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This chapter describes the viewer applets and options dialog that the WSA Explorer Client provides:
The following sections give detailed information about the Audit Log Viewer:
All actions performed by the WSA Audit Processor are logged for each run that it performs.
The Audit Log Viewer allows users to browse this log and manually intervene to correct discrepancies between the physical and database view of the networks being audited.
To invoke the WSA Audit Log Viewer, select Tools->Audit Log from the WSA Explorer Client menu bar, as shown in Figure 6-1, "Audit Log Viewer Invocation".
A new Audit Log Viewer appears. Choose an audit run from the top list and the lower list fills with the results of that audit run, as shown in Figure 6-2, "Audit Log Viewer".
Only the most recent audit run and results, which are denoted by the folder symbol, can be used to modify the database, as described in the section Audit Log ViewerSetting Action and the section Audit Log ViewerApproving Actions.
 | Caution When an Audit Log Viewer is open, closing all WSA Explorer windows does NOT exit the application. This is deliberate, because the user may want to only have an Audit Viewer window running. However, care should be taken to close this viewer when it is no longer required. |
The Audit Log can be filtered by the object type by selecting an item from the drop down list boxes, as shown in Figure 6-3, "Selecting an Object Type Filter".
Audit result entries can be tagged so that the WSA Control system modifies the WSA database to match what exists in the physical network.
To tag one or more entries for modification, select the entries to be modified and activate Modify DB from the item menu, as shown in Figure 6-4, "Setting the Modify Tag".
When audit result entries have been tagged to be modified, the modification must be authorized before the WSA Control System performs the modification.
To authorize one or more entries tagged for modification, select the entries to be authorized and activate Approved on the item menu, as shown in Figure 6-5, "Approving Modifications".
The following sections give detailed information about the Event Log Viewer:
All actions performed by users of the WSA Client Applications and by the WSA Control System and Audit Processor are logged.
The Event Log Viewer allows users to browse this log and filter by date, time, event class, and event type and automatically refresh the list and/or view the most recent events.
To invoke the WSA Event Log Viewer, select Tools->Event Log from the WSA Explorer Client menu bar, as shown in Figure 6-6, "Event Log Viewer Invocation".
A new Event Log Viewer appears, as shown in Figure 6-7, "Event Log Viewer".
| Caution When an Event Log Viewer is open, closing all WSA Explorer windows does NOT exit the application. This is deliberate, because the user may want to only have an Event Log Viewer window running. However, care should be taken to close this viewer when it is no longer required. |
The event log can be filtered by the type and/or the class of the event by selecting an item from the drop-down list boxes, as shown in Figure 6-8, "Selecting an Event Type Filter", and Figure 6-9, "Selecting an Event Class Filter".
The supported event types are generated by the following sources:
In addition to filtering by event type and class, the date range that is used to search for events can be adjusted to suit your requirements.
The end dates for the list can be selected by pressing the button next to the current date and selecting a new date from the popup date selector, as shown in Figure 6-10, "Choosing a New Date".
If Now is checked, the list refresh always goes up to the current date and time at the instant the refresh takes place. To set an explicit end date for the list, uncheck Now and select an appropriate value.
The slider bars next to the date and time fields can be used to adjust the time when the listed events start and/or finish, as shown in Figure 6-11, "Adjusting the List Start Time".
The default date and time range is from 00:00 on the day the Event Viewer was invoked to the time of the last refresh, as shown in Figure 6-12, "Default Date Range".
The event log list can be refreshed by clicking on Refresh, or by setting a timer by checking Refresh at and setting the interval to a suitable number of seconds, as shown in Figure 6-13, "Setting the Refresh Interval".
If Now is checked, whenever the list is refreshed, either on a timer or by pressing Refresh, the To date of the date range is updated to match the time of the refresh.
If Auto is checked, as shown in Figure 6-14, "Allowing Auto Refresh", and any change is made to the filter, date range of most recent event count, the list automatically refreshes. If Auto is unchecked, refreshes occur manually by pressing Refresh.
By checking Show the and setting the most recent event count to a suitable level, the list always displays a short list of the most recent events that can easily be monitored in a small window, as shown in Figure 6-15, "Viewing the Most Recent Events".
To purge all entries from the event log prior to a supplied date, press Purge and a date selection dialog appears, as shown in Figure 6-16, "Choosing the Purge Start Date".
Select the date up to which you want to purge. (The default date is one day prior to the current date.) Then press OK to select that date, or press Cancel to close the dialog and cancel the purge operation.
If you selected a date to purge to, a confirmation dialog appears, as shown in Figure 6-17, "Purge Confirmation".
Press Yes to purge the event log to this date, or press No to cancel the purge operation.
The following sections give detailed information about Options:
The only option available in the current version of WSA is to set your login password.
To invoke the WSA Options Dialog, select Tools->Options from the WSA Explorer Client menu bar, as shown in Figure 6-18, "Options Invocation".
An Options dialog appears, as shown in Figure 6-19, "Options Dialog".
To set your password, enter your existing password and your new password, with confirmation, in the appropriate entry fields, as shown in Figure 6-20, "Setting Your Password".
Press Apply to set the new password. Press OK to set the new password and close the dialog. Press Cancel to close the dialog and leave your password as it is.
If the existing password that you supply is incorrect, a warning dialog appears, as shown in Figure 6-21, "Password Error".
Your new password must be between 8 and 16 characters inclusive. If it is too short, a warning dialog appears, as shown in Figure 6-22, "Password Too Short".
If the password that you enter is too long, a warning dialog appears, as shown in Figure 6-23, "Password Too Long".
If the new password and its confirmation do not match, a warning dialog appears, as shown in Figure 6-24, "Password Confirmation Error".
The following sections give detailed information about Template Viewer:
WSA uses templates to define configuration parameters for nodes, cards, ports, net links, and connections. Creation, modification, and deletion of templates is done with the WSA System Administration Client (refer to Cisco WAN Service Administrator System Administrator Reference).
The Template Viewer allows users to examine the templates that are currently available, but does not facilitate modification of these templates.
To invoke the WSA Template Viewer, select Tools->Templates from the WSA Explorer Client menu bar, as shown in Figure 6-25, "Template Viewer Invocation".
A Template Viewer dialog appears, as shown in Figure 6-26, "Template Viewer".
WSA supports templates for nodes, cards, ports, net links, and connections. To select a template type, select an item from the drop-down list box, as shown in Figure 6-27, "Selecting a Template Type".
Connection templates are used by the WSA Control System to determine the Quality of Service (QOS) parameters to pass in the connection creation commands it generates for provisioning connections in the network.
To view the parameters set for a specific connection template, select the template name from the template list, and the parameter list is populated with the defined QOS parameters for this template, as shown in Figure 6-28, "Connection Parameters".
Posted: Fri Apr 23 14:13:27 PDT 1999
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