IBM Proventia Network Enterprise User Manual - page 242
Chapter 18: Enterprise Scanner Logs and Alerts
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Viewing Different Types of Alerts
Introduction
You can locate specific types of alerts by their alert identification numbers (ID#) or by
other filtering options. This topic describes the format of the saved log files and explains
how to save the log.
Searching for alerts
by ID
To search for an alert by ID#:
1. On the Alerts page in Proventia Manager, type the alert ID# in the Search by alert ID#
box.
Tip:
You can copy the ID# from an Alert Event Details window and paste it into the
search box to find all events with that ID#. To see the details window, click the name
of the alert in the Alert Name column.
2. Click Go.
Note:
The search is limited to selected filtering options. Change your filtering options
if you want to search for an alert that is excluded from a selected filtering option.
Searching for alerts
with filtering
options
To search for alerts with filtering options:
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On the Alerts page in Proventia Manager, specify filtering options as follows:
Filter Option
For this filter option…
Please Select
Means that no filter is selected.
Risk Level
Select a risk level:
•
High
•
Medium
•
Low
Alert Name
Type the name of the alert in the Alert Name box.
Alert type
Select an alert type:
•
Enterprise Scanner
•
All Update
•
Update Package
•
Update Install
•
Update Error
•
System
Date and Time
Type the start and end dates in the Start Date and Time and the End Date
and Time boxes. Use the following format:
mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss
Source IP
Type the IP address of the source of the alert in the Source IP box.
Destination IP
Type the IP address of the destination for the alert in the Destination IP
box.
Source and
Destination IP
Type the IP address of the source of the alert and the IP address of the
destination for the alert in the Source IP and Destination IP boxes.
Multiple Values
Specify the filter values you want to use based on the descriptions above.