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User Guide for Cisco Security Manager 4.4
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Chapter 1 Getting Started with Security Manager
Using the JumpStart to Learn About Security Manager
Using the JumpStart to Learn About Security Manager
The JumpStart is an introduction to Security Manager. It describes and illustrates the major concepts of
using the product. Use the jumpstart to explore Security Manager features and capabilities.
The JumpStart opens automatically when you first launch Security Manager. To get to the JumpStart
while you are working with Security Manager, select Help > JumpStart from the main menu in
Configuration Manager.
The JumpStart contains the following navigation features:
•A table of contents, which is always visible in the upper right corner. Click an entry to open its page.
At what stage are the
CLI commands for my
configuration changes
generated?
When initiating
deployment.
When initiating
deployment.
When creating a
deployment job.
How do I delete my
current changes?
Select Tickets >
Discard Ticket to
discard the
currently-open ticket, or
select the ticket in the
Ticket Manager and
click Discard.
If you have already
started deploying
devices, abort the
deployment by selecting
the job in the
Deployment Manager
and clicking Abort.
Select File > Discard.
If you have already
started deploying
devices, abort the
deployment by selecting
the job in the
Deployment Manager
and clicking Abort.
Select Activities >
Discard Activity to
discard the
currently-open activity,
or select the activity in
the Activity Manager
and click Discard.
If you already created a
deployment job, select
the job in the
Deployment Manager
and click Discard. If the
job has already been
deployed, you can abort
the job by selecting
Abort.
Can multiple users log
into Security Manager
at the same time?
Yes. Each user can open
a different ticket and
make configuration
changes. A single user
can log in multiple
times, but the user must
open separate tickets.
Yes, but only if each one
has a different
username. If a user with
the same username logs
into Security Manager,
the first user is
automatically logged
out.
Yes. Each user can open
a different activity and
make configuration
changes. A single user
can log in multiple
times, but the user must
open separate activities.
What if another user is
configuring the devices
I want to configure?
You will receive a message indicating that the devices are locked. See
Activities and Locking, page 4-3.
Table1-1 Comparison Between Workflow Mode and Non-Workflow Mode in Configuration
Manager (Continued)
Question
Non-Workflow Mode
with Ticket
Management Enabled
Non-Workflow Mode
with Ticket
Management Disabled Workflow Mode