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Under
Tech Support Log Download
, click
Initiate
next to the appropriate component.
Once initiated, the log is generated and uploaded to the vShield Manager. This might take several
seconds.
5
After the log is ready, click the
Download
link to download the log to your PC.
The log is compressed and has the proprietary file extension
.blsl
. You can open the log using a
decompression utility by browsing for
All Files
in the directory where you saved the file.
Back Up vShield Manager Data
You can use the
Backups
option to back up vShield Manager data. See
Chapter 7, “Backing Up vShield
Manager Data,”
on page 37.
View vShield Manager System Status
The
Status
tab displays the status of vShield Manager system resource utilization, and includes the software
version details, license status, and serial number. The serial number must be registered with technical support
for update and support purposes.
To view the system status of the vShield Manager
1
Click
Settings & Reports
from the vShield Manager inventory panel.
2
Click the
Configuration
tab.
3
Click
Status
.
4
(Optional) Click
Version Status
to review the current version of system software running on your vShield
components.
The
Update Status
tab appears. See
“View the Current System Software”
on page 35.
Add an SSL Certificate to Identify the vShield Manager Web Service
You can generate or import an SSL certificate into the vShield Manager to authenticate the identity of the
vShield Manager web service and encrypt information sent to the vShield Manager web server. As a security
best practice, you should use the generate certificate option to generate a private key and public key, where
the private key is saved to the vShield Manager.
To generate an SSL certificate
1
Click
Settings & Reports
from the vShield Manager inventory panel.
2
Click the
Configuration
tab.
3
Click
SSL Certificate
.
4
Under Generate Certificate Signing Request, enter the following information:
Field
Description
Common Name
Enter the name that matches the site name. For example, if the IP address of vShield
Manager management interface is 192.168.1.10, enter
192.168.1.10
.
Organization Unit
Enter the department in your company that is ordering the certificate.
Organization Name
Enter the full legal name of your company.
City Name
Enter the full name of the city in which your company resides.
State Name
Enter the full name of the state in which your company resides.
Country Code
Enter the two-digit code that represents your country. For example, the United States
is
US
.
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