Analyzer 7.

2 Software
Getting Started Guide

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Overview
This Getting Started Guide contains installation procedures and configuration guidelines for
deploying the Dell SonicWALL Analyzer Software on a server on your network. The Analyzer
Software is a Web-based application that can generate dynamic real-time and historical reports
for a complete view of all activity through Dell SonicWALL security appliances.
This getting started guide contains the following sections:

1
Before You Begin on page 4
– System Requirements on page 4
– Record Configuration Information on page 6

2 Introduction to the Management Interfaces on page 8

– Overview of the Two Interfaces on page 8
– Switching Between Management Interfaces on page 9
– UMH System Interface Introduction on page 9
– Management Interface Introduction on page 9

3 Installing and Upgrading on page 13

– Fresh Install Using Universal Management Suite on page 13
– Upgrading From an Earlier Version of Dell SonicWALL Analyzer on page 17

4 Registering and Licensing on page 18

– Registering/Licensing After a Fresh Install on page 18

5 Configuring UMH Deployment Options on page 20

– Configuring the Deployment Role on page 20
– Configuring Deployment Settings on page 21
– Controlling Deployment Services on page 25

6 Provisioning and Adding Units on page 26

– Provisioning a Dell SonicWALL Firewall Appliance on page 26
– Provisioning a Dell SonicWALL SRA SMB Appliance on page 27
– Provisioning a Dell SonicWALL E-Class SRA Series Appliance on page 28
– Provisioning a Dell SonicWALL CDP Appliance on page 29
– Adding Dell SonicWALL Appliances on page 29

7 Support on page 31
– Related Technical Documentation on page 31
– Live Product Demos on page 32

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 Chapter 1
Before You Begin

See the following sections for information about system requirements for the Dell SonicWALL
Analyzer Software:
• System Requirements on page 4
• Record Configuration Information on page 6

System Requirements
The Dell SonicWALL Analyzer Software comes with a base license to manage either 5, 10, or
25 nodes. You can purchase additional licenses on MySonicWALL. For more information on
licensing additional nodes, visit:
http://www.sonicwall.com/us/Products_Solutions.html

Note Dell SonicWALL Analyzer Software is not supported on laptops or tablets.

Before installing, review the requirements in the following sections:

Operating System Requirements

The Dell SonicWALL Analyzer Software supports the following operating systems:
• Windows Server 2012 Standard 64-bit
• Windows Server 2008 SBS R2 64-bit
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard 64 bit
• Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit
• Windows Server 2003 64-bit (SP2)
• Windows 8 32-bit and 64-bit
• Windows 7 64-bit

Tip For best performance and scalability, it is recommended to use a 64-bit Windows operating
system. Bundled databases run in 64-bit mode on 64-bit Windows operating systems. All
listed operating systems are supported in both virtualized and non-virtualized environments.

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Hardware for Windows Server
Please use the Capacity Calculator 2 to determine the hardware requirements for your
deployment.

Note A Windows 64-bit operating system with a minimum RAM of 8-GB is highly recommended
for better performance of reporting modules. Please read the Capacity Planning and
Performance Tuning appendix in the GMS 7.1 Administrator’s Guide.

MySQL Requirements
Dell SonicWALL Analyzer Software automatically installs MySQL as part of the base installation
package. Separately installed instances of MySQL are not supported with Analyzer.

Java Requirements
Download and install the latest version of the Java 7 plug-in on any system that accesses the
Analyzer 7.1 management interface. This can be downloaded from:
www.java.com
or
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

Browser Requirements
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 or higher (Do not use Compatibility Mode)

Note Internet Explorer version 10.0 in Metro interfaces of Windows 8 is currently not supported.

• Mozilla Firefox 16.0 or higher

• Google Chrome 18.0 or higher (recommended browser for dashboard real-time graphics
display)

Network Requirements
To complete the Dell SonicWALL Analyzer Software deployment process documented in this
Getting Started Guide, the following network requirements must be met:
• The Analyzer Software server must have access to the Internet
• The Analyzer Software server must have a static IP address
• The Analyzer Software server’s network connection must be able to accommodate at least
1 KB/s for each device under management. For example, if Dell SonicWALL Analyzer
Software is monitoring 100 Dell SonicWALL appliances, the connection must support at
least 100 KB/s.
Depending on the configuration of Dell SonicWALL log settings and the amount of traffic
handled by each device, the network traffic can vary dramatically. The 1 KB/s for each device
is a general recommendation. Your installation requirements may vary, please refer to the
Capacity Calculator 2.

