Services System View

This topic introduces features in the Services System view using Decoders (Network Decoder and Log Decoder) as an example. See the appropriate configuration guides for other services (for example, the NetWitness Broker and Concentrator Configuration Guide) for details on their respective netwitness_adminicon_25x22.png (Admin) > Services > System views.

A Log Decoder is a special type of Decoder, and is configured and managed in a similar way to a Network Decoder. Therefore, most of the information in this section refers to both types of Decoders. Differences for Log Decoders are noted. For more information on Decoders, see the Decoder Configuration Guide.

Workflow

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What do you want to do?

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Administrator set up a host.

Setting Up a Host

Administrator maintain a host. Maintaining Hosts

Administrator

maintain a service.

Maintaining Services

Administrator view system and session information about a service.* See the System Maintenance Guide.

* You can perform these tasks in the current view.

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Quick Look

The following figure shows an example of the Services System view for a Network Decoder.

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The following figure shows the Services System view for a Log Decoder.

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Services Info Toolbar

The following toolbars show the options specific to Log Decoders (top) and Network Decoders (bottom).

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In addition to the common options in the Services System view toolbar, you can start and stop capture of packets or logs. The upload file options are different for the standard Network Decoder (packet capture file) and the Log Decoder (log file).

Action Description
Upload Packet Capture File Displays a dialog that provides a way to select a packet capture (.pcap) file for upload to the selected Network Decoder. For more information, see "Upload Packet Capture File" in the Decoder Configuration Guide.

Note: This option does not apply to Log Decoders.

Upload Log File Displays a dialog that provides a way to select a log (.log) file for upload to the selected Log Decoder. For more information, see "Upload Log File to a Log Decoder" in the Decoder Configuration Guide.
Start/Stop Capture Starts packet capture on the selected Decoder. When packet capture is in progress, the option in the toolbar changes to Stop Capture, and the option to upload a file is unavailable.

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