Troubleshooting
This appendix contains troubleshooting tips and procedures for sensors and software. It contains the following sections:
•Bug Toolkit
•Preventive Maintenance
•Disaster Recovery
•Password Recovery
•PIX 7.1 Devices and Normalizer Inline Mode
•Troubleshooting the 4200 Series Appliance
•Troubleshooting IDM
•Troubleshooting IDSM-2
•Troubleshooting AIP-SSM
•Gathering Information
Caution
The BIOS on Cisco IDS/IPS sensors is specific to Cisco IDS/IPS sensors and must only be upgraded under instructions from Cisco with BIOS files obtained from the Cisco website. Installing a non-Cisco or third-party BIOS on Cisco IDS/IPS sensors voids the warranty. For more information on how to obtain instructions and BIOS files from the Cisco website, see
Obtaining Cisco IPS Software.
Bug Toolkit
For the most complete and up-to-date list of caveats, use the Bug Toolkit to refer to the caveat release note. You can use the Bug Toolkit to search for known bugs based on software version, feature set, and keywords. The resulting matrix shows when each bug was integrated, or fixed if applicable. It also lets you save the results of a search in Bug Groups, and also create persistent Alert Agents that can feed those groups with new defect alerts.
Note You must be logged in to Cisco.com to access the Bug Toolkit.
If you are a registered Cisco.com user, you can view the Bug Toolkit at this URL:
http://tools.cisco.com/Support/BugToolKit/action.do?hdnAction=searchBugs
To become a registered cisco.com user, go to this URL:
http://tools.cisco.com/RPF/register/register.do
Preventive Maintenance
The following actions will help you maintain your sensor:
•Back up a good configuration. If your current configuration becomes unusable, you can replace it with the backup version.
For the procedure, refer to Creating and Using a Backup Configuration File.
•Save your backup configuration to a remote system.
For the procedure, refer to Copying and Restoring the Configuration File Using a Remote Server.
•Always back up your configuration before you do a manual upgrade. If you have auto upgrades configured, make sure you do periodic backups.
•Create a service account.
A service account is needed for password recovery and other special debug situations directed by TAC.
For the procedure, refer to Creating the Service Account.
Caution
You should carefully consider whether you want to create a service account. The service account provides shell access to the system, which makes the system vulnerable. However, you can use the service account to create a new password if the Administrator password is lost. Analyze your situation to decide if you want a service account existing on the system.
Note You cannot use the service account for password recovery on AIP-SSM, because you cannot get shell access to AIP-SSM. You must use ROMMON to get shell access to AIP-SSM.
Disaster Recovery
This section provides recommendations and steps to take if you need to recover your sensor after a disaster.
Follow these recommendations so that you are ready in case of a disaster:
•If you are using the CLI or IDM for configuration, copy the current configuration from the sensor to an FTP or SCP server any time a change has been made.
For the procedure, refer to Creating and Using a Backup Configuration File.
Note You should note the specific software version for that configuration. You can apply the copied configuration only to a sensor of the same version.
Note You also need the list of user IDs that have been used on that sensor. The list of user IDs and passwords are not saved in the configuration. For the procedure for obtaining a list of the current users on the sensor, refer to Viewing User Status.
•If you are using IDS MC, the current configuration is saved in the IDS MC database and a separate copy is not needed.
Note The list of user IDs is not saved in the IDS MC database. You must make a note of the user IDs.
Note You should note the specific software version for that configuration. You can push the copied configuration only to a sensor of the same version.
When a disaster happens and you need to recover the sensor, try the following:
1. Reimage the sensor.
For the procedures for appliances and modules, see Chapter 13 "Upgrading, Downgrading, and Installing System Images."
2. Log in to the sensor with the default user ID and password—cisco.
Note You are prompted to change the cisco password.
3. Run the setup command.
For the procedure, see Initializing the Sensor.
4. Upgrade the sensor to the IPS software version it had when the configuration was last saved and copied.
For more information on obtaining IPS software versions and how to install them, see Obtaining Cisco IPS Software.
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Warning Trying to copy the saved configuration without getting the sensor back to the same IPS software version it had before the disaster can cause configuration errors.
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5. Copy the last saved configuration to the sensor.
For the procedure, refer to Creating and Using a Backup Configuration File.
6. Update clients to use the new key and certificate of the sensor.
Reimaging changes the sensor's SSH keys and HTTPS certificate. For the procedure, see Defining Known Host Keys.
7. Create previous users.
For the procedure, see Configuring Users.
Password Recovery
The following password recovery options exist:
•If another administrator account exists, the other administrator can change the password.
•If a service account exists, you can log in to the service account and switch to user root using the command su - root. Use the password command to change the CLI administrator account's password. For example, if the administrator username is "adminu," the command is password adminu. You are prompted to enter the new password twice. For more information, refer to Creating the Service Account.
You can reimage the sensor using either the recovery partition or a system image file. For more information, see Chapter 13 "Upgrading, Downgrading, and Installing System Images."
PIX 7.1 Devices and Normalizer Inline Mode
For IPS 5.0 and 5.1, normalizer inline mode may deny packets and/or connections if a PIX 7.1 device is in the traffic flow and the PIX device has been configured for the MSS workaround.
Certain web applications on port 80 cause the PIX device to require the MSS workaround. If that workaround is active, the IPS must have a complimentary workaround.
Problem There is an incompatibility with PIX and IPS when the PIX MSS workaround has been applied. The show stat vi command shows many deny packet or deny connection actions along with many 13xx signature firings.
Solution Disable or remove all actions from the following normalizer signatures: 1306 and 1311.
Troubleshooting the 4200 Series Appliance
This section contains information to troubleshoot the 4200 series appliance.
Tip Before troubleshooting the appliance, check the Caveats section of the Readme for the software version you have installed on your sensor to see if you are dealing with a known issue.
This section contains the following topics:
•Communication Problems
•SensorApp and Alerting
•Blocking
•Logging
•Verifying the Sensor is Synchronized with the NTP Server
•TCP Reset Not Occurring for a Signature
•Software Upgrades
Communication Problems
This section helps you troubleshoot communication problems with the 4200 series sensor. It contains the following topics:
•Cannot Access the Sensor CLI Through Telnet or SSH
•Misconfigured Access List
•Duplicate IP Address Shuts Interface Down
Cannot Access the Sensor CLI Through Telnet or SSH
Note For the procedure for enabling and disabling Telnet on the sensor, refer to Enabling and Disabling Telnet.
If you cannot access the sensor CLI through Telnet (if you already have it enabled) or SSH, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log in to the sensor CLI through a console, terminal, or module session.
For the various ways to open a CLI session directly on the sensor, refer to Logging In to the Sensor.
Step 2 Make sure that the sensor's management interface is enabled:
Total Packets Received = 0
Missed Packet Percentage = 0
Current Bypass Mode = Auto_off
MAC statistics from interface GigabitEthernet0/1
Missed Packet Percentage = 0
Total Packets Received = 0
Total Multicast Packets Received = 0
Total Broadcast Packets Received = 0
Total Jumbo Packets Received = 0
Total Undersize Packets Received = 0
Total Receive FIFO Overruns = 0
Total Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Bytes Transmitted = 0
Total Multicast Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Broadcast Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Jumbo Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Undersize Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Transmit Errors = 0
Total Transmit FIFO Overruns = 0
MAC statistics from interface GigabitEthernet0/0
Total Packets Received = 944333
Total Bytes Received = 83118358
Total Multicast Packets Received = 0
Total Receive FIFO Overruns = 0
Total Packets Transmitted = 397633
Total Bytes Transmitted = 435730956
Total Transmit Errors = 0
Total Transmit FIFO Overruns = 0
The management interface is the interface in the list with the status line Media Type = TX
. If the Link Status is Down
, go to Step 3. If the Link Status is Up
, go to Step 5.
Step 3 Make sure the sensor's IP address is unique.
--- System Configuration Dialog ---
At any point you may enter a question mark '?' for help.
User ctrl-c to abort configuration dialog at any prompt.
Default settings are in square brackets '[]'.
host-ip 10.89.130.108/23,10.89.130.1
If the management interface detects that another device on the network has the same IP address, it will not come up.
For more information, refer to Changing the IP Address, Netmask, and Gateway.
Step 4 Make sure the management port is connected to an active network connection.
If the management port is not connected to an active network connection, the management interface will not come up.
Step 5 Make sure the IP address of the workstation that is trying to connect to the sensor is permitted in the sensor's access list:
--- System Configuration Dialog ---
At any point you may enter a question mark '?' for help.
User ctrl-c to abort configuration dialog at any prompt.
Default settings are in square brackets '[]'.
host-ip 10.89.130.108/23,10.89.130.1
If the workstation's network address is permitted in the sensor's access list, go to Step 6.
Step 6 Add a permit entry for the workstation's network address, save the configuration, and try to connect again.
For more information, refer to Changing the Access List.
Step 7 Make sure the network configuration allows the workstation to connect to the sensor.
If the sensor is protected behind a firewall and the workstation is in front of the firewall, make sure the firewall is configured to allow the workstation to access the sensor. Or if the workstation is behind a firewall that is performing network address translation on the workstation's IP address, and the sensor is in front of the firewall, make sure that the sensor's access list contains a permit entry for the workstation's translated address.
For more information, refer to Changing the Access List.
Misconfigured Access List
To correct a misconfigured access list, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log in to the CLI.
