GetBulkRequest

The GetBulkRequest minimizes the number of protocol exchanges and lets the SNMPv2 manager request that the response is large as possible.

The GetBulkRequest PDU has two fields that do not appear in the other PDUs: non-repeaters and max-repetitions. The non-repeaters field specifies the number of variables in the variable-bindings list for which a single-lexicographic successor is to be returned. The max-repetitions field specifies the number of lexicographic successors to be returned for the remaining variables in the variable-bindings list.

If at any point in the process, a lexicographic successor does not exist, the endofMibView value is returned with the name of the last lexicographic successor, or, if there were no successors, the name of the variable in the request.

If the processing of a variable name fails for any reason other than endofMibView, no values are returned. Instead, the responding entity returns a response PDU with an error-status of genErr and a value in the error-index field that is the index of the problem object in the variable-bindings field.

Job Scheduler

You can use WebUI to access cron and schedule regular jobs. You can configure the jobs to run at the dates and times that you specify, or at startup.

Configuring Job Scheduler - WebUI

To schedule jobs:

1. In the tree view, click System Management > Job Scheduler.
2. Click Add. The Add A New Scheduled Job window opens.
3. In Job Name, enter the name of the job. Use alphanumeric characters only, and no spaces.
4. In command to Run, enter the name of the command. The command must be a UNIX command.
5. Below Schedule, select the frequency (Daily, Weekly, Monthly, At startup) for this job. Where relevant, enter the Time of day for the job, in the 24 hour clock format.
6. Click OK. The job shows in the Scheduled Jobs table.
7. In E-mail Notification, enter the email to receive the notifications.

   Note - You must also configure a Mail Server.

8. Click Apply.

To delete scheduled jobs

1. In the tree view, click System Management > Job Scheduler.
2. In the Scheduled Jobs table, select the job to delete.
3. Click Delete.
4. Click OK to confirm, or Cancel to abort.

To edit the scheduled jobs:

1. In the tree view, click System Management > Job Scheduler.
2. In the scheduled Jobs table, select the job that you want to edit.
3. Click Edit. The Edit Scheduled Job opens.
4. Enter the changes.
5. Click Ok.

Configuring Job Scheduler - CLI (cron)

add cron job VALUE command VALUE recurrence daily time VALUE

add cron job VALUE command VALUE recurrence monthly month VALUE days VALUE time VALUE

add cron job VALUE command VALUE recurrence weekly days VALUE time VALUE

add cron job VALUE command VALUE recurrence system-startup

delete cron all

delete cron job VALUE

delete cron mailto

set cron job VALUE command VALUE

set cron job VALUE recurrence daily time VALUE

set cron job VALUE recurrence monthly month VALUE days VALUE time VALUE

set cron job VALUE recurrence weekly days VALUE time VALUE

set cron job VALUE recurrence system-startup

set cron mailto VALUE

show cron job VALUE command

show cron job VALUE recurrence

show cron jobs

show cron mailto

job

Mail Notification

Mail notifications (also known as Mail Relay) allow you to send email from the Security Gateway. You can send email interactively or from a script. The email is relayed to a mail hub that sends the email to the final recipient.

Mail notifications are used as an alerting mechanism when a Firewall rule is triggered. It is also used to email the results of cron jobs to the system administrator.

Gaia supports these mail notification features:

• Presence of a mail client or Mail User Agent (MUA) that can be used interactively or from a script.
• Presence of a Sendmail-like replacement that relays mail to a mail hub by using SMTP.
• Ability to specify the default recipient on the mail hub.

Gaia does not support these mail notification features:

• Incoming email.
• Mail transfer protocols other than outbound SMTP.
• Telnet to port 25.
• Email accounts other than admin or monitor.

Configuring Mail Notification - WebUI

To configure mail notifications recipient:

1. In the tree view, click System Management > Mail Notification.
2. In The Mail Server field, enter the server. For example: mail.example.com
3. In the User Name field, enter the user name. For example: user@mail.example.com
4. Click Apply.

Configuring Mail Notification - CLI (mail-notification)

set mail-notification server VALUE

set mail-notification username VALUE

show mail-notification server

show mail-notification username

show mail-notification server

Mail notification server: mail.company.com

Messages

You can configure Gaia to show a Banner Message and a Message of the Day to users when they log in.

Configuring Messages - WebUI

To configure messages:

1. In the tree view, click System Management > Messages.
2. To enter a Banner message, select Banner message.
3. To enter a Message of the day, select Message of the day.
4. Enter the messages.
5. Click Apply.

Configuring Messages - CLI (message)

Description

Set or show a banner message or a message of the day.

Syntax and Examples

To define a new banner message or message of the day:

set message banner <on|off> msgvalue <banner>

set message motd <on|off> msgvalue <message>

Examples:

set message banner on msgvalue "This system is private and confidential"

set message motd on msgvalue "Hi all- no changes allowed today"

To enable or disable the banner message:

set message banner on

set message banner off

To enable or disable the message of the day:

set message motd on

set message motd off

To show the messages:

show message all

show message banner

show message motd

To show if the messages are enabled or disabled:

show message all status

show message banner status

show message motd status

To delete the messages:

The delete command deletes the user defined message, not the default message. To prevent a message being shown, turn off the message.

1. Delete the configured message

   delete message banner
delete message motd

   This deletes the configured messages, and replace them with the default messages.

2. Disable the default messages:

   set message banner off
set message motd off

To make multi-line banner message or message of the day:

You can add a line to an existing message. If you delete the message, all lines are deleted, and replaced with the default message. To add a line to an existing message:

set message banner on line msgvalue <message> 

set message motd on line msgvalue <message> 

Examples:

set message banner on line msgvalue Welcome

set message motd on line msgvalue "System maintenance today"

Session

Manage inactivity timeout (in minutes) for the command line shell and for the WebUI.

Configuring the Session - WebUI

1. In the tree view, click System Management > Session.
2. Configure the Inactivity Timeout for the Command Line Shell.
3. Configure the Inactivity Timeout for the WebUI.

Configuring the Session - CLI (inactivity-timeout)

set inactivity-timeout VALUE

show inactivity-timeout

inactivity-timeout

Core Dumps

A Gaia core dump consists of the recorded status of the working memory of the Gaia computer at the time that a Gaia process terminated abnormally.

When a process terminates abnormally, it produces a core file in the /var/log/dump/usermode directory.

If the /log partition has less than 200 MB, no dumps are created, and all dumps are deleted to create space. This prevents core dumps filling the /log partition.

Configuring Core Dumps - WebUI

To configure core dumps, enable the feature and then configure parameters.

To configure core dumps:

1. Open the System Management > Core Dumps page.
2. Configure the Core Dump parameters.
3. Click Apply.

Core Dump Parameters

Configuring Core Dumps -CLI (core-dump)

set core-dump enable

set core-dump disable

set core-dump total VALUE

set core-dump per_process VALUE

show core-dump total

show core-dump per_process

total VALUE

per_process VALUE

System Configuration

Before you can configure IPv6 addresses and IPv6 static routes on a Gaia Security Management Server or Security Gateway you must:

1. Enable IPv6 support for the Gaia operating system and firewall product.
2. Install an IPv6 license on the Security Management Server and enable it.
3. Create IPv6 objects in SmartDashboard.
4. Create IPv6 firewall rules in SmartDashboard.

Configuring the IPv6 Support - WebUI

1. In the tree view, click System Management > System Configuration.
2. In the IPv6 Support area, click: On.
3. Click Apply.