Table of Contents (Start)
- Topics
- Introducing SevOne
- Login
- Startup Wizard
- Dashboard
- Global Search - Advanced Search
- Report Manager
- Report Attachment Wizard
- Report Properties
- Report Interactions
- Instant Graphs
- TopN Reports
- Alerts
- Alert Archives
- Alert Summary
- Instant Status
- Status Map Manager
- Edit Maps
- View Maps
- FlowFalcon Reports
- NBAR Reports
- Logged Traps
- Unknown Traps
- Trap Event Editor
- Trap Destinations
- Trap Destination Associations
- Policy Browser
- Create and Edit Policies
- Threshold Browser
- Create and Edit Thresholds
- Probe Manager
- Discovery Manager
- Device Manager
- New Device
- Edit Device
- Object Manager
- High Frequency Poller
- Device Summary
- Device Mover
- Device Groups
- Object Groups
- Object Summary
- Object Rules
- VMware Browser
- Calculation Plugin
- Cisco ACI Plugin
- Database Manager
- Deferred Data Plugin
- DNS Plugin
- HTTP Plugin
- ICMP Plugin
- IP SLA Plugin
- JMX Plugin
- NAM
- NBAR Plugin
- Portshaker Plugin
- Process Plugin
- Proxy Ping Plugin
- SNMP Plugin
- VMware Plugin
- Web Status Plugin
- WMI Plugin
- xStats Plugin
- Indicator Type Maps
- Device Types
- Object Types
- Object Subtype Manager
- Calculation Editor
- xStats Source Manager
- User Role Manager
- User Manager
- Session Manager
- Authentication Settings
- Preferences
- Cluster Manager
- Maintenance Windows
- Processes and Logs
- Metadata Schema
- Baseline Manager
- FlowFalcon View Editor
- Map Flow Objects
- FlowFalcon Views
- Flow Rules
- Flow Interface Manager
- MPLS Flow Mapping
- Network Segment Manager
- Flow Protocols and Services
- xStats Log Viewer
- SNMP Walk
- SNMP OID Browser
- MIB Manager
- Work Hours
- Administrative Messages
- Enable Flow Technologies
- Enable JMX
- Enable NBAR
- Enable SNMP
- Enable Web Status
- Enable WMI
- IP SLA
- SNMP
- SevOne Data Bus
- Quality of Service
- Perl Regular Expressions
- Trap Revisions
- Integrate SevOne NMS With Other Applications
- Email Tips and Tricks
- SevOne NMS PHP Statistics
- SevOne NMS Usage Statistics
- Glossary and Concepts
- Map Flow Devices
- Trap v3 Receiver
- Guides
- SevOne Implementation Guide
- SevOne Best Practices Guide - Cluster, Peer, and HSA
- SevOne Installation Guide - Virtual Appliance
- SevOne NMS Installation Guide
- SevOne SAML Single Sign-On Setup Guide
- Access Control Quick Start Guide - SevOne NMS 5.7
- Data Miner Quick Start Guide - SevOne NMS 5.7
- Flow Quick Start Guide - SevOne NMS 5.7
- Group Aggregated Indicators Quick Start Guide - SevOne NMS 5.7
- IP SLA Quick Start Guide - SevOne NMS 5.7
- JMX Quick Start Guide - SevOne NMS 5.7
- LDAP Quick Start Guide - SevOne NMS 5.7
- Metadata Quick Start Guide - SevOne NMS 5.7
- RESTful API Quick Start Guide - SevOne NMS 5.7
- Self-monitoring Quick Start Guide - SevOne NMS 5.7
- SevOne NMS Admin Notifications Quick Start Guide - SevOne NMS 5.7
- SNMP Quick Start Guide - SevOne NMS 5.7
- Synthetic Indicator Types Quick Start Guide - SevOne NMS 5.7
- Topology Quick Start Guide - SevOne NMS 5.7
- VMware Quick Start Guide - SevOne NMS 5.7
- Web Status Quick Start Guide - SevOne NMS 5.7
- WMI Quick Start Guide - SevOne NMS 5.7
- xStats Quick Start Guide - SevOne NMS 5.7
Policy Browser
The Policy Browser enables you to manage policies. A policy is the general framework that enables you to define a threshold for a device group. A threshold is the value that triggers an alert or a trap. The Threshold Browser enables you to define standalone thresholds that apply to a single device.
To access the Policy Browser from the navigation bar, click the Events menu, select Configuration, and then select Policy Browser.
The Welcome Dashboard provides a Policies link to access the Policy Browser.
Filter
Filters enable you to limit the policies that appear in the list. Filters are optional and cumulative.
Options
The Options section provides the following filters.
