Monitoring System Activity

Chapter 7

 

Viewing Server Activity & Statistics

4Using the Message Type checkboxes, specifythe typesof messages you want to view.

Table 11 describes the six types of messages available. To view Aurorean Virtual Network server activity, select Problem Notification, Alarm, and/or Alert messages. To view activity for an individual Aurorean user, select Activity Trace, Authentication, and/or Accounting messages.

 

Table 11 Message Types

 

 

Message Type

Explanation

 

 

Problem Notification

Typicallythesemessagesindicate aremote client connection

 

problem which Aurorean Client’s Prescriber feature

 

diagnosed and reported. These messages are generated by

 

the APS or ANG, not Aurorean users.

 

 

Alarm

These messages are generated when an error count

 

threshold has been crossed and an alarm condition is

 

imminent. These messages are generated by the APS or

 

ANG, not Aurorean users.

 

 

Alert

These messages notify you when a significant error occurs

 

with a service running on a Aurorean Virtual Network system

 

or a general problem that is preventing the server from

 

operating normally. These messages are generated by the

 

APS or ANG, not Aurorean users.

 

 

Activity Trace

These messages cover a wide range of Aurorean user

 

activity, includingsuccessful authentications, VPN user name

 

changes, and Prescriber session reports. If you select this

 

type, you must enter a Aurorean user’s name in the

 

Username field.

 

 

Authentication

These messages provide a detailed trace of challenge and

 

response activity during the authentication process. If you

 

select this type, you must enter a Aurorean user’s name in

 

the Username field.

 

 

Accounting

These messages track the login and logout activity of

 

individual Aurorean users, including statistical data reported

 

by the Aurorean application, and other connection statistics

 

such as the ISP name, POP phone number, and connection

 

speed. If you select this type, you must enter a Aurorean

 

user’s name in the Username field.

 

 

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