fresh copy (of the request?).
proxy
Caches content, filters traffic, monitors Internet and intranet resource usage, blocks
specific Internet and intranet resources for individuals or groups, and enhances the
quality of Internet or intranet user experiences.
A proxy can also serve as an intermediary between a Web client and a Web server
and can require authentication to allow identity based policy and logging for the
client.
The rules used to authenticate a client are based on the policies you create on the SG
appliance, which can reference an existing security infrastructure—LDAP, RADIUS,
IWA, and the like.
Proxy Edition
proxy service
SGOS 5 Proxy Edition.
The proxy service defines the ports, as well as other attributes. that are used by the
proxies associated with the service.
proxy service (default)
public key certificate
public virtual IP (VIP)
The default proxy service is a service that intercepts all traffic not otherwise
intercepted by other listeners. It only has one listener whose action can be set to
bypass or intercept. No new listeners can be added to the default proxy service, and
the default listener and service cannot be deleted. Service attributes can be changed.
An electronic document that encapsulates the public key of the certificate sender,
identifies this sender, and aids the certificate receiver to verify the identity of the
certificate sender. A certificate is often considered valid if it has been digitally signed
by a well-known entity, which is called a Certificate Authority (such as VeriSign).
Maps multiple servers to one IP address and then propagates that information to the
public DNS servers. Typically, there is a public VIP known to the public Internet that
routes the packets internally to the private VIP. This enables you to “hide” your
servers from the Internet.
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R
real-time streaming protocol A standard method of transferring audio and video and other time-based media over
(RTSP)
Internet-technology based networks. The protocol is used to stream clips to any RTP-
based client.
reflect client IP attribute
Enables the sending of the client's IP address instead of the SG's IP address to the
upstream server. If you are using an application delivery network (ADN), this setting
is enforced on the concentrator proxy through the Configuration > App. Delivery
Network > Tunneling tab.
registration
An event that binds the appliance to an account, that is, it creates the Serial#, Account
association.
remote authentication dial-
in user service (RADIUS)
Authenticates user identity via passwords for network access.
reverse proxy
A proxy that acts as a front-end to a small number of pre-defined servers, typically to
improve performance. Many clients can use it to access the small number of
predefined servers.
routing information protocol Designed to select the fastest route to a destination. RIP support is built into Blue
(RIP)
Coat appliances.
router hops
The number of jumps a packet takes when traversing the Internet.
S
secure shell (SSH)
Also known as Secure Socket Shell. SSH is an interface and protocol that provides
strong authentication and enables you to securely access a remote computer. Three
utilities—login, ssh, and scp—comprise SSH. Security via SSH is accomplished using
a digital certificate and password encryption. Remember that the Blue Coat SG
appliance requires SSH1. An SG appliance supports a combined maximum of 16
Telnet and SSH sessions.
serial console
A third-party device that can be connected to one or more Blue Coat appliances.
Once connected, you can access and configure the appliance through the serial
console, even when you cannot access the appliance directly.
server certificate categories
server portals
The hostname in a server certificate can be categorized by BCWF or another content
filtering vendor to fit into categories such as banking, finance, sports.
Doorways that provide controlled access to a Web server or a collection of Web
servers. You can configure Blue Coat SG appliances to be server portals by mapping a
set of external URLs onto a set of internal URLs.
server-side transparency
service attributes
The ability for the server to see client IP addresses, which enables accurate client-
access records to be kept. When server-side transparency is enabled, the appliance
retains client IP addresses for all port 80 traffic to and from the SG appliance. In this
scheme, the client IP address is always revealed to the server.
Define the parameters, such as explicit or transparent, cipher suite, and certificate
verification, that the SG appliance uses for a particular service. .
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A Blue Coat security and cache box that can help manage security and content on a
network.
sibling class (bandwidth
gain)
A bandwidth class with the same parent class as another class.
simple network
management protocol
(SNMP)
The standard operations and maintenance protocol for the Internet. It uses MIBs,
created or customized by Blue Coat, to handle (needs completion).
simulated live
Used in streaming. Defines playback of one or more video-on-demand files as a
scheduled live event, which begins at a specified time. The content can be looped
multiple times, or scheduled to start at multiple start times throughout the day.
SmartReporter log type
SOCKS
A proprietary ELFF log type that is compatible with the SmartFilter SmartReporter
tool.
A proxy protocol for TCP/IP-based networking applications that allows users
transparent access across the firewall. If you are using a SOCKS server for the
primary or alternate forwarding gateway, you must specify the appliance’s ID for the
identification protocol used by the SOCKS gateway. The machine ID should be
configured to be the same as the appliance’s name.
