Resource Package Deployment Wizard

If you have created a package of resources and saved it on a network drive, you can use the Resource Package Deployment Wizard to deploy the resources manually to a service or a service group without subscribing to the resources. NetWitness accepts packages in .nwp files or .zip files.

Deploying resources manually deploys them directly to the services without taking advantage of the powerful resource management capabilities of NetWitness.

If you want to receive notification and updates for updated resources and be able to easily remove resources from a service, you must subscribe to resources in the Live Search view and deploy the resources in the Live Configure view.

Note: Use NetWitness Live to create resource bundles; this is a different application that is not part of NetWitness. Selecting Package > Create in the Live Search - Matching Resources toolbar displays the Content Package Tool window. You can choose resources to include in a package and save the package as a NetWitness Package File.

The required permission to access this view is Deploy Live Resources.

To access this view:

  1. Go to netwitness_configureicon_24x21.png (Configure) > Live Content.

  2. In the Live Search - Matching Resources toolbar, select netwitness_packagebtn.png > Deploy.

    The Resource Package Deployment wizard is displayed.

    netwitness_packagedeploy.png

Features

The Deployment Wizard has five tabs: Package, Resources, Services, Review and Deploy.
Use Close to exit before you complete the wizard.

When you complete the wizard, NetWitness returns to the Live Resources View.

Package Tab

You use this tab to select a resource bundle from your network in this page.

This is an example of the Package tab, with a resource bundle already selected.

netwitness_choosepackage.png

The following table describes the elements in the Package tab.

Column Description

Resource Bundle

The input field to specify a resource bundle. You can type a path in this field or search using the netwitness_browsebtnlive.png button.

Command Buttons

Browse

This button opens a File Upload dialog in which you can browse the local file system and select a bundle.

Cancel

Cancels the deployment and closes the wizard.

Next

Displays the next tab of the wizard.

Resources Tab

This tab displays the resources contained in the bundle.

The following figure shows an example of the Resources tab.

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The following table describes elements in the Resources tab.

Column Description
Resource Name Displays the name of the resources in the bundle (for example, NetWitness Lua Library).
Resource Type Displays the resource types for the resources in the bundle (for example, RSA Lua Parser)
Dependency Of Displays Resources on which the selected resource depends (for example, AIM lua).

Services Tab

You select the services on which you want to deploy the resources in the bundle.

The Services tab has two tabs, Services and Groups. These provide a list of services and service groups that are configured in the netwitness_adminicon_25x22.png (Admin) > Services view. The columns are a subset of the columns available in the Services view. You can select the services or the service groups on which you want to deploy the resources in the bundle.

This is an example of the Services tab.

netwitness_resourcepackagedeploymentservices.png

The following table describes the elements in the Services tab.

Column Description

Services
netwitness_checkbox.png Selects services on which you want to deploy the content. You can select any combination of services and service groups.
Name Displays the services in your environment on which you can deploy the content.
Host Displays the name of the resource host.
Type Displays the type of NetWitness service.
Groups
netwitness_checkbox.png Selects service groups (if you have service groups defined in your environment).
Name Displays the names of the service groups.

Review Tab

Displays the resources and services on which the resources will be deployed.

In this tab, you can do the following:

  • Review the content and services before you deploy.
  • Initiate the deployment of the resources.

The following figure shows an example of the Review tab.

netwitness_resourcepackagedeploymentreview.png

The following table describes the elements in the Review tab.

Column Description

Service Information
Service Displays the services in your environment on which you can deploy the content.
Service Type Displays the type of each NetWitness service (type of host or service).
Resource Information
Resource Name Displays the name of the resources you have selected (for example, NetWitness Lua Library).
Resource Type Displays the resource types for the resources you have selected (for example, RSA Lua Parser).
Deploy Initiates the deployment of the resources and displays the Deploy page (final page of the wizard).

Deploy Tab

This tab allows you to do the following:

  • View the progress of the job
  • Cancel the job

This is an example of the Deploy tab.

netwitness_resourcepackagedeploymentdeploy.png

The following table describes the elements in the Deploy tab.

Feature Description

Service Name

Name of the services to which resources are deployed.

Resource Name

Name of the resources.

Status

Status of the manual deployment.

Progress

Progress of the manual deployment in a progress bar. When complete, the bar turns solid green.

Command Buttons

Close

Closes the wizard.

Errors

Only displays if NetWitness encountered any errors. Click to display the errors.

Retry

Only displays if NetWitness encountered any errors. Click this button to try to deploy the resources again using the wizard.