Introduction : Overview of GMS
Unit Node
From the Unit node of the Policies panel, changes you make are only applied to the selected SonicWALL appliance. To open the Unit node, click a SonicWALL appliance in the left pane of the GMS management interface. The Status page for the SonicWALL appliance appears.
From the Unit node on the Reports Panel, you can generate real-time and historical reports for the selected SonicWALL appliance.
As you navigate the GMS management interface, you can generate graphical reports and view detailed log data for the selected SonicWALL appliance. For more information, refer to Reports Panel .
As you navigate the GMS management interface with a single SonicWALL appliance selected and make changes, those changes are broken down into configuration tasks and sent to the selected SonicWALL appliance.
As GMS processes the tasks, the SonicWALL appliance might be down or offline. When this occurs, GMS spools the task and reattempts the update later.
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NOTE: Depending on the page that you are configuring, the SonicWALL appliance might automatically restart. We recommend scheduling the tasks to run when network activity is low. To determine if a change requires restarting, refer to the configuration instructions for that task.
Unit Node Status Page
The Unit Node Status page contains a list of statistics for the selected SonicWALL appliance:
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SonicWALL Model—specifies the model of the SonicWALL appliance. If the unit is not registered, “Not Registered” appears instead of a model number.
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Serial Number—specifies the serial number of the SonicWALL appliance.
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Number of LAN IPs allowed—specifies the number of IP addresses that are allowed on the LAN.
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DMZ Port—specifies whether the SonicWALL appliance has a DMZ port.
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CPU—specifies the CPU used in the SonicWALL appliance.
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VPN Upgrade—specifies whether the SonicWALL is licensed for a VPN upgrade.
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VPN Clients—specifies whether the SonicWALL is licensed for VPN Clients.
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Firmware Version—specifies the version of the firmware installed on the SonicWALL appliance.
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Content Filter Subscription List/Service—specifies whether the SonicWALL appliance is licensed for a Content Filter List subscription.
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Anti-Virus Subscription—specifies whether the SonicWALL appliance has an anti-virus subscription.
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Extended Warranty—specifies whether the SonicWALL appliance has an extended warranty.
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SonicWALL Status—specifies the operational status of the SonicWALL appliance.
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Tasks Pending—specifies whether the SonicWALL appliance has any pending tasks.
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Agent Assigned—specifies the IP address of the GMS agent server that is the primary agent managing the SonicWALL appliance.
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Standby Agent—specifies the IP address of the peer GMS that acts as the backup agent for this SonicWALL appliance. If the primary agent fails, this GMS server begins managing the appliance.
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Managed using Management Tunnel—specifies if the SonicWALL appliance is being managed by SonicWALL GMS using the management VPN tunnel.
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Fetch Uptime—the Uptime parameter indicates how long the SonicWALL has been running since the last time it was powered up or restarted. To display the current uptime setting at the unit level for the selected SonicWALL, click Fetch Uptime.