Step 2 View your configuration to see the access list:
sensor# show configuration | include access-list
Step 3 Verify that the client IP address is listed in the allowed networks. If it is not, add it:
sensor# configure terminal
sensor(config)# service host
sensor(config-hos)# network-settings
sensor(config-hos-net)# access-list 171.69.70.0/24
Step 4 Verify the settings:
sensor(config-hos-net)# show settings
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host-ip: 10.89.149.238/25,10.89.149.254 default: 10.1.9.201/24,10.1.9.1
host-name: qsensor-238 default: sensor
telnet-option: enabled default: disabled
access-list (min: 0, max: 512, current: 3)
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network-address: 10.0.0.0/8
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network-address: 64.0.0.0/8
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network-address: 171.69.70.0/24
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ftp-timeout: 300 seconds <defaulted>
login-banner-text: <defaulted>
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Duplicate IP Address Shuts Interface Down
If you have two newly imaged sensors with the same IP address that come up on the same network at the same time, the interface shuts down. Linux prevents the command and control interface from activating if it detects an address conflict with another host.
To verify that the sensor in question does not have an IP address conflict with another host on the network, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log in to the CLI.
Step 2 Determine whether the interface is up:
Total Packets Received = 0
Missed Packet Percentage = 0
Current Bypass Mode = Auto_off
MAC statistics from interface GigabitEthernet0/1
Missed Packet Percentage = 0
Total Packets Received = 0
Total Multicast Packets Received = 0
Total Broadcast Packets Received = 0
Total Jumbo Packets Received = 0
Total Undersize Packets Received = 0
Total Receive FIFO Overruns = 0
Total Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Bytes Transmitted = 0
Total Multicast Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Broadcast Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Jumbo Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Undersize Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Transmit Errors = 0
Total Transmit FIFO Overruns = 0
MAC statistics from interface GigabitEthernet0/0
Total Packets Received = 1822323
Total Bytes Received = 131098876
Total Multicast Packets Received = 20
Total Receive FIFO Overruns = 0
Total Packets Transmitted = 219260
Total Bytes Transmitted = 103668610
Total Transmit Errors = 0
Total Transmit FIFO Overruns = 0
If the output says the command and control interface link status is down, there is a hardware issue or an IP address conflict.
Step 3 Make sure the sensor's cabling is correct. Refer to the chapter for your sensor in Installing Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Appliances and Modules 5.1.
Step 4 Run the setup command to make sure the IP address is correct. For the procedure, see Initializing the Sensor.
SensorApp and Alerting
This section helps you troubleshoot issues with SensorApp and alerting. It contains the following topics:
•SensorApp Not Running
•Physical Connectivity, SPAN, or VACL Port Issue
•Unable to See Alerts
•Sensor Not Seeing Packets
•Cleaning Up a Corrupted SensorApp Configuration
•Bad Memory on IDS-4250-XL
•Sensor Sending False Positive Alerts
SensorApp Not Running
The sensing process, SensorApp, should always be running. If it is not, you do not receive any alerts. SensorApp is part of Analysis Engine, so you must make sure the Analysis Engine is running.
To make sure Analysis Engine is running, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log in to the CLI.
Step 2 Determine the status of the Analysis Engine service:
Cisco Intrusion Prevention System, Version 5.0(1)S149.0
OS Version 2.4.26-IDS-smp-bigphys
Sensor up-time is 19 days.
Using 505495552 out of 1984704512 bytes of available memory (25% usage)
system is using 17.3M out of 29.0M bytes of available disk space (59% usage)
application-data is using 37.7M out of 166.6M bytes of available disk space (24% usage)
boot is using 40.5M out of 68.5M bytes of available disk space (62% usage)
MainApp 2005_Mar_04_14.23 (Release) 2005-03-04T14:35:11-0600 Running
AnalysisEngine 2005_Mar_04_14.23 (Release) 2005-03-04T14:35:11-0600 Not Running
CLI 2005_Mar_04_14.23 (Release) 2005-03-04T14:35:11-0600
IDS-K9-maj-5.0-1- 14:16:00 UTC Thu Mar 04 2004
Recovery Partition Version 1.1 - 5.0(1)S149
Step 3 If Analysis Engine is not running, look for any errors connected to it:
sensor# show events error fatal past 13:00:00 | include AnalysisEngine
evError: eventId=1077219258696330005 severity=warning
time: 2004/02/19 19:34:20 2004/02/19 19:34:20 UTC
errorMessage: name=errUnclassified Generating new Analysis Engine configuration file.
Note The date and time of the last restart is listed. In this example, the last restart was on 2-19-2004 at 7:34.
Step 4 Make sure you have the latest software updates:
IDS-K9-maj-5.0-1- 14:16:00 UTC Thu Mar 04 2004
Recovery Partition Version 1.1 - 5.0(1)S149
If you do not have the latest software updates, download them from Cisco.com. For the procedure, see Obtaining Cisco IPS Software.
Step 5 Read the Readme that accompanies the software upgrade for any known DDTS for SensorApp or Analysis Engine.
Physical Connectivity, SPAN, or VACL Port Issue
If the sensor is not connected properly, you do not receive any alerts.
To make sure the sensor is connected properly, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log in to the CLI.
Step 2 Make sure the interfaces are up and that the packet count is increasing:
Total Packets Received = 0
Missed Packet Percentage = 0
Current Bypass Mode = Auto_off
MAC statistics from interface GigabitEthernet0/1
Missed Packet Percentage = 0
Total Packets Received = 0
Total Multicast Packets Received = 0
Total Broadcast Packets Received = 0
Total Jumbo Packets Received = 0
Total Undersize Packets Received = 0
Total Receive FIFO Overruns = 0
Total Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Bytes Transmitted = 0
Total Multicast Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Broadcast Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Jumbo Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Undersize Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Transmit Errors = 0
Total Transmit FIFO Overruns = 0
MAC statistics from interface GigabitEthernet0/0
Total Packets Received = 1830137
Total Bytes Received = 131624465
Total Multicast Packets Received = 20
Total Receive FIFO Overruns = 0
Total Packets Transmitted = 220052
Total Bytes Transmitted = 103796666
Total Transmit Errors = 0
Total Transmit FIFO Overruns = 0
Step 3 If the Link Status is down, make sure the sensing port is connected properly:
a. Make sure the sensing port is connected properly on the appliance.
Refer to the chapter for your sensor in Installing Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Appliances and Modules 5.1.
b. Make sure the sensing port is connected to the correct SPAN or VACL capture port on IDSM-2.
For more information, refer to Configuring IDSM-2.
Step 4 Verify the interface configuration:
a. Make sure you have the interfaces configured properly.
For the procedure, see Configuring Interfaces.
b. Verify the SPAN and VACL capture port configuration on the Cisco switch.
Refer to your switch documentation for the procedure.
Step 5 Verify again that the interfaces are up and that the packet count is increasing.
Unable to See Alerts
If you are not seeing alerts, try the following:
•Make sure the signature is enabled.
•Make sure the signature is not retired.
•Make sure that you have Produce Alert configured as an action.
Note If you choose Produce Alert, but come back later and add another event action and do not add Produce Alert to the new configuration, alerts are not be sent to the Event Store. Every time you configure a signature, the new configuration overwrites the old one, so make sure you have configured all the event actions you want for each signature.
•Make sure the sensor is seeing packets.
•Make sure that alerts are being generated.
To make sure you can see alerts, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log in to the CLI.
Step 2 Make sure the signature is enabled:
sensor# configure terminal
sensor(config)# service signature-definition sig0
sensor(config-sig)# signatures 1300 0
sensor(config-sig-sig)# status
sensor(config-sig-sig-sta)# show settings
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enabled: true <defaulted>
retired: false <defaulted>
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sensor(config-sig-sig-sta)#
Step 3 Make sure you have Produce Alert configured:
sensor# configure terminal
sensor(config)# service signature-definition sig0
sensor(config-sig)# signatures 1300 0
sensor(config-sig-sig)# engine ?
normalizer Signature engine
sensor(config-sig-sig)# engine normalizer
sensor(config-sig-sig-nor)# event-action produce-alert
sensor(config-sig-sig-nor)# show settings
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event-action: produce-alert default: produce-alert|deny-connection-inline
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Step 4 Make sure the sensor is seeing packets:
sensor# show interfaces FastEthernet0/1
MAC statistics from interface FastEthernet0/1
Missed Packet Percentage = 0
Total Packets Received = 267581
Total Bytes Received = 24886471
Total Multicast Packets Received = 0
Total Broadcast Packets Received = 0
Total Jumbo Packets Received = 0
Total Undersize Packets Received = 0
Total Receive FIFO Overruns = 0
Total Packets Transmitted = 57301
Total Bytes Transmitted = 3441000
Total Multicast Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Broadcast Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Jumbo Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Undersize Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Transmit Errors = 1
Total Transmit FIFO Overruns = 0
Step 5 Check for alerts:
sensor# show statistics virtual-sensor
SigEvent Preliminary Stage Statistics
Number of Alerts received = 0
Number of Alerts Consumed by AlertInterval = 0
Number of Alerts Consumed by Event Count = 0
Number of FireOnce First Alerts = 0
Number of FireOnce Intermediate Alerts = 0
Number of Summary First Alerts = 0
Number of Summary Intermediate Alerts = 0
Number of Regular Summary Final Alerts = 0
Number of Global Summary Final Alerts = 0
Number of Alerts Output for further processing = 0alertDetails: Traffic Source: int0 ;
Sensor Not Seeing Packets
If the sensor is not seeing any packets on the network, you could have the interfaces set up incorrectly.