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Dell SonicWALL Appliance and Firmware Support
Dell SonicWALL Platforms Dell SonicWALL Firmware Version

Firewall / VPN
SuperMassive 10000 Series SonicOS 6.0 or newer

SuperMassive 9000 Series SonicOS 6.1 or newer

NSA Series SonicOS 5.0 or newer

TZ Series SonicOS Enhanced 3.2 or newer

SonicOS Standard 3.1 or newer

PRO Series SonicOS Enhanced 3.2 or newer

CSM Series SonicOS CF 2.0 or newer

Secure Remote Access

SMB SRA Series SonicOS SSL-VPN 2.0 or newer (management)
SonicOS SSL-VPN 2.1 or newer (reporting)

E-Class SRA Series SRA 9.0 or newer

Backup and Recovery

CDP Series CDP 2.3 or newer (management)
CDP 5.1 or newer (reporting)

Note Appliances running firmware newer than this Analyzer release can still be managed and
reports can still be generated. However, the new features in the firmware release will be
supported in an upcoming release of Analyzer.

Record Configuration Information

Before continuing, record the following configuration information for your reference.

SMTP Server Address: The IP address or host name of your Simple Mail
Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server. For example,
mail.emailprovider.com.

HTTP Web Server Port: The number of your Web server port if custom-
ized. The default port is 80.

HTTPS Web Server Port: The number of your secure (SSL) Web server port
if customized. The default port is 443.

Administrator Email 1: The email address of a Analyzer administrator

who will receive email notifications.

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 Administrator Email 2: The email address of an additional Analyzer
administrator who will receive email notifications.
This field is optional.

Sender Email Address: The email address from which the email notifica-
tions will be sent.

Database User: The MySQL user name for the database adminis-
trator. This is not required when using the bundled
database on this server.*

Database Password: The MySQL password for the database adminis-

trator. This is not required when using the bundled
database on this server.*

*This information is needed if Microsoft SQL Server is used, or in the case of a distributed deployment.

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 Chapter 2
Introduction to the Management
Interfaces

This section describes the two Dell SonicWALL Analyzer Software management interfaces. An
almost identical URL is used when accessing either the Analyzer Software management
interface or the Universal Management Host system interface, but the URL is modified to
specify either “sgms” or “appliance”.
See the following sections:
• Overview of the Two Interfaces on page 8
• Switching Between Management Interfaces on page 9
• UMH System Interface Introduction on page 9
• Management Interface Introduction on page 9

Overview of the Two Interfaces

The Analyzer Software Universal Management Suite (UMS) installs two separate management
interfaces:
• Dell SonicWALL Universal Management Host (UMH) System Management Interface –
Used for system management of the host server, including registration and licensing,
setting the admin password, selecting the deployment role, and configuring other system
settings.
To access the UMH system management interface on the default HTTP port using a
browser on the host server, use the URL:
http://localhost/appliance/
From another system, access the UMH system management interface with the URL:
http://<IP address>:<port>/appliance/
If you are using the standard HTTP port, 80, it is not necessary to append the port number
to the IP address.
• Dell SonicWALL Analyzer Management Interface – Used to access the Analyzer
application that runs on the Windows server. This interface is used to configure Analyzer
management of Dell SonicWALL appliances, including creating policies, viewing reports,
and monitoring networks, and for configuring Analyzer administrative settings.
Access the Analyzer Software management interface with one of the following URLs:
http://localhost/sgms/
or
http://<IP address>:<port>/sgms/

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Switching Between Management Interfaces
On systems deployed in the All In One role, the “SuperAdmin” user can easily switch between
the UMH system management interface and the Analyzer Software management interface. The
SuperAdmin is the master administrator for the entire Analyzer Software installation.
When logged in to either interface, the SuperAdmin can switch to the login page of the
other interface by clicking the Switch button in the top right corner of the page. The
Switch button is only visible for users with SuperAdmin privileges.

UMH System Interface Introduction

The Dell SonicWALL UMH system interface is used for system management of the Dell
SonicWALL Analyzer Software instance, including registration and licensing, setting the admin
password, configuring database settings, selecting the deployment role, and configuring other
system settings.
When installing the Dell SonicWALL Universal Management Suite on a host, a Web server is
installed to provide the system management interface. The system interface is available by
default at http://localhost/appliance/ after restarting the system.
The login screen allows you to securely login to the Dell SonicWALL UMH system interface
using your system user ID and password.

