Navigating the Management Interface

The SRA Web-based management interface allows the administrator to configure the SRA appliance. The management interface contains top level, read-only windows and configuration windows:

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Windows - Displays information in a read-only format.
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Configuration windows - Enables administrator interaction to add and change values that characterize objects. For example, IP addresses, names, and authentication types.

Figure 8 is a sample window in the Web-based management interface. Note the various elements of a standard SRA interface window.

Figure 8. System > Status Page

The following is a sample configuration window:

For descriptions of the elements in the management interface, see the following sections:

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Status Bar
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Accepting Changes
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Navigating Tables
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Restarting
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Common Icons in the Management Interface
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Tooltips in the Management Interface
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Getting Help
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Logging Out

Status Bar

The Status bar at the bottom of the management interface window displays the status of actions executed in the SRA management interface.

Accepting Changes

Click the Accept button at the top right corner of the main window to save any configuration changes you made on the page.

If the settings are contained in a secondary window within the management interface, the Accept button is still available at the top right corner of the window.

Navigating Tables

Navigating tables with large number of entries is simplified by navigation buttons located above the table. For example, the Log > View page contains an elaborate bank of navigation buttons:

Figure 9. Log > View

 

Table 16. Navigation Buttons in the Log View Page

Navigation Button

Description

Find

Allows the administrator to search for a log entry containing the content specified in the Search field. The search is applied to the element of the log entry specified by the selection in the drop-down list. The selections in the drop-down list correspond to the elements of a log entry as designated by the column headings of the Log > View table. You can search in the Time, Priority, Source, Destination, User, and Message elements of log entries.

Exclude

Allows the administrator to display log entries excluding the type specified in the drop-down list.

Reset

Resets the listing of log entries to their default sequence.

Export Log

Allows the administrator to export a log.

Clear Log

Allows the administrators clear the log entries.

Restarting

The System > Restart page provides a Restart button for restarting the SRA appliance.

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NOTE: Restarting takes approximately 2 minutes and causes all users to be disconnected.

Common Icons in the Management Interface

The following icons are used throughout the SRA management interface:

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Clicking on the configure icon displays a window for editing the settings.
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Clicking on the delete icon deletes a table entry.
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Moving the pointer over the comment icon displays text from a Comment field entry.

Tooltips in the Management Interface

Many pages throughout the management interface display popup tooltips with configuration information when the mouse cursor hovers over a check box, text field, or radio button. Some fields have a Help icon that provides a tooltip stating related requirements.

Getting Help

The Help button in the upper right corner of the management interface opens a separate Web browser that displays the main SRA help.

SRA appliances also include online context-sensitive help, available from the management interface by clicking the question mark button on the top-right corner of most pages. Clicking on the question mark button opens a new browser window that displays management page or feature-specific help.

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NOTE: Accessing the SRA appliance online help requires an active Internet connection.

Logging Out

The Logout button in the upper right corner of the management interface terminates the management session.

When you click the Logout button, you are logged out of the SRA management interface and the Web browser is closed.