If the sensor is not seeing packets, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log in to the CLI.
Step 2 Make sure the interfaces are up and receiving packets:
sensor# show interfaces GigabitEthernet0/1
MAC statistics from interface GigabitEthernet0/1
Missed Packet Percentage = 0
Total Packets Received = 0
Total Multicast Packets Received = 0
Total Broadcast Packets Received = 0
Total Jumbo Packets Received = 0
Total Undersize Packets Received = 0
Total Receive FIFO Overruns = 0
Total Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Bytes Transmitted = 0
Total Multicast Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Broadcast Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Jumbo Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Undersize Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Transmit Errors = 0
Total Transmit FIFO Overruns = 0
Step 3 If the interfaces are not up, do the following:
a. Check the cabling.
For information on installing your sensor properly, refer to the chapter on your sensor in Installing Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Appliances and Modules 5.1.
b. Enable the interface.
sensor# configure terminal
sensor(config)# service interface
sensor(config-int)# physical-interfaces GigabitEthernet0/1
sensor(config-int-phy)# admin-state enabled
sensor(config-int-phy)# show settings
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media-type: tx <protected>
admin-state: enabled default: disabled
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Step 4 Check to see that the interface is up and receiving packets:
MAC statistics from interface GigabitEthernet0/1
Missed Packet Percentage = 0
Total Packets Received = 3
Total Bytes Received = 900
Total Multicast Packets Received = 3
Total Broadcast Packets Received = 0
Total Jumbo Packets Received = 0
Total Undersize Packets Received = 0
Total Receive FIFO Overruns = 0
Total Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Bytes Transmitted = 0
Total Multicast Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Broadcast Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Jumbo Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Undersize Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Transmit Errors = 0
Total Transmit FIFO Overruns = 0 ...
Cleaning Up a Corrupted SensorApp Configuration
If the SensorApp configuration has become corrupted and SensorApp cannot run, you must delete it entirely and restart SensorApp.
To delete the SensorApp configuration, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log in to the service account.
Step 2 Su to root.
Step 3 Stop the IPS applications:
Step 4 Replace the virtual sensor file:
cp /usr/cids/idsRoot/etc/defVirtualSensorConfig.xml
/usr/cids/idsRoot/etc/VS-Config/virtualSensor.xml
Step 5 Remove the cache files:
rm /usr/cids/idsRoot/var/virtualSensor/*.pmz
Step 6 Exit the service account.
Step 7 Log in to the sensor CLI.
Step 8 Start the IPS services:
Step 9 Log in to an account with administrator privileges.
Step 10 Reboot the sensor:
Warning: Executing this command will stop all applications and reboot the node.
Continue with reset? [yes]:yes
Bad Memory on IDS-4250-XL
Some IDS-4250-XLs were shipped with faulty DIMMs on the XL cards. The faulty DIMMs cause the sensor to hang or SensorApp to stop functioning and generate a core file.
For the procedure for checking IDS-4250-XL for faulty memory, refer to Partner Field Notice 52563.
Sensor Sending False Positive Alerts
The sensor can receive data inputs from one or many monitored data streams. These monitored data streams can either be physical interface ports or virtual interface ports. For example, a single sensor can monitor traffic from in front of the firewall and from behind the firewall. IPS 5.1 only supports one virtual sensor, so a single sensor policy and configuration are applied to all monitored data streams.
Symptom Sensor sending false positive alerts.
Possible Cause The same traffic flow cannot traverse the sensor twice either through the same interface in inline mode or through separate monitored interfaces. If packets from the same traffic flow traverse the sensor twice, the virtual sensor interprets the packets as duplicates, which results in false positive alerts.
Solution You can configure NAT to change the IP address to handle this limitation. NAT causes the sensor to treat the before and after translation packets as separate flows. For example, if a firewall is using NAT from its internal to external networks, the sensor can monitor both of these networks without problem.
Blocking
This section provides troubleshooting help for blocking and the ARC service. It contains the following topics:
•Troubleshooting Blocking
•Verifying ARC is Running
•Verifying ARC Connections are Active
•Device Access Issues
•Verifying the Interfaces and Directions on the Network Device
•Enabling SSH Connections to the Network Device
•Blocking Not Occurring for a Signature
•Verifying the Master Blocking Sensor Configuration
Troubleshooting Blocking
After you have configured ARC, you can verify if it is running properly by using the show version command. To verify that ARC is connecting to the network devices, use the show statistics network-access command.
Note ARC was formerly known as Network Access Controller. Although the name has been changed for IPS 5.1, it still appears in IDM and the CLI as Network Access Controller, nac, and network-access.
To troubleshoot ARC, follow these steps:
1. Verify that ARC is running. For the procedure, see Verifying ARC is Running.
2. Verify that ARC is connecting to the network devices. For the procedure, see Verifying ARC Connections are Active.
3. Verify that the Event Action is set to Block Host for specific signatures. For the procedure, see Blocking Not Occurring for a Signature.
4. Verify that the master blocking sensor is properly configured. For the procedure, see Verifying the Master Blocking Sensor Configuration.
Note For a discussion of ARC architecture, see Attack Response Controller.
Verifying ARC is Running
To verify that ARC is running, use the show version command. If MainApp is not running, ARC cannot run. ARC is part of MainApp.
Step 1 Log in to the CLI.
Step 2 Verify that MainApp is running:
Cisco Intrusion Prevention System, Version 5.0(1.1)S152.0
OS Version 2.4.26-IDS-smp-bigphys
Serial Number: JAB0815R017
Sensor up-time is 3 days.
Using 734863360 out of 3974291456 bytes of available memory (18% usage)
system is using 17.3M out of 29.0M bytes of available disk space (59% usage)
application-data is using 35.6M out of 166.8M bytes of available disk space (23% usage)
boot is using 40.5M out of 68.6M bytes of available disk space (62% usage)
MainApp 2005_Mar_04_14.23 (Release) 2005-03-04T14:35:11-0600 Not Running
AnalysisEngine 2005_Mar_18_12.53 (Release) 2005-03-18T13:03:21-0600 Running
CLI 2005_Mar_04_14.23 (Release) 2005-03-04T14:35:11-0600
IDS-K9-sp-5.0-1.1- 12:53:00 UTC Fri Mar 18 2005
Recovery Partition Version 1.1 - 5.0(1.1)
Step 3 If MainApp displays Not Running
, ARC has failed. Contact the TAC.
Verifying ARC Connections are Active
If the State is not Active
in the ARC statistics, there is a problem.
To verify that the State is Active in the statistics, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log in to the CLI.
Step 2 Verify that ARC is connecting:
Check the State section of the output to verify that all devices are connecting.
sensor# show statistics network-access
LogAllBlockEventsAndSensors = true
MaxDeviceInterfaces = 250
AclSupport = uses Named ACLs
Step 3 If ARC is not connecting, look for recurring errors:
sensor# show events error hh:mm:ss month day year | include : nac
Example:
sensor# show events error 00:00:00 Apr 01 2005 | include : nac
Step 4 Make sure you have the latest software updates:
IDS-K9-maj-5.0-1- 14:16:00 UTC Thu Mar 04 2004
Recovery Partition Version 1.1 - 5.0(1)S149
If you do not have the latest software updates, download them from Cisco.com. For the procedure, see Obtaining Cisco IPS Software.
Step 5 Read the Readme that accompanies the software upgrade for any known DDTS for ARC.
Step 6 Make sure the configuration settings for each device are correct (the username, password, and IP address). For the procedure, see Device Access Issues.
Step 7 Make sure the interface and directions for each network device are correct. For the procedure, see Verifying the Interfaces and Directions on the Network Device.
Step 8 If the network device is using SSH-DES or SSH-3DES, make sure that you have enabled SSH connections to the device. For the procedure, see Enabling SSH Connections to the Network Device.
Step 9 Verify that each interface and direction on each controlled device is correct. For the procedure, see Verifying the Interfaces and Directions on the Network Device.
Device Access Issues
ARC may not be able to access the devices it is managing. Make sure the you have the correct IP address and username and password for the managed devices and the correct interface and direction configured.
Note SSH devices must support SSH 1.5. The sensor does not support SSH 2.0.
To troubleshoot device access issues, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log in to the CLI.
Step 2 Verify the IP address for the managed devices:
sensor# configure terminal
sensor (config)# service network-access
sensor(config-net)# show settings
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log-all-block-events-and-errors: true <defaulted>
enable-nvram-write: false <defaulted>
enable-acl-logging: false <defaulted>
allow-sensor-block: false <defaulted>
block-enable: true <defaulted>
block-max-entries: 250 <defaulted>
max-interfaces: 250 <defaulted>
master-blocking-sensors (min: 0, max: 100, current: 0)
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never-block-hosts (min: 0, max: 250, current: 0)
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never-block-networks (min: 0, max: 250, current: 0)
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block-hosts (min: 0, max: 250, current: 0)
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block-networks (min: 0, max: 250, current: 0)
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user-profiles (min: 0, max: 250, current: 1)
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enable-password: <hidden>
username: netrangr default:
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cat6k-devices (min: 0, max: 250, current: 0)
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router-devices (min: 0, max: 250, current: 1)
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communication: telnet default: ssh-3des
nat-address: 0.0.0.0 <defaulted>
block-interfaces (min: 0, max: 100, current: 1)
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pre-acl-name: <defaulted>
post-acl-name: <defaulted>
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firewall-devices (min: 0, max: 250, current: 0)
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Step 3 Manually connect to the device to make sure you have used the correct username, password, and enable password, and to ensure that the device is reachable from the sensor.
a. Log in to the service account.
b. Telnet or SSH to the network device to verify the configuration.
c. Make sure you can reach the device.
d. Verify the username and password.
