Status tab

The Status tab displays the current configuration of the selected appliance. If you accessed this tab by clicking the Status tab, you need to select an appliance.

Information displayed on this tab includes:

  • The currently deployed version of the appliance.

  • The update status of the appliance.

  • The installed version and current status of a number of services that are running on the appliance.

Rows in the list may be highlighted in green, yellow, or red to indicate whether the appliance is functioning as expected. The help icon next to an item indicates that more information is available. Click the icon to access the information.

Use appliance selector widget to select an appliance to view. If no appliance is initially selected, click the server Appliance: none selected button and select an appliance from the pop-up.

The quick search field above the list provides fast, as-you-type search. It filters the rows in the list, displaying only those rows that have text, in any field, that matches the query string.

At any time, you can click the Update now reload icon to refresh the appliance data.

Some optional configuration actions for the appliance are available from this page. To access them, click the cogs (multiple actions) icon and then select an action from the pull-down menu. Select Reboot, Retrigger configuration, or Deregister.

Note:

When you need to replace hardware or otherwise need to change an appliance, you must first use the Deregister option to release its license. You can deregister the following appliances:

Data Node

Engine

Sensor

Instead of the cogs (multiple actions) icon, your configuration may display the heartbeat/test icon. Click this icon to access the Sensor test page. Network traffic is created to test the sensor capabilities. Click the Start test button to start the test.

Select appliance pop-up

Use the Select appliance pop-up to select an appliance.

The quick search field above the list provides fast, as-you-type search. It filters the rows in the list, displaying only those rows that have text, in any field, that matches the query string.

Customize the number of rows to be displayed. By default, 20 entries are shown. Use the left arrow (back) and right arrow (forward) icons to navigate through multiple pages.

The appliance list contains the following columns:

Name

The name of the appliance. Typically the name is a combination of the appliance Type and its License.

Click the sort icon in the list header to sort the appliances by name.

Click the checkbox icon beside the Name to select an appliance.

Status

The connection status of the appliance.

Click the sort icon in the list header to sort the appliances by connection.

Type

The type of appliance.

Click the sort icon in the list header to sort the appliances by type.

IP

The IP address of the appliance.

License

Click the sort icon in the list header to sort the appliances by license.

The license of appliance.

Click the plus icon (or anywhere on an entry row) to display the Appliance summary. The summary contains the following entries:

  • Name
  • UUID
  • Type
  • Status
  • License
  • IP

Click the Select appliance button to enable your selection and dismiss the pop-up. Otherwise, click the Close button.