Note The admin account on the system interface can have a different password than the admin
account for Analyzer Software.

Management Interface Introduction

Analyzer Software is a Web-based application for configuring and gathering reports from
thousands of Dell SonicWALL Internet security appliances and non-Dell SonicWALL
appliances, all from a central location. This section provides an introduction to the main
elements of the Web-based management interface. This section contains the following
subsections:
• Login Screen on page 10
• Dashboard on page 10
• Management Interface on page 11
• Description of Managed Appliance States on page 12

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Login Screen
The login screen allows you to securely login to Analyzer Software using your Analyzer
application user ID and password. The Analyzer Software management interface is available
by default at http://localhost/sgms/ after completing registration.

Dashboard
The Dashboard control bar provides top-of-the page menu items for customizing the settings of
this page. When the Dashboard loads after the Analyzer Software login, the control bar is
displayed and then becomes hidden until you place your mouse cursor at the top of the page
as shown below. You can lock the control bar by clicking on the “pin the control bar” icon.

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Management Interface
The Analyzer Software management interface is the main control panel. The management
interface allows you to add and modify appliances, perform monitoring and reporting tasks, and
configure Analyzer Software settings.

The management interface offers the following navigation features:

• Navigation Tabs on page 11
• Left Pane on page 11
• Center Pane on page 12
• Right Pane on page 12

Navigation Tabs
The management interface navigation tabs are located at the top of the management interface.
The navigation tabs are: Dashboard, Firewall, SRA, CDP, and Console. The Console tab
provides tools to customize options found in the other Analyzer tabs and to manage Analyzer
Software settings that affect the environment globally.

Left Pane
The left pane of the management interface provides a tree control that displays the current
Analyzer Software view and a list of managed appliances within the current tab. The left pane
is only displayed for the Firewall, SRA, and CDP appliance tabs. The current category and view
are indicated by a blue highlighting. The left pane tree control provides the ability to switch
between views and displays the current state of each appliance under management. A single
box in the tree control indicates a node at appliance or unit level. Two boxes in the tree control

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 indicates a node at a group level. A global node at the top of the tree control is indicated by a
three-box icon. The color and additional images superimposed on these icons provide useful
status information. For detailed information about appliance states, refer to Description of
Managed Appliance States on page 12.

Note If there is only one appliance visible in the Left Pane, then the Left Pane will automatically
collapse to present a larger screen for the rest of the UI.

Center Pane
The center pane displays in the appliance tabs: Firewall, SRA, and CDP. A navigational tree
control that provides access to the configuration options available based on navigational tab
and left pane selections. The Reports sub-tab provides reporting on the global or appliance
level, and is only available for Firewall, SRA, and CDP.
The current selection in the center pane is indicated by the highlighted item. The center pane
options change based on the navigational tab and left pane selections, and selections in the
center pane modify the display in the right pane.

Right Pane
The right pane displays the available status or tasks based on the current selection of
navigational tab, left pane and center pane options. Configurations performed in the right pane
modify global or appliance settings.

Description of Managed Appliance States

This section describes the meaning of icons that appear next to managed appliances listed in
the left pane of the Dell SonicWALL Analyzer Software management interface.

Appliance
Status Description
One blue box indicates that the appliance is operating normally. The appliance is
accessible from the Analyzer Software, and no tasks are pending or scheduled.

Three blue boxes indicate that all appliances in the global group of this type (Fire-
wall/SRA/CDP) are operating normally.

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 Chapter 3
Installing and Upgrading

This section provides procedures for a installing the Dell SonicWALL Analyzer Software and
upgrading the Dell SonicWALL Analyzer Software from a previous version. The Analyzer
Software can only be configured for a single server.

Note You must disable the User Account Control (UAC) feature on Windows before running the
Dell SonicWALL Analyzer Software installer. In addition, disable Windows Firewall or your
personal firewall before running this installer.