Step 4 Verify that each interface/direction on each network device is correct. For the procedure, see Verifying the Interfaces and Directions on the Network Device.
Verifying the Interfaces and Directions on the Network Device
To verify that each interface and direction on each controlled device is correct, you can send a manual block to a bogus host and then check to see if deny entries exist for the blocked addresses in the router's ACL.
Note You can also perform a manual block from IDM by clicking Monitoring > Active Host Blocks.
To initiate a manual block to a bogus host, follow these steps:
Step 1 Enter ARC general submode:
sensor# configure terminal
sensor(config)# service network-access
sensor(config-net)# general
Step 2 Start the manual block of the bogus host IP address:
sensor(config-net-gen)# block-hosts 10.16.0.0
Step 3 Exit general submode:
sensor(config-net-gen)# exit
Step 4 Press Enter to apply the changes or type no to discard them.
Step 5 Telnet to the router and verify that a deny entry for the blocked address exists in the router's ACL. Refer to the router documentation for the procedure.
Step 6 Remove the manual block by repeating Steps 1 through 4 except in Step 2 place no in front of the command:
sensor(config-net-gen)# no block-hosts 10.16.0.0
Enabling SSH Connections to the Network Device
If you are using SSH-DES or SSH-3DES as the communication protocol for the network device, you must make sure you have enabled it on the device.
To enable SSH connections to the network device, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log in to the CLI.
Step 2 Enter configuration mode:
sensor# configure terminal
Step 3 Enable SSH:
sensor(config)# ssh host blocking_device_ip_ address
Step 4 Enter yes when prompted to accept the device.
Blocking Not Occurring for a Signature
If blocking is not occurring for a specific signature, check that the event action is set to block the host.
To make sure blocking is occurring for a specific signature, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log in to the CLI.
Step 2 Enter signature definition submode:
sensor# configure terminal
sensor(config)# service signature-definition sig0
Step 3 Make sure the event action is set to block the host:
Note If you want to receive alerts, you must always add produce-alert any time you configure the event actions.
sensor(config-sig)# signatures 1300 0
sensor(config-sig-sig)# engine normalizer
sensor(config-sig-sig-nor)# event-action produce-alert|request-block-host
sensor(config-sig-sig-nor)# show settings
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event-action: produce-alert|request-block-host default: produce-alert|deny
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Step 4 Exit signature definition submode:
sensor(config-sig-sig-nor)# exit
sensor(config-sig-sig)# exit
Step 5 Press Enter to apply the changes or type no to discard them.
Verifying the Master Blocking Sensor Configuration
To verify that a master blocking sensor is set up properly or to troubleshoot a master blocking sensor that is not set up properly, you can use the show statistics network-access command. Make sure that the forwarding sensor is set up as TLS trusted host if the remote master blocking sensor is using TLS for web access.
To verify a sensor's master blocking sensor configuration, follow these steps:
Step 1 View the ARC statistics and verify that the master blocking sensor entries are in the statistics:
sensor# show statistics network-access
Step 2 If the master blocking sensor does not show up in the statistics, you need to add it.
For the procedure, see Configuring the Master Blocking Sensor.
Step 3 Initiate a manual block to a bogus host IP address to make sure the master blocking sensor is initialing blocks:
sensor# configure terminal
sensor(config)# service network-access
sensor(config-net)# general
sensor(config-net-gen)# block-hosts 10.16.0.0
Step 4 Exit network access general submode:
sensor(config-net-gen)# exit
Step 5 Press Enter to apply the changes or type no to discard them.
Step 6 Verify that the block shows up in the ARC's statistics:
sensor# show statistics network-access
Step 7 Log in to the CLI of the master blocking sensor host and, using the show statistics network-access command, verify that the block also shows up in the master blocking sensor ARC's statistics.
sensor# show statistics network-access
Step 8 If the remote master blocking sensor is using TLS for web access, make sure the forwarding sensor is configured as a TLS host:
sensor# configure terminal
sensor(config)# tls trust ip master_blocking_sensor_ip_address
Logging
TAC may suggest that you turn on debug logging for troubleshooting purposes. LogApp controls what log messages are generated by each application by controlling the logging severity for different logging zones. By default, debug logging is not turned on.
If you enable individual zone control, each zone uses the level of logging that it is configured for. Otherwise, the same logging level is used for all zones.
This section contains the following topics:
•Enabling Debug Logging
•Zone Names
•Directing cidLog Messages to SysLog
Enabling Debug Logging
Caution
Enabling debug logging seriously affects performance and should only be done when instructed by TAC.
To enable debug logging, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log in to the service account.
Step 2 Edit the log.conf file to increase the size of the log to accommodate the additional log statements:
vi /usr/cids/idsRoot/etc/log.conf
Step 3 Change fileMaxSizeInK=500
to fileMaxSizeInK=5000
.
Step 4 Locate the zone and CID section of the file and set the severity to debug:
Step 5 Save the file, exit the vi editor, and exit the service account.
Step 6 Log in to the CLI as administrator.
Step 7 Enter master control submode:
sensor# configure terminal
sensor(config)# service logger
sensor(config-log)# master-control
Step 8 To enable debug logging for all zones:
sensor(config-log-mas)# enable-debug true
sensor(config-log-mas)# show settings
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enable-debug: true default: false
individual-zone-control: false <defaulted>
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Step 9 To turn on individual zone control:
sensor(config-log-mas)# individual-zone-control true
sensor(config-log-mas)# show settings
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enable-debug: true default: false
individual-zone-control: true default: false
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Step 10 Exit master zone control:
sensor(config-log-mas)# exit
Step 11 View the zone names:
sensor(config-log)# show settings
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enable-debug: false <defaulted>
individual-zone-control: true default: false
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zone-control (min: 0, max: 999999999, current: 14)
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zone-name: AuthenticationApp
severity: warning <defaulted>
severity: debug <defaulted>
severity: warning <defaulted>
severity: warning <defaulted>
severity: warning <defaulted>
severity: warning <defaulted>
severity: warning <defaulted>
severity: warning <defaulted>
severity: warning <defaulted>
zone-name: ctlTransSource
severity: warning <defaulted>
severity: warning <defaulted>
severity: warning <defaulted>
severity: warning <defaulted>
severity: warning <defaulted>
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For a list of what each zone name refers to, see Zone Names.
Step 12 Change the severity level (debug, timing, warning, or error) for a particular zone:
sensor(config-log)# zone-control IdsEventStore severity error
sensor(config-log)# show settings
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enable-debug: true default: false
individual-zone-control: true default: false
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zone-control (min: 0, max: 999999999, current: 14)
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zone-name: AuthenticationApp
severity: warning <defaulted>
severity: debug <defaulted>
severity: warning <defaulted>
severity: warning <defaulted>
severity: error default: warning
severity: warning <defaulted>
severity: warning <defaulted>
severity: warning <defaulted>
severity: warning <defaulted>
zone-name: ctlTransSource
severity: warning <defaulted>
severity: warning <defaulted>
severity: warning <defaulted>
severity: warning <defaulted>
severity: warning <defaulted>
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Step 13 Turn on debugging for a particular zone:
sensor(config-log)# zone-control nac severity debug
sensor(config-log)# show settings
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enable-debug: true default: false
individual-zone-control: true default: false
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zone-control (min: 0, max: 999999999, current: 14)
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zone-name: AuthenticationApp
severity: warning <defaulted>
severity: debug <defaulted>
severity: warning <defaulted>
severity: warning <defaulted>
severity: error default: warning
severity: warning <defaulted>
severity: warning <defaulted>
severity: warning <defaulted>
severity: warning <defaulted>
zone-name: ctlTransSource
severity: warning <defaulted>
severity: warning <defaulted>
severity: debug default: warning
severity: warning <defaulted>
severity: warning <defaulted>
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Step 14 Exit the logger submode:
Step 15 Press Enter to apply changes or type no to discard them:
Zone Names
Table C-1 lists the debug logger zone names.
Table C-1 Debug Logger Zone Names
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AuthenticationApp |
Authentication zone |
Cid |
General logging zone |
Cli |
CLI zone |
IdapiCtlTrans |
All control transactions zone |
IdsEventStore |
Event Store zone |
MpInstaller |
IDSM-2 master partition installer zone |
cmgr |
Card Manager service zone1 |
cplane |
Control Plane zone2 |
csi |
CIDS Servlet Interface3 |
ctlTransSource |
Outbound control transactions zone |
intfc |
Interface zone |
nac |
ARC zone |
sensorApp |
AnalysisEngine zone |
tls |
SSL and TLS zone |
Directing cidLog Messages to SysLog
It might be useful to direct cidLog messages to syslog.
To direct cidLog messages to syslog, follow these steps:
Step 1 Go to the idsRoot/etc/log.conf file.