SOCKS proxy
A generic way to proxy TCP and UDP protocols. The SG appliance supports both
SOCKSv4/4a and SOCKSv5; however, because of increased username and password
authentication capabilities and compression support, Blue Coat recommends that
you use SOCKS v5.
splash page
split proxy
Custom message page that displays the first time you start the client browser.
Employs co-operative processing at the branch and the core to implement
functionality that is not possible in a standalone proxy. Examples of split proxies
include:
• Mapi Proxy
• SSL Proxy
SQUID-compatible format
A log type that was designed for cache statistics and is compatible with Blue Coat
products.
squid-native log format
SSL authentication
The Squid-compatible format contains one line for each request.
Ensures that communication is with “trusted” sites only. Requires a certificate issued
by a trusted third party (Certificate Authority).
SSL interception
SSL proxy
Decrypting SSL connections.
A proxy that can be used for any SSL traffic (HTTPS or not), in either forward or
reverse proxy mode.
static route
A manually-configured route that specifies the transmission path a packet must
follow, based on the packet’s destination address. A static route specifies a
transmission path to another network.
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statistics
Every Blue Coat appliance keeps statistics of the appliance hardware and the objects
it stores. You can review the general summary, the volume, resources allocated, cache
efficiency, cached contents, and custom URLs generated by the appliance for various
kinds of logs. You can also check the event viewer for every event that occurred since
the appliance booted.
stream
A flow of a single type of data, measured in kilobits per second (Kbps). A stream
could be the sound track to a music video, for example.
SurfControl log type
A proprietary log type that is compatible with the SurfControl reporter tool. The
SurfControl log format includes fully-qualified usernames when an NTLM realm
provides authentication. The simple name is used for all other realm types.
syslog
An event-monitoring scheme that is especially popular in Unix environments. Most
clients using Syslog have multiple devices sending messages to a single Syslog
daemon. This allows viewing a single chronological event log of all of the devices
assigned to the Syslog daemon. The Syslog format is: “Date Time Hostname Event.”
system cache
The software cache on the appliance. When you clear the cache, all objects in the
cache are set to expired. The objects are not immediately removed from memory or
disk, but a subsequent request for any object requested is retrieved from the origin
content server before it is served.
T
time-to-live (TTL) value
Used in any situation where an expiration time is needed. For example, you do not
want authentication to last beyond the current session and also want a failed
command to time out instead of hanging the box forever.
traffic flow
(bandwidth gain)
Also referred to as flow. A set of packets belonging to the same TCP/UDP connection
that terminate at, originate at, or flow through the SG appliance. A single request
from a client involves two separate connections. One of them is from the client to the
SG appliance, and the other is from the SG appliance to the OCS. Within each of
these connections, traffic flows in two directions—in one direction, packets flow out
of the SG appliance (outbound traffic), and in the other direction, packets flow into
the SG (inbound traffic). Connections can come from the client or the server. Thus,
traffic can be classified into one of four types:
• Server inbound
• Server outbound
• Client inbound
• Client outbound
These four traffic flows represent each of the four combinations described above.
Each flow represents a single direction from a single connection.
transmission control
protocol (TCP)
TCP, when used in conjunction with IP (Internet Protocol) enables users to send data,
in the form of message units called packets, between computers over the Internet.
TCP is responsible for tracking and handling, and reassembly of the packets; IP is
responsible for packet delivery.
transparent proxy
A configuration in which traffic is redirected to the SG appliance without the
knowledge of the client browser. No configuration is required on the browser, but
network configuration, such as an L4 switch or a WCCP-compliant router, is
required.
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trial period
Starting with the first boot, the trial period provides 60 days of free operation. All
features are enabled during this time.
U
unicast alias
Defines an name on the appliance for a streaming URL. When a client requests the
alias content on the appliance, the appliance uses the URL specified in the unicast-
alias command to request the content from the origin streaming server.
universal time coordinates
(UTC)
An SG appliance must know the current UTC time. By default, the appliance
attempts to connect to a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server to acquire the UTC
time. If the SG appliance cannot access any NTP servers, you must manually set the
UTC time.
URL filtering
See content filtering.
URL rewrite rules
Rewrite the URLs of client requests to acquire the streaming content using the new
URL. For example, when a client tries to access content on www.mycompany.com,
the appliance is actually receiving the content from the server on 10.253.123.123. The
client is unaware that mycompany.com is not serving the content; however, the
appliance access logs indicate the actual server that provides the content.