This section contains the following subsections:

• Fresh Install Using Universal Management Suite on page 13
• Upgrading From an Earlier Version of Dell SonicWALL Analyzer on page 17

Fresh Install Using Universal Management Suite

In Dell SonicWALL Analyzer, all software components related to GMS and Analyzer, including
the MySQL database, executable binary files for all Analyzer services, and other necessary
files, are installed using the Universal Management Suite single-binary installer. All GMS and
Analyzer files are installed as the Universal Management Suite, but no distinction is made
between GMS and Analyzer during the installation. The initial installation phase takes just a few
minutes for any type of installation, such as GMS server, Analyzer server, database server, or
any other role.
To perform a fresh install of the Universal Management Suite from the single binary installer,
perform the following steps:

Step 1 Log on to your Dell SonicWALL Analyzer management computer as administrator (Windows).
Launch the Dell SonicWALL Universal Management Suite installer, by right-clicking the file
sw_gmsvp_win_eng_7.2.xxxx.xxxx.exe (where “xxxx” represent the exact version numbers)
and select Run as administrator. It may take several seconds for the InstallAnywhere self-
extractor to initialize.

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 Step 2 In the Introduction screen, click Next.

Step 3 In the License Agreement screen, select the radio button next to I accept the terms of the
License Agreement. Click Next.

Step 4 Select the path to the folder where you would like to install the files. You can accept the default
path, C:\GMSVP, type in a new path, or click the Choose button to navigate to the selected
folder. When you are finished, click Next.

Note Do not include spaces in the installation path.

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Step 5 In the Universal Management Suite Settings screen, select or type in the IP address to which
the Dell SonicWALL Analyzer services should bind to listen for inbound TCP, UDP, SNMP,
syslog, or other packets. The installer detects and offers radio buttons for any IP addresses
associated with the system. The default is your management computer IP address. To use a
different IP address, select Other and type the IP address into the field. Click Next.
Step 6 To use a custom port for HTTP or HTTPS traffic to the system’s Web Server, type the port
number into the HTTP Port or HTTPS Port field.
If you receive the message “Cannot bind to the port number specified. Please specify a different
one,” the port you specified is in use by another program, for example, Internet Information
Services (IIS). Specify a different, unused port, such as 8080.

Tip If you specify a custom port, you will need to modify the URLs you use to access GMS by
using the following format:
http://localhost:<port>/ (to login from the local host)
or
http://<ipaddress>:<port>/ (to login from a remote location)

For example, if you specified HTTP port 8080, the URLs would look like this:
http://localhost:8080/ (for a local host login)
or
http://10.0.93.20:8080/ (for a remote login)

Step 7 Click Install.

Step 8 If you see a Windows Security Alert for Java, click Unblock.

Step 9 The installer displays a progress bar as the files are installed. Wait a few minutes for the
installer to finish installing.

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 Step 10 After the files are installed, whether or not the system has a Personal Firewall such as Windows
Firewall enabled, a dialog is displayed notifying you to either disable the firewall or manually
open the syslog and SNMP ports, and to ensure that these ports are open on your network
gateway or firewall if you plan to use HTTPS Management mode for managing remote
appliances (instead of Management Tunnel or Existing Tunnel modes). It also mentions that it
you have AntiVirus software running on your system, you need to exclude the folders
associated with this product from being scanned by the AntiVirus Software. Click OK. Be sure
to adjust the settings as recommended.

Step 11 The Important Registration Information screen provides the URL and credentials to use to log
into the Analyzer Universal Management Host system interface after restarting your system:
• The default URL for accessing the interface from the local system is:
http://localhost:80/
• The default credentials are:
User name—admin
Password—password
To register a Analyzer Software installation, use the 12-character serial number that you
received when you purchased this product.
Step 12 Click Next.
Step 13 In the Installation Complete screen, select Yes, restart my system to restart your system
immediately, or select No, I will restart my system myself to restart your system later. Click
Done.
Step 14 After restarting your system, you can access the Dell SonicWALL UMH system interface to
register the product and configure the Analyzer server settings on this system.
Access the Analyzer Software UMH system interface by either clicking on the new desktop
shortcut for Dell SonicWALL Universal Management Suite (your default Web browser will
launch http://localhost/appliance/login), or by pointing your browser at http://localhost/.
Step 15 Log in using the these credentials:
username—admin
password—password
You will be prompted to change your password.

Note You are forced to change your password the first time you login.

To register and license Dell SonicWALL Analyzer Software, see Registering/Licensing After a
Fresh Install on page 18.