Step 2 Make the following changes:
a. Set [logApp] enabled=false
Comment out the enabled=true
because enabled=false
is the default.
b. Set [drain/main] type=syslog
The following example shows the logging configuration file:
;-------- FIFO parameters --------
;-------- logApp zone and drain parameters --------
The syslog output is sent to the syslog facility local6 with the following correspondence to syslog message priorities:
LOG_DEBUG, // debug
LOG_INFO, // timing
LOG_WARNING, // warning
LOG_ERR, // error
LOG_CRIT // fatal
Note Make sure that your /etc/syslog.conf has that facility enabled at the proper priority.
Caution
The syslog is much slower than logApp (about 50 messages per second as opposed to 1000 or so). We recommend that you enable debug severity on one zone at a time.
Verifying the Sensor is Synchronized with the NTP Server
In IPS 5.1, you cannot apply an incorrect NTP configuration, such as an invalid NTP key value or ID, to the sensor. If you try to apply an incorrect configuration, you receive an error message. To verify the NTP configuration, use the show statistics host command to gather sensor statistics. The NTP statistics section provides NTP statistics including feedback on sensor synchronization with the NTP server.
To verify the NTP configuration, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log in to the sensor.
Step 2 Generate the host statistics:
sensor# show statistics host
remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset jitter
11.22.33.44 CHU_AUDIO(1) 8 u 36 64 1 0.536 0.069 0.001
LOCAL(0) 73.78.73.84 5 l 35 64 1 0.000 0.000 0.001
ind assID status conf reach auth condition last_event cnt
1 10372 f014 yes yes ok reject reachable 1
2 10373 9014 yes yes none reject reachable 1
status = Not Synchronized
Step 3 Generate the hosts statistics again after a few minutes:
sensor# show statistics host
remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset jitter
*11.22.33.44 CHU_AUDIO(1) 8 u 22 64 377 0.518 37.975 33.465
LOCAL(0) 73.78.73.84 5 l 22 64 377 0.000 0.000 0.001
ind assID status conf reach auth condition last_event cnt
1 10372 f624 yes yes ok sys.peer reachable 2
2 10373 9024 yes yes none reject reachable 2
Step 4 If the status continues to read Not Synchronized
, check with the NTP server administrator to make sure the NTP server is configured correctly.
TCP Reset Not Occurring for a Signature
If you do not have the event action set to reset, the TCP reset does not occur for a specific signature.
To troubleshoot a reset not occurring for a specific signature, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log in to the CLI.
Step 2 Make sure the event action is set to TCP reset:
sensor# configure terminal
sensor(config)# service signature-definition sig0
sensor(config-sig)# signatures 1000 0
sensor(config-sig-sig)# engine atomic-ip
sensor(config-sig-sig-ato)# event-action reset-tcp-connection|produc-alert
sensor(config-sig-sig-ato)# show settings
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event-action: produce-alert|reset-tcp-connection default: produce-alert
fragment-status: any <defaulted>
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specify-ip-payload-length
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Step 3 Exit signature definition submode:
sensor(config-sig-sig-ato)# exit
sensor(config-sig-sig)# exit
Step 4 Press Enter to apply the changes or type no to discard them.
Step 5 Make sure the correct alarms are being generated:
sensor# show events alert
evAlert: eventId=1047575239898467370 severity=medium
signature: sigId=20000 sigName=STRING.TCP subSigId=0 version=Unknown
addr: locality=OUT 172.16.171.19
addr: locality=OUT 172.16.171.13 port: 23
Step 6 Make sure the switch is allowing incoming TCP reset packet from the sensor.
Refer to your switch documentation for the procedure.
Step 7 Make sure the resets are being sent:
root# ./tcpdump -i eth0 src host 172.16.171.19
tcpdump: WARNING: eth0: no IPv4 address assigned
tcpdump: listening on eth0
13:58:03.823929 172.16.171.19.32770 > 172.16.171.13.telnet: R 79:79(0) ack 62 win 0
13:58:03.823930 172.16.171.19.32770 > 172.16.171.13.telnet: R 80:80(0) ack 62 win 0
13:58:03.823930 172.16.171.19.32770 > 172.16.171.13.telnet: R 80:80(0) ack 62 win 0
13:58:03.823930 172.16.171.19.32770 > 172.16.171.13.telnet: R 80:80(0) ack 62 win 0
Software Upgrades
This section helps in troubleshooting software upgrades. It contains the following topics:
•IDS-4235 and IDS-4250 Hang During A Software Upgrade
•Issues With Automatic Update
•Updating a Sensor with the Update Stored on the Sensor
IDS-4235 and IDS-4250 Hang During A Software Upgrade
If the BIOS of IDS-4235 and IDS-4250 is at A03, you must upgrade it to A04 before applying the most recent IPS software, otherwise, the appliances hang during the software upgrade process. For the procedure for upgrading the BIOS, refer to Upgrading the BIOS. For the procedure for applying the latest IPS software, see Obtaining Cisco IPS Software.
Issues With Automatic Update
The following list provides suggestions for troubleshooting automatic update:
•Run TCPDUMP.
–Create a service account. Su to root and run TCPDUMP on the command and control interface to capture packets between the sensor and the FTP server. For the procedure, refer to Creating the Service Account.
–Use the upgrade command to manually upgrade the sensor. For the procedure, see Chapter 13 "Upgrading, Downgrading, and Installing System Images."
–Look at the TCPDUMP output for errors coming back from the FTP server.
•Make sure the sensor is in the correct directory.
The directory must be specified correctly. This has caused issues with Windows FTP servers. Sometimes an extra "/" or even two "/" are needed in front of the directory name.
To verify this, use the same FTP commands you see in the TCPDUMP output through your own FTP connection.
•Make sure you have not modified the FTP server to use custom prompts.
If you modify the FTP prompts to give security warnings, for example, this causes a problem, because the sensor is expecting a hard-coded list of responses.
Note Not modifying the prompt only applies to versions before 4.1(4).
•You must use the Windows FTP server setup option to emulate UNIX file structure and not MS-DOS file structure.
•If you are using SCP, make sure you have added the SSH host key to the known hosts list. For the procedure, see Defining Known Host Keys.
Try the manual upgrade command before attempting the automatic update. If it works with the upgrade command and does not work with the automatic update, try the following:
•Determine which IPS software version your sensor has (For the procedure, see Version Information).
Version 4.0(1) has a known problem with automatic update. Upgrade manually to 4.1(1) before trying to configure and use automatic update.
•Make sure the passwords configured for automatic update. Make sure they match the same passwords used for manual update.
•Make sure that the filenames in the FTP server are exactly what you see on Downloads on Cisco.com. This includes capitalization.
Some Windows FTP servers allow access to the file with the incorrect capitalization but the sensor ultimately rejects the file because the name has changed.
If necessary, run TCPDUMP on automatic update. You can compare the successful manual update with the unsuccessful automatic update and troubleshoot from there.
Updating a Sensor with the Update Stored on the Sensor
You can store the update package in the /var directory on the sensor and update the sensor from there if you need to.
To update the sensor with an update stored on the sensor, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log in to the service account.
Step 2 Obtain the update package file from Cisco.com.
For the procedure, see Obtaining Cisco IPS Software.
Step 3 FTP or SCP the update file to the sensor's /usr/cids/idsRoot/var directory.
Step 4 Set the file permissions:
chmod 644 ips_package_file_name
Step 5 Exit the service account.
Step 6 Log in to the sensor using an account with administrator privileges.
Step 7 Store the sensor's host key:
sensor# configure terminal
sensor(config)# service ssh
sensor(config-ssh)# rsa1-keys sensor_ip_address
Step 8 Upgrade the sensor:
sensor(config)# upgrade scp://service@sensor_ip_address/upgrade/ips_package_file_name
Troubleshooting IDM
Note These procedures also apply to the IPS section of ASDM.
Note After you upgrade any IPS software on your sensor, you must restart the IDM to see the latest software features.
This section contains troubleshooting procedures for IDM. This section contains the following topics:
•Increasing the Memory Size of the Java Plug-In
•Cannot Launch IDM - Loading Java Applet Failed
•Cannot Launch IDM -Analysis Engine Busy
•IDM, Remote Manager, or Sensing Interfaces Cannot Access the Sensor
•Signatures Not Producing Alerts
Increasing the Memory Size of the Java Plug-In
To correctly run IDM, your browser must have Java Plug-in 1.4.2 or 1.5 installed. By default the Java Plug-in allocates 64 MB of memory to IDM. IDM can run out of memory while in use, which can cause IDM to freeze or display blank screens. Running out of memory can also occur when you click Refresh. An OutofMemoryError
message appears in the Java console whenever this occurs. You must change the memory settings of Java Plug-in before using IDM. The mandatory minimum memory size is 256 MB.
Note We recommend that you use Sun Microsystems Java. Using any other version of Java could cause problems with IDM.
This section contains the following topics:
•Java Plug-In on Windows
•Java Plug-In on Linux and Solaris
Java Plug-In on Windows
To change the settings of Java Plug-in on Windows for Java Plug-in 1.4.2 and 1.5, follow these steps:
Step 1 Close all instances of Internet Explorer or Netscape.
Step 2 Choose Start > Settings > Control Panel.
Step 3 If you have Java Plug-in 1.4.2 installed:
a. Choose Java Plug-in.
The Java Plug-in Control Panel appears.
b. Click the Advanced tab.
c. In the Java RunTime Parameters field, enter -Xms256m.
d. Click Apply and exit the Java Control Panel.
Step 4 If you have Java Plug-in 1.5 installed:
a. Choose Java.
The Java Control Panel appears.
b. Click the Java tab.
c. Click View under Java Applet Runtime Settings.
