Symantec 10521146 Administration Guide - Page 199

Monitoring 199 Examining incident and event data Viewing an event's detailed description The Network Security console also provides a way to view event descriptions from the Policies tab. Right-clicking an event row in either the Search Events or Full Event Lists triggers a pop-up menu. Click View Description to display a detailed description of the event with links to additional references in your browser. To view detailed event descriptions 1 In the Policies tab, click Protection Policies. 2 Do one of the following: ■ Click New. ■ Select a policy, and click Edit. 3 Do one of the following: ■ Click Search Events. ■ Click Full Event List. 4 Right-click an event row. 5 Click View Description. Note: SuperUsers can view advanced event details and packet contents; Administrators, StandardUsers, and RestrictedUsers cannot. See "User groups reference" on page 319 for more about permissions. About operational event notices Symantec Network Security monitors operational events as they are processing, such as startup and shutdown of a software or appliance node, or errors experienced within a module. The Incidents tab displays notices about the following types of operational events: ■ Monitored Host Unavailable: Symantec Network Security has detected a drop in network availability. ■ iButton Token Failure: The iButton, used only by Network Security software nodes, stores the private key portion of the Symantec Network Security signature certificate to safeguard the private key against being stolen or compromised. The iButton also confirms the identity of a software node.