Symantec Security 5600 Series, Security 5400 Series,Clientless VPN 4400 Series, Administration Manual

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506 Generating reports
Viewing validation reports
Viewing validation reports
When you activate configuration changes, your configurations are validated against security gateway
rules. When activation fails, a validation report is created. You can use this report to locate and fix
specific problems.
Prerequisites
Complete the following task before beginning this procedure:
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“Saving and activating configuration changes” on page 59
To view a validation report
1 In the SGMI, on the Reports menu, click Validation .
In the Validation Report dialog box, the report displays the configuration errors.
If activation completed with no reported problems, this report simply says “No error or warning in
validation.”
2 To preserve the report, you can select the text and copy it to the clipboard. You can then paste it to
a document for later use in resolving your problems.
Related information
None.
Upgrade reports
Upgrades generate report messages for all configuration modifications made during the upgrade.
These messages are categorized into the following four priorities:
Service Group Displays all configured service groups. Covered information includes the group’s
description, protocols, applied ratings, and any additional parameters.
Services Shows the current status of key daemons and services. Gateway services interact with
other security gateway processes. Information reported is specific to the service
described.
Time Period Shows any defined time restrictions available for use. Fields include the starting and
ending time, day, and year.
User Account Shows configured static users. Fields include the name, authentication type, and
description.
User Group Details all user group settings.
VPN Tunnel Displays all configured gateway-to-gateway and client-to-gateway VPN tunnels.
Information displayed includes the VPN policy, local and remote endpoints, local and
remote gateways, and description.
VPN Tunnel Policy Lists all of the VPN policies currently configured, including the respective parameters
of each. It also covers the global IKE policy.
Table 13-8
Configuration reports categories (Continued)
Report Description
Action Describes changes that you have to modify to ensure proper gateway functionality, such as
an authentication method that is no longer supported.
Refer to the S ymantec Gateway Security 5000 Series v3.0 Installation Guide for detailed
information about upgrades .