The Java Runtime Settings window appears.
d. In the Java Runtime Parameters field, enter -Xms256m, and then click OK.
e. Click OK and exit the Java Control Panel.
Java Plug-In on Linux and Solaris
To change the settings of Java Plug-in 1.4.2 or 1.5 on Linux and Solaris, follow these steps:
Step 1 Close all instances of Netscape or Mozilla.
Step 2 Bring up Java Plug-in Control Panel by launching the ControlPanel executable file.
Note In the Java 2 SDK, this file is located at <SDK installation directory>/jre/bin/ControlPanel. For example if your Java 2 SDK is installed at /usr/j2se, the full path is /usr/j2se/jre/bin/ControlPanel.
Note In a Java 2 Runtime Environment installation, the file is located at <JRE installation directory>/bin/ControlPanel.
Step 3 If you have Java Plug-in 1.4.2 installed:
a. Click the Advanced tab.
b. In the Java RunTime Parameters field, enter -Xms256m.
c. Click Apply and close the Java Control Panel.
Step 4 If you have Java Plug-in 1.5 installed:
a. Click the Java tab.
b. Click View under Java Applet Runtime Settings.
c. In the Java Runtime Parameters field, enter -Xms256m, and then click OK.
d. Click OK and exit the Java Control Panel.
Cannot Launch IDM - Loading Java Applet Failed
Symptom The browser displays Loading Cisco IDM. Please wait ...
At the bottom left corner of the window, Loading Java Applet Failed
is displayed.
Possible Cause This condition can occur if multiple Java Plug-ins (1.4.x and/or 1.3.x) are installed on the machine on which you are launching the IDM.
Recommended Action Clear the Java cache and remove temp files and clear history in the browser you are using. The result is that neither of these plug-ins will be used by default and each applet should use the correct plug-in.
To clear the cache, follow these steps:
Step 1 Close all browser windows.
Step 2 If you have Java Plug-in 1.3.x installed:
a. Choose Start > Settings > Control Panel > Java Plug-in 1.3.x.
b. Click the Advanced tab.
c. Under Java Runtime Environment, select JRE 1.3.x from the drop-down menu.
d. Click the Cache tab.
e. Click Clear.
Step 3 If you have Java Plug-in 1.4.x installed:
a. Choose Start > Settings > Control Panel > Java Plug-in 1.4.x.
b. Click the Advanced tab.
c. Under Java Runtime Environment, select JRE 1.3.x from the drop-down menu.
d. Click the Cache tab.
e. Click the Browser tab.
f. Deselect all browser check boxes.
g. Click Clear Cache.
Step 4 Delete the temp files and clear the history in the browser.
Cannot Launch IDM -Analysis Engine Busy
Error Message Error connecting to sensor. Failed to load
sensor-errNotAvailable-Analysis Engine is busy. Exiting IDM.
Possible Cause This condition can occur if the Analysis Engine in the sensor is busy getting ready to perform a task and so does not respond to IDM.
Recommended Action Wait for a while and try again to connect.
IDM, Remote Manager, or Sensing Interfaces Cannot Access the Sensor
Note For the procedure for enabling and disabling Telnet on the sensor, refer to Enabling and Disabling Telnet.
If IDM, a remote manager, or sensing interfaces cannot access the sensor, but you can access the sensor CLI using SSH or Telnet (if enabled), follow these steps:
Step 1 Make sure the network configuration allows access to the web server port that is configured on the sensor:
--- System Configuration Dialog ---
At any point you may enter a question mark '?' for help.
User ctrl-c to abort configuration dialog at any prompt.
Default settings are in square brackets '[]'.
host-ip 10.89.130.108/23,10.89.130.1
standard-time-zone-name UTC
summertime-option disabled
For more information, refer to Changing Web Server Settings.
Step 2 If network devices, such as routers, switches, or firewalls, are between the sensor and the workstation, make sure these devices are configured to allow the workstation to access the sensor's web server port.
All remote management communication is performed by the sensor's web server. For more information, refer to Changing Web Server Settings.
Signatures Not Producing Alerts
If you are not seeing any alerts when signatures are firing, make sure that you have configured Produce Alert as an event action.
Caution
You cannot add other actions each time you configure the event actions. You are actually replacing the list of event actions every time you configure it, so make sure you choose Produce Alert every time you configure event actions.
For example, if you choose Produce Alert, but later add another event action and do not add Produce Alert to the new configuration, alerts will not be sent to the Event Store. To make sure you are getting alerts, use statistics for the virtual sensor and event store.
Troubleshooting IDSM-2
IDSM-2 has the same software architecture as the 4200 series sensors. You can use the same troubleshooting tools as outlined in Troubleshooting the 4200 Series Appliance.
This section pertains specifically to troubleshooting IDSM-2. It contains the following topics:
•Diagnosing IDSM-2 Problems
•Switch Commands for Troubleshooting
•Status LED Off
•Status LED On But IDSM-2 Does Not Come Online
•Cannot Communicate With IDSM-2 Command and Control Port
•Using the TCP Reset Interface
•Connecting a Serial Cable to IDSM-2
Diagnosing IDSM-2 Problems
Use the following list to diagnose IDSM-2 problems:
•The ribbon cable between IDSM-2 and the motherboard is loose.
During physical handling of the module, the connector can come loose from the base card, and cause the daughter card and the base card to lose contact with each other. A loose ribbon cable connector causes an on-line diagnostic error on ports 7 and 8. The module cannot operate when this condition exists.
For more information, refer to Partner Field Notice 52816.
•Some IDSM-2s were shipped with faulty DIMMs.
For the procedure for checking IDSM-s for faulty memory, refer to Partner Field 52563.
•The hard-disk drive fails to read or write.
When the hard-disk drive has been in constant use for extended periods of time (for more than 2 weeks), multiple symptoms, such as the following, can occur:
–An inability to log in
–I/O errors to the console when doing read/write operations (the ls command)
–Commands do not execute properly (cannot find the path to the executable)
The switch reports that the module is ok, but if you log in to the Service account and try to execute commands, you see that the problem exists. The 4.1(4) service pack alleviates this problem, but if you reimage IDSM-2 with the 4.1(4) application partition image, you must apply the 4.1(4b) patch. For more information, refer to CSCef12198.
•SensorApp either crashes or takes 99% of the CPU when IP logging is enabled for stream-based signatures (1300 series). For the workaround, refer to CSCed32093.
•IDSM-2 appears to lock up and remote access is prohibited (SSH, Telnet, IDM, Event Server, Control Transaction Server, and IP log Server).
This defect is related to using SWAP. IDSM-2 responds to pings. Apply the 4.1(4) service pack to resolve this issue. For more information, refer to CSCed54146.
•Shortly after you upgrade IDSM-2 or you tune a signature with VMS, IDSM-2 becomes unresponsive and often produces a SensorApp core file. Apply the 4.1(4b) patch to fix this issue.
•Confirm that IDSM-2 has the supported configurations.
For the list of supported configurations, refer to Supported IDSM-2 Configurations.
If you have confirmed that IDSM-2 does not suffer from any of the problems listed above and yet it appears unresponsive, for example, you cannot log in through SSH or Telnet, nor can you session to the switch, determine if IDSM-2 responds to pings and if you can log in through the service account. If you can log in, obtain a cidDump and any core files and contact TAC.
Switch Commands for Troubleshooting
The following switch commands help you troubleshoot IDSM-2:
•show module (Cisco Catalyst Software and Cisco IOS Software)
•show version (Cisco Catalyst Software and Cisco IOS Software)
•show port (Cisco Catalyst Software)
•show trunk (Cisco Catalyst Software)
•show span (Cisco Catalyst Software)
•show security acl (Cisco Catalyst Software)
•show intrusion-detection module (Cisco IOS Software)
•show monitor (Cisco IOS Software)
•show vlan access-map (Cisco IOS Software)
•show vlan filter (Cisco IOS Software)
Status LED Off
If the status indicator is off on IDSM-2, you need to turn power on to IDSM-2.
To determine status of IDSM-2, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log in to the console.
Step 2 Verify that IDSM-2 is online:
For Catalyst Software:
console> (enable) show module
Mod Slot Ports Module-Type Model Sub Status
--- ---- ----- ------------------------- ------------------- --- --------
1 1 2 1000BaseX Supervisor WS-X6K-SUP1A-2GE yes ok
15 1 1 Multilayer Switch Feature WS-F6K-MSFC no ok
2 2 48 10/100BaseTX Ethernet WS-X6248-RJ-45 no ok
3 3 48 10/100/1000BaseT Ethernet WS-X6548-GE-TX no ok
4 4 16 1000BaseX Ethernet WS-X6516A-GBIC no ok
6 6 8 Intrusion Detection Mod WS-SVC-IDSM2 yes ok
Mod Module-Name Serial-Num
--- -------------------- -----------
Mod MAC-Address(es) Hw Fw Sw
--- -------------------------------------- ------ ---------- ----------------
1 00-d0-c0-cc-0e-d2 to 00-d0-c0-cc-0e-d3 3.1 5.3.1 8.4(1)
00-d0-c0-cc-0e-d0 to 00-d0-c0-cc-0e-d1
00-30-71-34-10-00 to 00-30-71-34-13-ff
15 00-30-7b-91-77-b0 to 00-30-7b-91-77-ef 1.4 12.1(23)E2 12.1(23)E2
2 00-30-96-2b-c7-2c to 00-30-96-2b-c7-5b 1.1 4.2(0.24)V 8.4(1)
3 00-0d-29-f6-01-98 to 00-0d-29-f6-01-c7 5.0 7.2(1) 8.4(1)
4 00-0e-83-af-15-48 to 00-0e-83-af-15-57 1.0 7.2(1) 8.4(1)
6 00-e0-b0-ff-3b-80 to 00-e0-b0-ff-3b-87 0.102 7.2(0.67) 5.0(0.30)
Mod Sub-Type Sub-Model Sub-Serial Sub-Hw Sub-Sw
--- ----------------------- ------------------- ----------- ------ ------
1 L3 Switching Engine WS-F6K-PFC SAD041303G6 1.1
6 IDS 2 accelerator board WS-SVC-IDSUPG . 2.0
For Cisco IOS software:
Mod Ports Card Type Model Serial No.
