WatchGuard Technologies SSL VPN manual Viewing System Statistics

Viewing System Statistics

To obtain SNMP data for the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway through Multi Router Traffic Grapher (in UNIX)

1Configure the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway to respond to SNMP queries as discussed in “To enable logging of SNMP messages” on page 139.

2Create Multi Router Traffic Grapher configuration files in /etc/mrtg.

Each configuration file specifies the object identifiers that the grapher daemon is to monitor, specifies the target from which to obtain SNMP data, and defines the grapher output.

The Multi Router Traffic Grapher configuration file

3Modify /etc/crontab to perform an SNMP query every five minutes, resulting in graphed data. The various .cfg files listed generate a separate output.

4View the output in a Web browser.

The grapher stores HTML output in the Workdir specified in the configuration file. The output filename that corresponds to the configuration file in Step 2 is vpn.myorg.com.tcpcurrestab.html.

Viewing System Statistics

To obtain general system statistics, select the VPN Gateway Cluster tab and then click the Statistics tab.

The statistical information provides an overview of the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway and includes:

•Length of time the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway has been running.

•Memory usage.

•Maximum and used connections. Maximum connections represent the number of licenses that are available for use with the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway.

•Logon information for both the full client and kiosk clients.

Monitoring Firebox SSL VPN Gateway Operations

The Firebox SSL VPN Gateway includes a variety of standard Linux monitoring applications so that you can conveniently access the applications from one location. With the exception of the Real-time Moni- tor, written by Firebox SSL, the applications are included in the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway under the GNU public license.

The monitoring applications are located in the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway Administration Desktop. The icons across the bottom left of the screen provide single-click access to the six monitoring tools. In the

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