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Upgrading From an Earlier Version of Dell
SonicWALL Analyzer
You can use the Dell SonicWALL UMS installer to upgrade the Dell SonicWALL Analyzer
Software.
It is highly recommended that you backup your database, Analyzer installation folders, and the
“<Analyzer installation folder>\conf\sgmsConfig.xml” file on the Analyzer server prior to
performing the Analyzer Software upgrade.
To upgrade the Dell SonicWALL Analyzer Software, perform the following steps:

Step 1 Log on to your Dell SonicWALL Analyzer management computer as administrator (Windows).
Launch the Dell SonicWALL Universal Management Suite installer, by double-clicking the file
sw_gmsvp_win_eng_7.2.xxxx.xxxx.exe (where “xxxx” are the exact version numbers). It
may take several seconds for the InstallAnywhere self-extractor to initialize.
Step 2 In the Introduction screen, click Next.
Step 3 In the License Agreement screen, select the radio button next to I accept the terms of the
License Agreement. Click Next.
Step 4 Wait while the installer prepares to install Dell SonicWALL UMS on your system.
Step 5 Click Install to upgrade your installation.
Step 6 The Installer detects the previous installation of Analyzer Software. Click Install to proceed with
the upgrade.
Step 7 If you see a Windows Security Alert for Java, click Unblock.
Step 8 The installer displays a progress bar as the files are installed. Wait a few minutes for the
installer to finish installing.
Step 9 After the files are installed, whether or not the system has a Personal Firewall such as Windows
Firewall enabled, a dialog is displayed notifying you to either disable the firewall or manually
open the syslog and SNMP ports, and to ensure that these ports are open on your network
gateway or firewall if you plan to use HTTPS Management mode for managing remote
appliances (instead of Management Tunnel or Existing Tunnel modes). Click OK. Be sure to
adjust the settings as recommended.
Step 10 The final installer screen contains the path of the installation folder, and warns you that the
Universal Management Suite Web page will be launched next. Click Done.

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 Chapter 4
Registering and Licensing

All instances of the Dell SonicWALL Analyzer Software must be registered and licensed before
use. This requirement applies to single server deployments, to fresh or upgraded installations,
and to Software installations on Windows servers or to Dell SonicWALL UMA appliances.

Registering/Licensing After a Fresh Install

The Analyzer Software registration is performed using the Dell SonicWALL Universal
Management Host (UMH) system interface. When installing the Universal Management Suite
on a server or host, a Web server is installed to provide the UMH system interface. The system
interface is available by default after restarting the system at: http://localhost/.
On Dell SonicWALL appliances that send reporting data to the Analyzer, Analyzer is licensed
and activated separately from the Dell SonicWALL appliances. MySonicWALL provides a way
to associate Dell SonicWALL appliances with the Analyzer instance installed on the Windows
system. Licensing your Analyzer application requires:
• A MySonicWALL account—allows you to manage your Dell SonicWALL products and
purchase licenses for various services. Creating a MySonicWALL account is fast, simple,
and free. Simply complete an online registration form directly from your Dell SonicWALL
security appliance management interface. Your MySonicWALL account is also accessible
at https://www.mysonicwall.com from any Internet connection with a Web browser. Once
you have an account, you can purchase Dell SonicWALL Analyzer and other licenses for
your registered Dell SonicWALL security appliances.
• A registered Dell SonicWALL security appliance with active Internet connection—you
need to register your Dell SonicWALL security appliance to activate Analyzer. Registering
your Dell SonicWALL security appliance is a simple procedure done directly from the
management interface. Once your Dell SonicWALL security appliance is registered, you
can activate Dell SonicWALL Analyzer by using an activation key or by synchronizing with
mysonicwall.com.

Note MySonicWALL registration information is not sold or shared with any other company.

To register and license Analyzer Software on a server, perform the following steps:

Step 1 Double-click the Dell SonicWALL Universal Management Suite desktop icon or open a Web
browser and enter http://localhost/ to launch the UMH system interface.

Note If you specified a custom port (a port other than the default port 80), modify the URL as
follows: http://localhost:<port>/

For example, if you specified port 8080, the URL would be: http://localhost:8080/.

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Step 2 The login page loads by default in English, type admin in the User field, and password in the
Password field and then click Submit.
Analyzer Software includes language support for English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese,
Traditional Chinese. Click the language of your choice at the bottom of this page.