--- ----- -------------------------------------- ------------------ -----------
1 48 48 port 10/100 mb RJ-45 ethernet WS-X6248-RJ-45 SAD0401012S
2 48 48 port 10/100 mb RJ45 WS-X6348-RJ-45 SAL04483QBL
3 48 SFM-capable 48 port 10/100/1000mb RJ45 WS-X6548-GE-TX SAD073906GH
5 8 Intrusion Detection System WS-SVC-IDSM-2 SAD0751059U
6 16 SFM-capable 16 port 1000mb GBIC WS-X6516A-GBIC SAL0740MMYJ
7 2 Supervisor Engine 720 (Active) WS-SUP720-3BXL SAD08320L2T
9 1 1 port 10-Gigabit Ethernet Module WS-X6502-10GE SAD071903BT
11 8 Intrusion Detection System WS-SVC-IDSM2 SAD05380608
13 8 Intrusion Detection System WS-SVC-IDSM-2 SAD072405D8
Mod MAC addresses Hw Fw Sw Status
--- ---------------------------------- ------ ------------ ------------ -------
1 00d0.d328.e2ac to 00d0.d328.e2db 1.1 4.2(0.24)VAI 8.5(0.46)ROC Ok
2 0003.6c14.e1d0 to 0003.6c14.e1ff 1.4 5.4(2) 8.5(0.46)ROC Ok
3 000d.29f6.7a80 to 000d.29f6.7aaf 5.0 7.2(1) 8.5(0.46)ROC Ok
5 0003.fead.651a to 0003.fead.6521 4.0 7.2(1) 5.0(1.1) Ok
6 000d.ed23.1658 to 000d.ed23.1667 1.0 7.2(1) 8.5(0.46)ROC Ok
7 0011.21a1.1398 to 0011.21a1.139b 4.0 8.1(3) 12.2(PIKESPE Ok
9 000d.29c1.41bc to 000d.29c1.41bc 1.3 Unknown Unknown PwrDown
11 00e0.b0ff.3340 to 00e0.b0ff.3347 0.102 7.2(0.67) 5.0(1.1) Ok
13 0003.feab.c850 to 0003.feab.c857 4.0 7.2(1) 5.0(1) Ok
Mod Sub-Module Model Serial Hw Status
--- --------------------------- ------------------ ------------ ------- -------
5 IDS 2 accelerator board WS-SVC-IDSUPG 07E91E508A 2.0 Ok
7 Policy Feature Card 3 WS-F6K-PFC3BXL SAD083305A1 1.3 Ok
7 MSFC3 Daughterboard WS-SUP720 SAD083206JX 2.1 Ok
11 IDS 2 accelerator board WS-SVC-IDSUPG . 2.0 Ok
13 IDS 2 accelerator board WS-SVC-IDSUPG 0347331976 2.0 Ok
Note It is normal for the status to read other
when IDSM-2 is first installed. After IDSM-2 completes the diagnostics routines and comes online, the status reads ok
. Allow up to 5 minutes for IDSM-2 to come online.
Step 3 If the status does not read ok
, turn the module on:
router# set module power up module_number
Status LED On But IDSM-2 Does Not Come Online
If the status indicator is on, but IDSM-2 does not come online, try the following troubleshooting tips:
•Reset IDSM-2.
•Make sure IDSM-2 is installed properly in the switch.
•If the hard-disk drive status has failed, reimage the application partition.
To enable IDSM-2, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log in to the console.
Step 2 Make sure IDSM-2 is enabled:
Step 3 If the status does not read ok
, enable IDSM-2:
router# set module enable module_number
Step 4 If IDSM-2 still does not come online, reset it:
router# reset module_number
Wait for about 5 minutes for IDSM-2 to come online.
Step 5 If IDSM-2 still does not come online, make sure the hardware and operating system are ok:
router# show test module_number
Step 6 If the port
status reads fail
, make sure IDSM-2 is firmly connected in the switch.
Step 7 If the hdd
status reads fail
, you must reimage the application partition.
For the procedure, see Chapter 13 "Upgrading, Downgrading, and Installing System Images."
Cannot Communicate With IDSM-2 Command and Control Port
If you cannot communicate with the IDSM-2 command and control port, the command and control port may not be in the correct VLAN.
To communicate with the command and control port of IDSM-2, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log in to the console.
Step 2 Make sure you can ping the command port from any other system.
Step 3 Make sure the IP address, mask, and gateway settings are correct:
router# show configuration
Step 4 Make sure the command and control port is in the correct VLAN:
For Catalyst software:
console> (enable) show port 6/8
* = Configured MAC Address
# = 802.1X Authenticated Port Name.
Port Name Status Vlan Duplex Speed Type
----- -------------------- ---------- ---------- ------ ----------- ------------
6/8 connected trunk full 1000 IDS
Port Status ErrDisable Reason Port ErrDisableTimeout Action on Timeout
---- ---------- ------------------- ---------------------- -----------------
6/8 connected - Enable No Change
Port Align-Err FCS-Err Xmit-Err Rcv-Err UnderSize
----- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------
Port Single-Col Multi-Coll Late-Coll Excess-Col Carri-Sen Runts Giants
----- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- --------- ---------
----- --------------------------
6/8 Wed Mar 2 2005, 15:29:49
For Cisco IOS software:
router# show intrusion-detection module 5 management-port state
Intrusion-detection module 5 management-port:
Administrative Mode: dynamic desirable
Operational Mode: static access
Administrative Trunking Encapsulation: negotiate
Operational Trunking Encapsulation: native
Negotiation of Trunking: On
Access Mode VLAN: 1 (default)
Trunking Native Mode VLAN: 1 (default)
Trunking VLANs Enabled: ALL
Pruning VLANs Enabled: 2-1001
Vlans allowed and active in management domain: 1
Vlans in spanning tree forwarding state and not pruned:
Step 5 If the command and control port is not in the correct VLAN, put it in the correct VLAN. For the procedure, refer to Configuring the Catalyst 6500 Series Switch for Command and Control Access to IDSM-2.
Using the TCP Reset Interface
IDSM-2 has a TCP reset interface—port 1. IDSM-2 has a specific TCP reset interface because it cannot send TCP resets on its sensing ports.
If you have TCP reset problems with IDSM-2, try the following:
•If the sensing ports are access ports (a single VLAN), you must configure the TCP reset port to be in the same VLAN.
•If the sensing ports are dot1q trunk ports (multi-VLAN), the sensing ports and TCP reset port all must have the same native VLAN, and the TCP reset port must trunk all the VLANs being trunked by both the sensing ports.
Connecting a Serial Cable to IDSM-2
You can connect a serial cable directly to the serial console port on IDSM-2. This lets you bypass the switch and module network interfaces.
To connect a serial cable to IDSM-2, follow these steps:
Step 1 Locate the two RJ-45 ports on IDSM-2.
You can find them approximately in the center of the mother board. If you are facing the module faceplate, the RJ-45 port on the right is the serial console port.
Step 2 Connect a straight-through cable to the right port on IDSM-2, and then connect the other end of the cable to a terminal server port.
Step 3 Configure the terminal server port to be 19200 baud, 8 bits, no parity.
You can now log directly in to IDSM-2.
Note Connecting a serial cable to IDSM-2 works only if there is no module located above IDSM-2 in the switch chassis, because the cable has to come out through the front of the chassis.
Troubleshooting AIP-SSM
AIP-SSM has the same software architecture as the 4200 series sensors. You can use the same troubleshooting tools as outlined in Troubleshooting the 4200 Series Appliance.
The following section contains commands that are specific to troubleshooting AIP-SSM.
To see the general health of AIP-SSM, use the show module 1 details command:
asa# show module 1 details
Getting details from the Service Module, please wait...
ASA 5500 Series Security Services Module-20
Serial Number: P2B000005D0
Firmware version: 1.0(10)0
Software version: 5.1(0.1)S153.0
Mgmt IP addr: 10.89.149.219
The output shows that AIP-SSM is up. If the status reads Down
, you can reset AIP-SSM using the hw-module module 1 reset command:
asa# hw-module module 1 reset
The module in slot 1 should be shut down before
resetting it or loss of configuration may occur.
Reset module in slot 1? [confirm]
Reset issued for module in slot 1
Mod Card Type Model Serial No.