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Select the Severity check box, then click the drop-down and select a comparison operator. Click the second drop-down and select a severity.
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Click the Enabled drop-down.
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Select Any to display both enabled and disabled policies.
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Select Enabled to display only policies that are enabled.
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Select Disabled to display only policies that are disabled.
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Click the Technology Type drop-down.
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Select All to display all policies.
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Select Flow to display policies that trigger based on flow data.
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Select Metric to display policies that trigger based on non-flow data.
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Search
The Search section allows the search capability based on the following.
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In the Search Text field, enter text that appears in the policy name and/or the policy description and/or the policy folder name and select the corresponding Policy Name and/or Description and/or Policy Folder Name check box.
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In the Search ID field, enter a policy identifier and select the Policy ID option or enter a threshold identifier and select the Threshold ID option.
Specify
The Specify section provides the following filters. Most selections are dependent on the preceding selection.
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Click the Technology type drop-down.
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Select All to display all policies and click the Please select a grouping drop-down.
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Select Device Groups then click the corresponding drop-down and select a device group/device type.
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Select Object Groups then click the corresponding drop-down and select an object group.
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Select Flow to display policies that trigger based on flow data.
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Click the Please select a grouping drop-down.
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Select Device Groups then click the corresponding drop-down and select a device group/device type.
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Select Object Groups then click the corresponding drop-down and select an object group.
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Click the Direction drop-down to choose one of the following options - Any, Ingress, or Egress.
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Click the Aggregated view drop-down and choose an option from the list provided.
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Select Metric to display policies that trigger based on non-flow data.
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Click the Please select a grouping drop-down.
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Select Device Groups then click the corresponding drop-down and select a device group/device type.
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Select Object Groups then click the corresponding drop-down and select an object group.
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The following fields are available when a group is selected.
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Click the Plugin drop-down and select the plugin that polls the indicator for the policy you seek.
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Click the Object Type drop-down and select the object type that contains the indicator.
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Click the Subtype drop-down and select a subtype.
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Click the Indicator drop-down and select the indicator that triggers the policy.
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Buttons
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Click Apply Filter button to apply the filter settings.
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Click Clear Filter button to remove all filters and to display all policies in the list.
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Click on
to collapse or 
to uncollapse the Filter section.
Policy Folder
By default, all policies created are placed in the All Policies > Default folder. As of SevOne NMS 5.7.2.25 release, when you have a setup with a fresh install or an upgrade from SevOne NMS 5.7.2.25 release to any future release, in addition to the Default folder, you also have the Selfmon Alerts folder containing Selfmon policies.
All Policies folder contains all the policies.
Default folder has read-write capabilities.
Selfmon Alerts folder is read-only. Policies in this folder cannot be deleted or moved from this folder to another. However, you can disable a policy if you want to prevent it from generating alerts for it.
All Policies, Default, and Selfmon Alerts folders cannot be renamed or deleted.
Click on 
to create a new folder.
Any folder/sub-folder created under All Policies or Default folders can be renamed.
A folder/sub-folder cannot be deleted if it contains policies. You must delete the policies in the folder/sub-folder before it can be deleted.
New folders added have read-write capabilities and policies can be added or moved into it. To rename the folder name, place the cursor on the folder name and click on 
. You will be prompted to edit the folder name. To delete the folder, place the cursor on the folder name and click on 
. You will be prompted to confirm the deletion of the folder.
The folder to be deleted must contain no policies. You must delete the policies in the folder before a folder can be deleted.
Policies
The list provides the following tools and information.
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Click Create Policy to create a new policy on the Policy Editor.
Create Policy is only available when a folder under Policy Folder > All Policies is selected.
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Select a policy and click on Delete Selected to delete the selected policy.
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The table provides the Search capability.
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The following columns are available.
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ID - Displays the internal identifier for the policy.
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Policy Name - Displays the policy name.
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Description - Displays the policy description.
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Technology Type - Displays Flow for policies triggered by flow data or displays Metric for policies triggered by all other non-flow data.
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Severity - Displays the severity level for alerts the policy triggers.
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Flags - Displays flags when you define the policy to be emailed or to be scheduled.
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- Schedule
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In addition to the data columns, the following controls appear in the Actions column.
or click a policy name - Click to access the Policy Editor page.
- Click to delete the selected policy.
Click 
and select one of the following to either create a new policy or to manage an existing one.
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Select Create Policy to create a new policy on the Policy Editor.
Create Policy is only available when a folder under Policy Folder > All Policies is selected.
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Select Edit to edit an existing policy on the Policy Editor.
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Select Enable Selected to enable the policies you select.
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Select Disable Selected to disable the policies you select. Disabled policies display in light text and do not trigger alerts or traps.
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Select Delete Selected to delete the policies you select.