Querying The Profiler Database (Nsm Procedure); Purging The Profiler Database (Nsm Procedure) - Juniper NETWORK AND SECURITY MANAGER 2010.3 - CONFIGURING INTRUSION DETECTION AND PREVENTION GUIDE REV1 Manual

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Querying the Profiler Database (NSM Procedure)

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Purging the Profiler Database (NSM Procedure)

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Click the Show DB Information icon in the upper right corner to view specific details
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about the Profiler database, including the database size.
Configuring Profiler Options (NSM Procedure) on page 13
Configuring Profiler Database Preferences (NSM Procedure) on page 26
Querying the Profiler Database (NSM Procedure) on page 28
Data discovered by Profiler is stored in a database located on the NSM GUI server. Use
the steps in this procedure to query the Profiler database.
To query records in the database:
Log into the NSM GUI server as the Postgres SQL user. By default, the Postgres SQL
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user is netscreen.
Navigate to the directory where the Profiler DB is located:
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Run any Postgres SQL command. For example, you can type the following command:
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./psql -d profilerDb
Configuring Profiler Database Preferences (NSM Procedure) on page 26
Configuring Profiler Options (NSM Procedure) on page 13
Displaying Profiler Database Information (NSM Procedure) on page 27
Purging the Profiler Database (NSM Procedure) on page 28
Data discovered by Profiler is stored in a database located on the NSM GUI server. When
the database reaches a maximum size (4 GB by default), it begins purging records (oldest
first) automatically. The Profiler stops purging records when it reaches a certain set
minimum size (3 GB by default).
Use the steps in this procedure to purge the Profiler database, if needed.
To change automatic purge settings, from the NSM main menu select Tools > Preferences
and modify the Profiler database settings.
To manually purge the database:
In the NSM Navigation tree, select Investigate > Security Monitor > Profiler.
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Click the Clear All DB icon in the upper right corner.
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Configuring Profiler Options (NSM Procedure) on page 13
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