Appendix E Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting the IDM

d.Click the Cache tab.

e.Click Clear.

Step 3 If you have Java Plug-in 1.4.x installed:

a.Click Start > Settings > Control Panel > Java Plug-in 1.4.x.

b.Click the Advanced tab.

c.Under Java Runtime Environment, select JRE 1.3.x from the drop-down menu.

d.Click the Cache tab.

e.Click the Browser tab.

f.Deselect all browser check boxes.

g.Click Clear Cache.

Step 4 Delete the temp files and clear the history in the browser.

Cannot Launch the IDM-the Analysis Engine Busy

Error Message Error connecting to sensor. Failed to load sensor-errNotAvailable-Analysis Engine is busy. Exiting IDM.

Possible Cause This condition can occur if the Analysis Engine in the sensor is busy getting ready to perform a task and so does not respond to the IDM.

Recommended Action Wait for a while and try again to connect.

The IDM, Remote Manager, or Sensing Interfaces Cannot Access the Sensor

If the IDM, a remote manager, or sensing interfaces cannot access the sensor, but you can access the sensor CLI using SSH or Telnet (if enabled), follow these steps:

Step 1 Make sure the network configuration allows access to the web server port that is configured on the sensor:

sensor# setup

--- System Configuration Dialog ---

At any point you may enter a question mark '?' for help.

User ctrl-c to abort configuration dialog at any prompt.

Default settings are in square brackets '[]'.

Current Configuration:

service host network-settings

host-ip 192.168.1.2/24,192.168.1.1 host-name sensor

 

 

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IPS4520K9 specifications

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