Managing Collection Channels

Scenario

This topic describes how to perform the following operations: Adding a Collection Channel, Viewing Collection Channels, Editing a collection channel, Deleting a collection channel, and Enabling/Disabling/Restarting a Collection Channel.

Adding a Collection Channel

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner of the page and choose Security & Compliance > SecMaster.
3. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Workspaces > Management. In the workspace list, click the name of the target workspace.
   Figure 1 Workspace management page
   

4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Settings > Collection Management. On the Collection Management page, click the Collection Channels tab.
   Figure 2 Collection channel management tab page
   

5. Add a channel group.
   1. On the collection channel management page, click next to Group list.
   2. Enter a group name and click .

   To edit or delete a group, hover the cursor over the group name and click the edit or deletion icon.

6. On the right of the group list, click Add.
7. On the displayed page, in the Basic Configuration phase, configure basic information.

   Table 1 Basic configuration parameters

   Parameter		Description
   Basic Information	Channel Name	User-defined collection channel name.
   	Channel grouping	Select the group to which the collection channel belongs.
   	(Optional) Description	(Optional) Enter the description of the collection channel.
   Source Configuration	Source Name	Select the source name of the collection channel. After you select a source, the system automatically generates the information about the selected source.
   Destination	Destination Name	Select the destination name of the collection channel. After you select a source, the system automatically generates the information about the selected source.

8. After the basic configuration is complete, click Next in the lower right corner of the page.
9. On the parser configuration page, select a parser to view its details.

   If no parser is available or you want to create a parser, choose Create to create a parser. For details, see Managing Parsers.

10. After the parser is configured, click Next in the lower right corner of the page.
11. On the Select Node page, click Add. In the Add Node dialog box displayed, select a node and click OK.
    • Running parameters: After a node is added, if you want to configure parameters for the added node, perform the following steps:
      1. In the node list, locate the row that contains the target node, and click Running Parameters in the Operation column.
      2. Click Add Configuration and set Key and Value.
    • Removing a node: To remove an added node, locate the row that contains the target node, click Remove in the Operation column.

12. After the running node is selected, click Next in the lower right corner of the page.
13. On the Channel Details Preview page, confirm the configuration and click OK.

Viewing Collection Channels

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner of the page and choose Security & Compliance > SecMaster.
3. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Workspaces > Management. In the workspace list, click the name of the target workspace.
   Figure 3 Workspace management page
   

4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Settings > Collection Management. On the Collection Management page, click the Collection Channels tab.
   Figure 4 Collection channel management tab page
   

5. On the Collection Channels page, view the detailed information about collection channels.

   Table 2 Collection channel parameters

   Parameter	Description
   Channel Groups	List of collection channel groups and group names.
   Channel Name	Name of the collection channel.
   Connection Information	Collect channel connection information
   Created By	Creator of the collection channel
   Health Status	Health status of the collection channel
   Receive Rate	Receive rate of the collection channel
   Transmit Rate	Transmit rate of the collection channel
   Configuration Status	Configuration status of the collection channel
   Channel Instances	Number of collection channels
   Running Status	Running status of a collection channel
   Operation	You can edit and stop collection channels.

Editing a collection channel

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner of the page and choose Security & Compliance > SecMaster.
3. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Workspaces > Management. In the workspace list, click the name of the target workspace.
   Figure 5 Workspace management page
   

4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Settings > Collection Management. On the Collection Management page, click the Collection Channels tab.
   Figure 6 Collection channel management tab page
   

5. In the collection channel list, locate the row that contains the target channel, click More > Edit in the Operation column. The Edit Collection Channel page is displayed.
6. On the displayed page, in the Basic Configuration phase, configure basic information.

   Table 3 Basic configuration parameters

   Parameter		Description
   Basic Information	Channel Name	User-defined collection channel name.
   	Channel grouping	Select the group to which the collection channel belongs.
   	(Optional) Description	(Optional) Enter the description of the collection channel.
   Source Configuration	Source Name	Select the source name of the collection channel. After you select a source, the system automatically generates the information about the selected source.
   	Destination Name	Select the destination name of the collection channel. After you select a destination, the system automatically generates the information about the selected destination.

7. After the basic configuration is complete, click Next in the lower right corner of the page.
8. On the parser configuration page, select a parser to view its details.

   If no parser is available or you want to create a parser, choose Create to create a parser. For details, see Managing Parsers.

9. After the parser is configured, click Next in the lower right corner of the page.
10. On the Select Node page, click Add. In the Add Node dialog box displayed, select a node and click OK.
    • Running parameters: After a node is added, if you want to configure parameters for the added node, perform the following steps:
      1. In the node list, locate the row that contains the target node, and click Running Parameters in the Operation column.
      2. Click Add Configuration and set Key and Value.
    • Removing a node: To remove an added node, locate the row that contains the target node, click Remove in the Operation column.

11. After the running node is selected, click Next in the lower right corner of the page.
12. On the Channel Details Preview page, confirm the configuration and click OK.

Deleting a collection channel

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner of the page and choose Security & Compliance > SecMaster.
3. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Workspaces > Management. In the workspace list, click the name of the target workspace.
   Figure 7 Workspace management page
   

4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Settings > Collection Management. On the Collection Management page, click the Collection Channels tab.
   Figure 8 Collection channel management tab page
   

5. In the collection channel list, locate the row that contains the target channel, click More > Delete in the Operation column.
   

   You can delete a collection channel only when it is stopped.

6. In the displayed dialog box, click OK.

Enabling/Disabling/Restarting a Collection Channel

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner of the page and choose Security & Compliance > SecMaster.
3. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Workspaces > Management. In the workspace list, click the name of the target workspace.
   Figure 9 Workspace management page
   

4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Settings > Collection Management. On the Collection Management page, click the Collection Channels tab.
   Figure 10 Collection channel management tab page
   

5. In the collection stream management list, locate the row that contains the target stream and click Enable, Stop, or Restart in the Operation column.
6. In the displayed dialog box, click OK.