Installed Security Server can be viewed and managed also from Computers and Virtual Machines, under the Custom Groups folder.
If a Security Server is outdated, you can send it an update task:
1. Go to the Network page.
2. Choose Computers and Virtual Machines from theviews selector.
3. Select the group where the Security Server is installed.
To easily locate the Security Server, you can use theFiltersmenu as follows:
● Go to Security tab and select Security Servers only.
● Go to Depth tab and select All items recursively.
4. Click the Tasks button at the upper side of the table and choose Update Security Server.
5. You will have to confirm your action. Click Yes to create the task.
6. A confirmation message will appear. Click Yes.
You can view and manage the task on the Network > Tasks page. For more information, refer to“Viewing and Managing Tasks” (p. 130).
4.2.6. Creating Quick Reports
You can choose to create instant reports on managed computers starting from the Network page:
1. Go to the Network page.
2. Choose Computers and Virtual Machines from theviews selector.
3. Select the group you want from the left-side pane. All computers from the selected group are displayed in the table from the right side pane.
Optionally, you can filter the contents of the selected group only by managed computers.
4. Select the check boxes of computers you want to include in the report.
5. Click the Report button at the upper side of the table and choose the report type from the menu.
For more information, refer to“Computer & Virtual Machine Reports” (p. 258).
6. Configure the report options. For more information, refer to“Creating Reports”
(p. 268).
7. Click Generate. The report is immediately displayed.
The time required for reports to be created may vary according to the number of selected computers.
4.2.7. Assigning Policies
You can manage security settings on computers usingpolicies.
From the Network page you can view, change and assign policies for each computer or group of computers.
Note
Security settings are available for managed computers only. To easier view and manage security settings, you canfilterthe network inventory only by managed computers.
To view the policy assigned to a particular computer:
1. Go to the Network page.
2. Choose Computers and Virtual Machines from theviews selector.
3. Select the group that you want from the left-side pane. All computers from the selected group are displayed in the right-side pane table.
4. Click the name of the managed computer you are interested in. An information window will appear.
5. Under General tab, in the Policy section, click the name of the current policy to view its settings.
6. You can change security settings as needed, provided the policy owner has allowed other users to make changes to that policy. Please note that any change you make will affect all the computers assigned with the same policy.
For more information about computer policy settings, refer to“Computer and Virtual Machines Policies” (p. 145).
To assign a policy to a computer or a group:
1. Go to the Network page.
2. Choose Computers and Virtual Machines from theviews selector.
3. Select the group that you want from the left-side pane. All computers from the selected group are displayed in the right-side pane table.
4. Select the check box of the computer or group that you want. You can select one or several objects of the same type only from the same level.
5. Click the Assign Policy button at the upper side of the table.
6. Make the necessary settings in the Policy assignment window. For more information, refer to“Assigning Policies to Network Objects” (p. 143).
4.2.8. Synchronizing with Active Directory
The network inventory is automatically synchronized with Active Directory at a time interval specified in the Control Center configuration section. For more information, refer to the Installation and Setup chapter from the [GravityZone]
Installation Guide.
To manually synchronize the currently displayed network inventory with Active Directory:
1. Go to the Network page.
2. Choose Computers and Virtual Machines from theviews selector.
3. Click the Synchronize with Active Directory button at the upper side of the table.
4. You will have to confirm your action by clicking Yes.
Note
For large Active Directory networks, the synchronization may take a longer time to complete.
4.3. Managing Virtual Machines
To view the virtualized infrastructure under your account, go to the Network page and choose Virtual Machines from theviews selector.
Note
You can manage virtual machines also from the Computers and Virtual Machines view, but you can view your virtualized infrastructure and filter its content using specific criteria only from the Virtual Machines view.
For more details about working with network views, refer to“Working with Network Views” (p. 26).
The Network - Virtual Machines view
You can view the available virtual machine networks in the left-side pane and details about each virtual machine in the right-side pane.
To customize the virtual machine details displayed in the table:
1. Click the Columns button at the upper-right side of the right pane.
2. Select the columns you want to view.
3. Click the Reset button to return to the default columns view.
The left-side pane displays a tree-like view of the virtual infrastructure. The root of the tree is called Virtual Machines and the virtual machines are grouped beneath the root, under the following categories based on the virtualization technology provider:
● VMware Inventory. Contains the list of vCenter servers you have access to.
● Citrix Inventory. Contains the list of XenServer systems you have access to.
● Custom Groups. Contains the security servers and the virtual machines detected in your network outside any vCenter Server or a XenServer system.
The left-side pane also contains a menu called Views from which the user can select the view type for each virtualization technology provider.
In order to have access to the virtualized infrastructure integrated with Control Center, you must provide your user credentials for each vCenter Server system available. Once you have entered your credentials, they are saved to your Credentials Manager so that you do not need to enter them the next time. For more information, refer to“Credentials Manager” (p. 136).
From the Network section, you can manage virtual machines as follows:
● Check the virtual machines status
● View machine details
● Organize virtual machines into groups
● Sort, filter and search
● Run tasks
● Create quick reports
● Assign policies
4.3.1. Checking the Virtual Machines Status
Each virtual machine is represented in the network page by an icon specific to its type and status.
Refer to“Network Object Types and Statuses” (p. 308)for a list with all available icon types and statuses.
For detailed status information, refer to:
● Virtual Machines Management Status
● Virtual Machines Connectivity Status
● Virtual Machines Security Status