Step 3 The Login page reloads to force a password change. Type a new password into both the New
Password and Confirm New Password fields, and then click Submit.
Step 4 If the software detects that the Windows Firewall is enabled on the system, a warning dialog
box is displayed on top of the System > Status page. To receive syslog and SNMP packets,
either disable the Windows Firewall or configure it to open these ports (default syslog port is
UDP 514 and default SNMP port is UDP 162). When ready, click OK.
Optionally, you can select the Perform this check after 30 days checkbox if you do not plan
to disable the Windows Firewall immediately, and do not wish to see this warning every time
you login. The check for Windows Firewall cannot be disabled completely, and if you leave it
running you will see this alert after the 30-day delay. You can repeat the delay as many times
as needed.

Step 5 On the System > Status page, the Registration Pending notification across the top of the
screen indicates that the system is not registered, the Serial Number status is UNKNOWN, and
the License status displays Not Licensed. To begin registration, click the Register button in
the top, right corner.
Step 6 On the License Management page, type your MySonicWALL user name and password into the
appropriate fields and then click Submit.

Note If you do not have a MySonicWALL account, you must create one before continuing.

Step 7 In the next License Management page, type ANALYZER (all capital letters) into the Serial
Number field and leave the Authentication Code fields blank.
Step 8 Type a friendly name for the system into the Friendly Name field. The friendly name is
displayed on MySonicWALL to more easily identify the installation on this system.
Step 9 Click Submit, the License Management page displays a completion screen.
Step 10 Click Continue, the License Management page displays license summary information.
When registration is complete, the Deployment > Roles page is displayed. Although there is
only one possible role for a Analyzer Software deployment, you must still configure certain
fields on this page and then click Update to fully activate the application. For instructions on
configuring these settings, see the Configuring UMH Deployment Options on page 20.

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 Chapter 5
Configuring UMH Deployment Options

The Analyzer single server configuration (default) is an All in One role and is the only role
available for Analyzer. All services of Analyzer run on a single server, including the MySQL
database. The role assigned to your Dell SonicWALL Analyzer Software defines the Dell
SonicWALL Universal Management Suite services that it will provide. The following Dell
SonicWALL Universal Management Suite services run in the Analyzer “All in One” system:
• Database
• Reports Database
• Reports Scheduler
• Reports Summarizer
• Scheduler
• Syslog Collector
• Update Manager
• Web Server

Configuring the Deployment Role

In a Analyzer Software installation, the Deployment > Roles page provides a way to configure
the syslog port and the database settings, and to test database connectivity.

To configure the deployment role, perform the following:

Step 1 To set the syslog port, enter the port number into the Syslog Server Port field.
Step 2 Under Database Configuration, to provide credentials with which Analyzer Software will access
the database, enter the account user name into the Database User field

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 Step 3 Enter the account password into both the Database Password and Confirm Database
Password fields.
Step 4 Additionally, you can enter a Database Driver file name and the Database URL for an explicit
directory path location.
Step 5 To test connectivity to the database server, click the Test Connectivity button. A pop-up
message displays the database connectivity status.

Step 6 When finished, click Update to apply the changes. To revert the fields on the page to their
default settings, click Reset.

Configuring Deployment Settings

This section describes the UMH/UMA Deployment > Settings page, used for Web port, SMTP,
and SSL access configuration.
The Deployment > Settings page is identical in both the UMH and UMA management
interfaces, except for the left navigation pane which shows the Network menu item on the UMA.
See the following sections:
• Configuring Web Server Settings on page 22
• Configuring SMTP Settings on page 23
• Configuring SSL Access on page 24

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Configuring Web Server Settings
Web Server Settings configuration is largely the same on any role:

Step 1 Navigate to Deployment > Settings > Web Server Settings in the /appliance management
interface.

Step 2 To use a different port for HTTP access to the Dell SonicWALL Analyzer Software, type the port
number into the HTTP Port field. The default port is 80.
Step 3 If you enter another port in this field, the port number must be specified when accessing the
appliance management interface or Analyzer Software management interface. For example, if
port 8080 is entered here, the appliance management interface would be accessed with the
URL: http://<IP Address>:8080/appliance/.
Step 4 To use a different port for HTTPS access to the Dell SonicWALL Analyzer Software, type the
port number into the HTTPS Port field. The default port is 443.
Step 5 If you enter another port in this field, the port number must be specified when accessing the
appliance management interface or Analyzer Software management interface. For example, if
port 4430 is entered here, the appliance management interface would be accessed with the
URL: https://<IP Address>:4430/appliance/.
Step 6 Click the Enable HTTPS Redirection checkbox to redirect HTTP to HTTPS when accessing
the Analyzer management interface.
Step 7 In the Public IP text-field, enter the public IP or FQDN of the outside web services.
Step 8 When you are finished configuring the Web Server Settings, click the Update button.

