User manual JUNIPER NETWORKS NETWORK AND SECURITY MANAGER NSMXPRESS QUICK START REV1

[. . . ] Network and Security Manager NSMXpress Quick Start November 17, 2010 Revision 1 NSMXpress is an appliance version of Network and Security Manager (NSM). NSMXpress simplifies the complexity of network administration by providing a single, integrated management interface that controls device parameters. This robust hardware management system installs in minutes with full high availability (HA) support, making it easy to scale and deploy. Enterprise customers with limited resources can benefit significantly from NSMXpress because it eliminates the need to have dedicated resources for maintaining a network and security management solution. [. . . ] You configure SNMP on the NSMXpress appliances with access credentials for either SNMP v2c or SNMP v3. NSMXpress supports read-only access to the System Descriptor (sysDescr) and Host Resource MIB. This section provides instructions for configuring NSMXpress for SNMP monitoring. You must provide access credentials for the SNMP server, a list of IP addresses from which logon requests will be accepted, and the trap conditions to be reported to the SNMP server. To configure SNMP monitoring of your NSMXpress appliance, select System Administration > SNMP Monitoring. This window contains the tabs described in the following sections: · · · SNMP Configuration on page 28 SNMP System Information on page 29 SNMP Trap Configuration on page 30 SNMP Configuration To configure SNMP: 1. Select System Administration > SNMP Monitoring. 2. Select the SNMP Config tab, which is shown in Figure 32 on page 29. 28 Copyright © 2010, Juniper Networks, Inc. Managing System Administration Figure 32: Configuring SNMP 3. Provide authentication information: · · If you selected SNMP v2c, enter a username. NSMXpress implements a single username and password, which is effective only for SNMP communication and is not related to any other username and password used on the NSMXpress appliance. 5. To limit SNMP Get requests to specific servers, select Only, and then enter the IP addresses of the permitted servers. 6. Click Save. SNMP System Information To configure SNMP system information: 1. Select System Administration > SNMP Monitoring. 2. Select the System Info tab, which is shown in Figure 33 on page 29. Figure 33: Configuring SNMP System Information 3. Enter the following information, which is required for any SNMP-managed device: · · Contact--Contact information for the appliance. Location--Location of the appliance. Copyright © 2010, Juniper Networks, Inc. 29 NSMXpress Quick Start · Description--A brief description of the appliance. 4. Click Save. SNMP Trap Configuration To configure SNMP trap conditions: 1. Select System Administration > SNMP Monitoring. 2. Select the SNMP Traps tab, which is shown in Figure 34 on page 30. Figure 34: Configuring SNMP Traps 3. In the Manager IP field, enter the IP address of the SNMP management server. Select from the following trap conditions: · Disk space low Enter the percentage of free disk space below which SNMP issues a trap. · Memory low Enter the percentage of free memory below which SNMP issues a trap. · CPU high Enter the percentage of CPU use over which SNMP issues a trap. · · · NSM start/stop Admin Logon/Logoff External IP unreachable Enter the IP address of the required device. 5. Click Save. 30 Copyright © 2010, Juniper Networks, Inc. Managing System Administration Forwarding Syslog Messages NSMXpress provides a simple mechanism for configuring syslog messaging between the NSMXpress appliance and a syslog receiver running rsyslog, syslog-NG, or basic syslog. This mechanism simplifies choosing syslog receivers, data sources of the messages you want to log, and the message transport used. For the type of message transport, you can choose among TCP, SSL, and UDP. SSL adds security to TCP; if you select SSL, NSMXpress creates a secure tunnel to the syslog receiver. [. . . ] See Figure 50 on page 47. Figure 50: Juniper Tech Support Viewing System Information Use the System Information menu item to display information about the server, including CPU load and memory use, as shown in Figure 51 on page 48. Copyright © 2010, Juniper Networks, Inc. 47 NSMXpress Quick Start Figure 51: System Information List of Technical Publications Table 5 on page 48 describes the documentation for NSMXpress and NSM. Table 5: Network and Security Manager Publications Book Network and Security Manager Installation Guide Description Describes the steps to install the NSM management system on a single server or on separate servers. It also includes information on how to install and run the NSM user interface. This guide is intended for IT administrators responsible for the installation or upgrade of NSM. Describes how to use and configure key management features in the NSM. [. . . ]