W
WCCP
Web Cache Communication Protocol. Allows you to establish redirection of the
traffic that flows through routers.
Web FTP
Web FTP is used when a client connects in explicit mode using HTTP and accesses an
ftp:// URL. The SG appliance translates the HTTP request into an FTP request for the
OCS (if the content is not already cached), and then translates the FTP response with
the file contents into an HTTP response for the client.
Websense log type
X
A Blue Coat proprietary log type that is compatible with the Websense reporter tool.
HTTP XML service that runs on an external server.
XML realm.
XML responder
XML requestor
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CPU
utilization 70
CPU monitoring
configuring 59
CPU utilization 70
cpu utilization 70
A
access logging 87
active sessions 76
bypassed connections 84
proxied sessions 77
ADN history 68
appliance certificate 9
automatic service information, enabling 46
D
data allocation 73
default service 64
B
defaults, restoring system defaults 34
deleting objects from the Blue Coat SG 44
diagnostics
bandwidth gain 64
bandwidth management 68
bandwidth usage 64
Blue Coat monitoring, enabling 58
Blue Coat SG
Blue Coat monitoring 58
core image restart options 57
CPU monitoring 59
heartbeats 58
packet capturing 52
sending service information 48
sending service information automatically 46
snapshot jobs 50
deleting image 43
deleting objects from 44
locking and unlocking a system 42
managing 40
restarting 33
setting the default system to boot 41
single-disk 44
system defaults 34
viewing details 40
Director
communicating with 11
SG appliance registration and setup 9
disk
multi-disk Blue Coat SG 43
reinitialization 43
single-disk Blue Coat SG 44
disks 70
bypassed bytes 63
bypassed connections 84
byte distribution 65
DNS
C
cache, purging 36
document
cache contents 74
CacheOS 4.x, logs, retrieving 88
caching
conventions 7
clearing the system cache 36
objects by size 74
E
empty system 40
event logging
configuration, viewing 18
contents, viewing 19
event notification 16
log levels 15
purging the DNS cache 36
restarting the Blue Coat SG 33
community strings 21
concurrent users, viewing 71
core image
log size 16
overview 15
restart options 57
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event logging statistics 75
O
objects
F
deleting from Blue Coat SG 44
served by size 74
failover statistics 76
filter expressions for packet capturing 52
P
G
packet capturing
graph scale 61
about 52
capturing 53
H
common filter expressions 52
file name format 52
uploading data 57
viewing current data 56
protocol details 68
proxied sessions
health monitoring
configuring 23
Director 23
general metrics 26
license expiration 25
licensing metrics 26
notification 26
properties, modifying 28
requirements 23
status metrics 27
thresholds 24
MMS connections 81
multiple connections 81
tree view 82
purging the DNS cache 36
R
viewing statistics 30
health statistics 87
heartbeats, configuring 58
replacing a Blue Coat SG system 42
reporting
event logging 15
syslog event monitoring 17
resources
I
image, deleting 43
concurrent users, viewing 71
restart
core image 57
restarting the Blue Coat SG
restart options 33
setting the default system to boot 41
restoring system defaults 34
L
licensing
restore-default deletions 35
locking and unlocking Blue Coat SG systems 42
logging
see access logging and event logging
SNMP 20
syslog event monitoring 17
logs
S
service information
enabling automatic 46
sending 48
CacheOS 4.x, retrieving 88
SGOS 2.x, retrieving 88
SG appliance
M
active sessions 76
bypassed bytes 63
bypassed connections 84
byte distribution 65
controlling access 9
registering with Director 9
traffic history 65
traffic mix 62
Management Console, troubleshooting,browser
troubleshooting 37
MIBs 20
SGOS 2.x, logs, retrieving 88
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snapshot jobs
creating and editing 50
SNMP
system cache,
troubleshooting 37
system defaults, restoring 34
system summary 12
community strings 21
enabling 20
MIB variables 20
T
traffic history 65
MIBs 20
traps 22
supported proxies and services 66
traffic mix 62
SSH-Console service 10
SSHv2 host key 10
SSL accelerator cards, statistics, viewing 15
statistics
supported proxies and services 66
traps 22
troubleshooting
browsers 37
licenses disappear after restore-defaults
command 35
cached objects by size 74
CPU utilization 70
data allocation 73
graph scale 61
U
objects served by size 74
system summary 12
syslog event monitoring 17
system cache
upgrading
overview 37
system image from PC 38
through Management Console 38
clearing 36
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