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Configuring SMTP Settings
The SMTP Configuration section allows you to configure an SMTP server name or IP address,
a sender email address, and an administrator email address. You can test connectivity to the
configured server.
To configure SMTP settings:

Step 1 Navigate to the Deployment > Settings page under the SMTP Configuration section.

Step 2 Type the FQDN or IP address of the SMTP server into the SMTP server field.
Step 3 If the SMTP server in your deployment is set to use authentication, click the Use
Authentication checkbox. This option is necessary for all outgoing Analyzer emails to properly
send to the intended recipients. Enter the username in the User field, and enter/confirm the
password in the Password and Confirm Password fields. This is the username/password that
is used to authenticate against the SMTP server.
Step 4 Type the email address from which mail will be sent into the Sender address field.
Step 5 Type the email address of the system administrator into the Administrator address field.
Step 6 In the Email send timeout field, enter a timeout interval (in minutes). If the server does not
respond within the specified interval, the Email send action is stopped and an error is reported.
Step 7 To test connectivity to the SMTP server, click Test Connectivity.
Step 8 To apply your changes, click Update.

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Configuring SSL Access
The SSL Access Configuration section allows you to configure and upload a custom Keystore/
Certificate file for SSL access to the GMS appliance, or select the default local keystore.
To configure SSL access:

Step 1 Navigate to the Deployment > Settings page under SSL Access Configuration section.

Step 2 Select the Default radio button to keep, or revert to, the default settings, where the default GMS
Web Server certificate with 'gmsvpserverks' keystore is used.
Step 3 Select the Custom radio button to upload a custom keystore certificate for GMS SSL access.
Step 4 In the Certificate file field, click the Choose File button to select your certificate file.
Step 5 In the Certificate Key file field, click the Choose File button to select your certificate key file.
Step 6 Type the password for the certificate into the Certificate password field.
Step 7 Click the View button to display details about your certificate.
Step 8 Click the Update button to submit your changes.

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Controlling Deployment Services
The Deployment > Services page provides a list of the services that are running on your
system as part of Analyzer Software. It also provides a way to stop or start any of the services.

To stop a service that is currently Enabled, select the checkbox for that service and then click
Disable/Stop.
To start a service that is currently Disabled, select the checkbox for that service and then click
Enable/Start.
To restart a service that is either Enabled or Disabled, select the checkbox for that service and
then click Restart.

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 Chapter 6
Provisioning and Adding Units

After installation, registration, and role configuration, the next steps in setting up your Dell
SonicWALL Analyzer Software are provisioning Dell SonicWALL appliances to support
Analyzer and adding them to the Dell SonicWALL Analyzer. All Dell SonicWALL appliances
must be provisioned before adding them to the Dell SonicWALL Analyzer. Make sure the
provisioned Dell SonicWALL appliances have a valid Analyzer license, one Analyzer license for
each Dell SonicWALL appliance.
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Provisioning a Dell SonicWALL Firewall Appliance on page 26
• Provisioning a Dell SonicWALL SRA SMB Appliance on page 27
• Provisioning a Dell SonicWALL E-Class SRA Series Appliance on page 28
• Provisioning a Dell SonicWALL CDP Appliance on page 29
• Adding Dell SonicWALL Appliances on page 29

Provisioning a Dell SonicWALL Firewall Appliance

To provision a Dell SonicWALL firewall appliance to support Analyzer, perform the following:

Step 1 Log in to the firewall appliance. Navigate to the Log > Syslog page.
Step 2 In Syslog Servers, click the Add button.
Step 3 Enter the Analyzer IP address to start sending syslogs. The Analyzer service should be
activated. Set the log in UTC format and log category.

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 Step 4 Navigate to the System > Time page, and enable the Display UTC in logs (instead of local
time) checkbox.

Provisioning a Dell SonicWALL SRA SMB Appliance

To provision a Dell SonicWALL SRA SMB appliance for Dell SonicWALL Analyzer, perform the
following:

Step 1 Log in to the SRA SMB appliance. Navigate to the Log > Analyzer page.
Step 2 In Analyzer Settings, click the Enable Analyzer checkbox.
Step 3 Click the Add button to add the Analyzer IP address, this starts sending syslogs.

