Checking system health using the Central Management System Web UI

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Use the Health Check page to check appliance health and status.

Note

This illustration is from a Network Security appliance, but is representative of IVX appliances as well.

Note

See Deployment verification for details about the information that is displayed when you click Deployment Check at the top of this page.

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To view health and status:
  1. Click the About tab of Central Management System Web UI.

  2. Click Health Check.

    The results of the last check are displayed.

  3. Review the system information.

  4. To update the results, click Refresh Health Check.

The following sections contain descriptions of the information in each area of the page.

Version information

The About > Health Check > Version Information section provides an up-to-date view of the software running on your appliance and compares that with the available software on the Trellix DTI network.

Note

Information about the IPMI version is not displayed for a user that is assigned an Analyst role.

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Information

Description

Software Version

Compares the software version running on the system to the available software on the DTI network. If a newer version exists, administrators are prompted to upgrade the software.

Installed Version

Displays the current software version running on the system.

Available Version

Displays the current software version available on the DTI network.

Content Version

Compares the security content version on the appliance to the available version on the DTI network and displays the status and the version that is currently installed. If a newer version exists, or if an error condition exists, administrators are prompted to take appropriate action.

Last Updated At

Shows the last time the security content was updated.

IPMI Version

Compares the IPMI firmware version running on the system to the available version on the DTI network. If a newer version exists, administrators are prompted to upgrade the firmware.

Installed Version

Displays the current IPMI firmware version.

Available Version

Displays the latest available IPMI firmware version.

Guest images information

The About > Health Check > Guest Images Information section provides an up-to-date view of the guest images installed on your appliance.

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System information

The About > Health Check > System Information status section provides an up-to-date status of your appliance hardware and alerts administrators when problems are found.

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Information

Description

Product Info

Status of whether the appliance is operating normally. If a problem is found in system hardware performance, the administrator is alerted.

Model

The hardware model.

Name

The product name.

Type

The product type.

License

Displays whether the software license has been successfully installed.

Processing Load

Provides analysis of the overall load the system is carrying. If it is nearing capacity, the administrator is alerted.

Average Load

The average processing load handled by the system.

Detection Engine

Displays the status of the detection engine. If the Detection Engine is not running, the administrator is alerted.

VM Analyzing

The number of virtual machines currently analyzing suspect content.

VM Allowed

The maximum number of VMs that can run concurrently to analyze suspect content.

Hardware

The About > Health Check > Hardware section provides status on the appliance’s hardware components.

Note

Information about the disk, RAID, and chassis are not displayed for a user that is assigned an Analyst role.

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Information

Description

Disk

Displays whether the hard disk is online. If a problem is found, the administrator is alerted.

Device State

Displays the current state of the hard disk.

Device Support

Displays the type of device available on the system.

Self Assessment

Indicates whether the disk passed its internal self-tests.

User Capacity

Shows the disk capacity on the disk.

Chassis

Displays status of the hardware chassis. If a problem is found, the administrator is alerted.

Lock

Provides the state of the chassis lock.

Boot Up State

Provides the boot up status.

Power Supply State

Provides the state of the power supply.

RAID

Provides the status of RAID.

Dynamic threat intelligence DTI cloud

The About > Health Check > DTI Cloud section displays the status of the connection between the appliance and the DTI network.

This example is from a Network Security appliance, but is representative of other Trellix appliances as well.

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Information

Description

DTI Client

Shows whether the DTI client is running on the system.

Username

Displays the current user of the system.

Support Updates

Displays the status of the support license.

Security Content

Displays whether security content sharing is enabled on the system.

Sharing

Displays the type of content update license purchased.

Content Updates

Displays the status of the content update license.

Download

Compares the source for software updates such as system images, guest images, and security content to the available download source on the DTI network and displays the status.

Upload

Compares the destination that is used for software uploads to the available upload destination on the DTI network and displays the status.

Last Communication Time

Shows the last time software updates were downloaded and uploaded.

Features

The About > Health Check > Features section displays the status of the features on the appliance.

Note

This example is from a Network Security appliance, but is representative of other Trellix appliances as well.

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Information

Description

Interfaces

The About > Health Check > Interfaces section displays information about each available Ethernet port on the Intelligent Virtual Execution - Server appliance.

Note

The About > Health Check > Interfaces section is not displayed for a user that is assigned an Analyst role.

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Information

Description

Interface

Whether the Ethernet port is up or down.

Auto Negotiation

Whether auto negotiation is enabled.

Duplex

The type of duplex communication used by the Ethernet port.

Link Detected

Whether the Ethernet port is currently linked to another port.

Link Transceiver

The location of the link transceiver used to generate Ethernet traffic.

Link Speed

The maximum data speed available on the Ethernet port.

MAC Address

The MAC address of the Ethernet port.

RX Packet

The number of packets received by the Ethernet port during the life of this connection.

TX Packet

The number of packets transmitted by the Ethernet port during the life of this connection.

TX Packets Dropped

The number of packets that were dropped through Ethernet traffic.