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 Step 4 Navigate to the System > Time page, and enable the Display UTC in logs (instead of local
time) checkbox.

Provisioning a Dell SonicWALL E-Class SRA Series

Appliance
Currently there is no Analyzer settings implementation in SonicWALL E-Class SRA series
appliances. To add Analyzer reporting support, use the Additional ViewPoint settings in the
General Settings > Configure Centralized Management screen. And enter the Analyzer IP
address and port number to start sending syslog.

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Provisioning a Dell SonicWALL CDP Appliance
Currently there is no Analyzer settings implementation in Dell SonicWALL CDP appliances. To
add Analyzer reporting support, use the Analyzer settings in the Settings > SMB screen. In
Active Report, select the Enable checkbox. And enter the Analyzer IP address and port number
to start sending CDP syslog.

Adding Dell SonicWALL Appliances

This section describes how to add Dell SonicWALL appliances to the Dell SonicWALL Analyzer.
Analyzer Software checks with the Dell SonicWALL licensing server when you add an
appliance, so it is important that Dell SonicWALL Analyzer has Internet access to the server.
Analyzer Software can communicate with Dell SonicWALL appliances through HTTP or
HTTPS.
To add a Dell SonicWALL appliance using the Analyzer Software management interface,
perform the following:

Step 1 Click the appliance tab that corresponds to the type of appliance that you want to add:
• Firewall
• SRA
• CDP
Step 2 Expand the Analyzer Software tree and select the group to which you will add the Dell
SonicWALL appliance. Then, right-click the group and select Add Unit from the pop-up menu.
To not specify a group, right-click an open area in the left pane (TreeControl pane) of the
Analyzer Software management interface and select Add Unit or click the Add Unit icon in the
tool bar.

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 The Add Unit dialog box appears:

Step 3 Enter a descriptive name for the Dell SonicWALL appliance in the Unit Name field.
Do not enter the single quote character (‘) in the Unit Name field.
Step 4 Enter the serial number of the Dell SonicWALL appliance in the Serial Number field.
Step 5 Enter the IP address of the Dell SonicWALL appliance in the IP Address field.
Step 6 Enter the administrator login name for the Dell SonicWALL appliance in the Login Name field.
Step 7 Enter the password used to access the Dell SonicWALL appliance in the Password field.
Step 8 For Access Mode, select from the following:
Step 9 The Dell SonicWALL appliance will be connected with HTTPS by default.
Step 10 Enter the port used to connect to the Dell SonicWALL appliance in the Management Port field
(default port for is HTTPS: 443).
Step 11 Click OK. The new Dell SonicWALL appliance appears in the Analyzer management interface.
It will have a yellow icon that indicates it has not yet been successfully acquired.
Step 12 Analyzer will then attempt to set up an HTTPS connection to access the appliance. Analyzer
then reads the appliance configuration and acquires the Dell SonicWALL appliance for
reporting. This will take a few minutes.

Note After the Dell SonicWALL appliance is successfully acquired, its icon turns blue, its
configuration settings are displayed at the unit level, and its settings are saved to the
database.

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 Chapter 7
Support

Related Technical Documentation

Dell SonicWALL reference documentation is available at the Dell SonicWALL Technical
Documentation Online Library:
http://www.sonicwall.com/us/Support.html
Dell SonicWALL Analyzer video training is available from the Analyzer Development Team:
http://software.sonicwall.com/gmsvp/Dev-Training/
The Dell SonicWALL Analyzer 7.2 documentation set includes the following:
• Dell SonicWALL Analyzer 7.2 Release Notes
• Dell SonicWALL Analyzer 7.2 Software Getting Started Guide
• Dell SonicWALL Analyzer 7.2 Virtual Appliance Getting Started Guide
• Dell SonicWALL Analyzer 7.2 Administrator’s Guide

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Live Product Demos
Get the most out of your Analyzer with the complete line of Dell SonicWALL products. The Dell
SonicWALL Live Demo Site provides free test drives of Dell SonicWALL security products and
services through interactive live product installations:

• UTM/Firewall/VPN
• Continuous Data Protection
• SSL VPN Secure Remote Access
• Content Filtering
• Email Security
• GMS and Analyzer
For further information, visit:
http://livedemo.sonicwall.com/

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