--- -------------------------------------------- ------------------ -----------
0 ASA 5520 Adaptive Security Appliance ASA5520 P2A00000014
1 ASA 5500 Series Security Services Module-10 ASA-SSM-10 P2A0000067U
Mod MAC Address Range Hw Version Fw Version Sw Version
--- --------------------------------- ------------ ------------ ---------------
0 000b.fcf8.7bdc to 000b.fcf8.7be0 0.2 1.0(10)0 7.0(1)
1 000b.fcf8.0176 to 000b.fcf8.0176 0.2 1.0(10)0 5.1(0.1)S153.0
****************************************************
Mod Card Type Model Serial No.
--- -------------------------------------------- ------------------ -----------
0 ASA 5520 Adaptive Security Appliance ASA5520 P2A00000014
1 ASA 5500 Series Security Services Module-10 ASA-SSM-10 P2A0000067U
Mod MAC Address Range Hw Version Fw Version Sw Version
--- --------------------------------- ------------ ------------ ---------------
0 000b.fcf8.7bdc to 000b.fcf8.7be0 0.2 1.0(10)0 7.0(1)
1 000b.fcf8.0176 to 000b.fcf8.0176 0.2 1.0(10)0 5.1(0.1)S153.0
If you have problems with recovering AIP-SSM, use the debug module-boot command to see the output as AIP-SSM boots. Make sure you have the correct IP address for the TFTP server and you have the correct file on the TFTP server. Then use the hw-module module 1 recover command again to recover AIP-SSM:
asa(config)# hw-module module 1 recover configure
Image URL [tftp://0.0.0.0/]: tftp://10.89.146.1/IPS-SSM-K9-sys-1.1-a-5.1-0.1.i$
Port IP Address [0.0.0.0]: 10.89.150.227
Gateway IP Address [0.0.0.0]: 10.89.149.254
asa(config)# debug module-boot
debug module-boot enabled at level 1
asa(config)# hw-module module 1 recover boot
The module in slot 1 will be recovered. This may erase all configuration and all data on
that device and attempt to download a new image for it.
Recover module in slot 1? [confirm]
Recover issued for module in slot 1
asa(config)# Slot-1 140> Cisco Systems ROMMON Version (1.0(10)0) #0: Fri Mar 25 23:02:10
PST 2005
Slot-1 141> Platform ASA-SSM-10
Slot-1 142> GigabitEthernet0/0
Slot-1 144> MAC Address: 000b.fcf8.0176
Slot-1 145> ROMMON Variable Settings:
Slot-1 146> ADDRESS=10.89.150.227
Slot-1 147> SERVER=10.89.146.1
Slot-1 148> GATEWAY=10.89.149.254
Slot-1 149> PORT=GigabitEthernet0/0
Slot-1 150> VLAN=untagged
Slot-1 151> IMAGE=IPS-SSM-K9-sys-1.1-a-5.1-0.1.img
Slot-1 153> LINKTIMEOUT=20
Slot-1 156> tftp IPS-SSM-K9-sys-1.1-a-5.1-0.1.img@10.89.146.1 via 10.89.149.254
Slot-1 157> TFTP failure: Packet verify failed after 20 retries
Slot-1 158> Rebooting due to Autoboot error ...
Slot-1 159> Rebooting....
Slot-1 160> Cisco Systems ROMMON Version (1.0(10)0) #0: Fri Mar 25 23:02:10 PST 2005
Slot-1 161> Platform ASA-SSM-10
Slot-1 162> GigabitEthernet0/0
Slot-1 164> MAC Address: 000b.fcf8.0176
Slot-1 165> ROMMON Variable Settings:
Slot-1 166> ADDRESS=10.89.150.227
Slot-1 167> SERVER=10.89.146.1
Slot-1 168> GATEWAY=10.89.149.254
Slot-1 169> PORT=GigabitEthernet0/0
Slot-1 170> VLAN=untagged
Slot-1 171> IMAGE=IPS-SSM-K9-sys-1.1-a-5.1-0.1.img
Slot-1 173> LINKTIMEOUT=20
Slot-1 176> tftp IPS-SSM-K9-sys-1.1-a-5.1-0.1.img@10.89.146.1 via 10.89.149.254
Gathering Information
You can use the following CLI commands and scripts to gather information and diagnose the state of the sensor when problems occur. You can use the show tech-support command to gather all the sensor's information, or you can use the other individual commands listed in this section for specific information.
This section contains the following topics:
•Tech Support Information
•Version Information
•Statistics Information
•Interfaces Information
•Events Information
•cidDump Script
•Uploading and Accessing Files on the Cisco FTP Site
Tech Support Information
The show tech-support command is useful for capturing all the sensor's status and configuration information.
This section describes the show tech-support command, and contains the following topics:
•Overview
•Displaying Tech Support Information
•Tech Support Command Output
Overview
The show tech-support command captures all status and configuration information on the sensor and includes the current configuration, version information, and cidDump information. The output can be large, over 1 MB. You can transfer the output to a remote system. For the procedure for copying the output to a remote system, see Displaying Tech Support Information.
Note You can get the same information from IDM by choosing Monitoring > Support Information > System Information.
Note Always run the show tech-support command before contacting TAC.
Displaying Tech Support Information
Use the show tech-support [page] [password] [destination-url destination_url] command to display system information on the screen or have it sent to a specific URL. You can use the information as a troubleshooting tool with TAC.
The following parameters are optional:
•page—Displays the output, one page of information at a time.
Press Enter to display the next line of output or use the spacebar to display the next page of information.
•password—Leaves passwords and other security information in the output.
•destination-url—Indicates the information should be formatted as HTML and sent to the destination that follows this command. If you use this keyword, the output is not displayed on the screen.
•destination_url—Indicates the information should be formatted as HTML. The URL specifies where the information should be sent. If you do not use this keyword, the information is displayed on the screen.
To display tech support information, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log in to the CLI using an account with administrator privileges.
Step 2 View the output on the screen:
sensor# show tech-support page
The system information appears on the screen, one page at a time. Press the spacebar to view the next page or press Ctrl-C to return to the prompt.
Step 3 To send the output (in HTML format) to a file, follow these steps:
a. Enter the following command, followed by a valid destination:
sensor# show tech-support destination-url destination-url
You can specify the following destination types:
•ftp:—Destination URL for FTP network server. The syntax for this prefix is ftp:[[//username@location]/relativeDirectory]/filename
or ftp:[[//username@location]//absoluteDirectory]/filename
.
•scp:—Destination URL for the SCP network server. The syntax for this prefix is scp:[[//username@]location]/relativeDirectory]/filename
or scp:[[//username@]location]//absoluteDirectory]/filename
.
For example, to send the tech support output to the file /absolute/reports/sensor1Report.html
:
sensor# show tech support dest
ftp://csidsuser@10.2.1.2//absolute/reports/sensor1Report.html
The password:
prompt appears.
b. Enter the password for this user account.
The Generating report:
message is displayed.
Tech Support Command Output
The following is an example of the show tech-support command output:
Note This output example shows the first part of the command and lists the information for the Interfaces, ARC, and cidDump services.
sensor# show tech-support page
This Report was generated on Fri Feb 21 03:33:52 2003.
Output from show interfaces
Total Packets Received = 0
Missed Packet Percentage = 0
Current Bypass Mode = Auto_off
MAC statistics from interface GigabitEthernet0/1
Missed Packet Percentage = 0
Total Packets Received = 0
Total Multicast Packets Received = 0
Total Broadcast Packets Received = 0
Total Jumbo Packets Received = 0
Total Undersize Packets Received = 0
Total Receive FIFO Overruns = 0
Total Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Bytes Transmitted = 0
Total Multicast Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Broadcast Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Jumbo Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Undersize Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Transmit Errors = 0
Total Transmit FIFO Overruns = 0
MAC statistics from interface GigabitEthernet0/0
Total Packets Received = 2208534
Total Bytes Received = 157390286
Total Multicast Packets Received = 20
Total Receive FIFO Overruns = 0
Total Packets Transmitted = 239437
Total Bytes Transmitted = 107163351
Total Transmit Errors = 0
Total Transmit FIFO Overruns = 0
Output from show statistics networkAccess
LogAllBlockEventsAndSensors = true
MaxDeviceInterfaces = 250
CID Diagnostics Report Fri Feb 21 03:33:54 UTC 2003
<defaultVersion aspect="S">
Linux version 2.4.26-IDS-smp-bigphys (csailer@mcq) (gcc version 2.96 20000731 (R
ed Hat Linux 7.3 2.96-112)) #2 SMP Fri Mar 4 04:11:31 CST 2005
03:33:54 up 21 days, 23:15, 3 users, load average: 0.96, 0.86, 0.78
Version Information
The show version command is useful for establishing the general health of the sensor. This section describes the show version command, and contains the following topics:
•Overview
•Displaying Version Information
Overview
The show version command shows the general health of the sensor and can indicate where a failure is occurring. It gives the following information:
•Which applications are running
•Versions of the applications
•Disk and memory usage
•Upgrade history of the applications
Note You can get the same information from IDM or ASDM by choosing Monitoring > Support Information > Diagnostics Report.
Displaying Version Information
Use the show version command to display version information for all installed operating system packages, signature packages, and IPS processes running on the system. To view the configuration for the entire system, use the more current-config command.
To display the version and configuration, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log in to the CLI.
Step 2 View version information:
The following examples show sample version output for the appliance and the NM-CIDS.
Sample version output for the appliance:
Cisco Intrusion Prevention System, Version 5.0(0.29)S135.0
OS Version 2.4.26-IDS-smp-bigphys
Serial Number: JAB0815R017
Sensor up-time is 5 days.
Using 722145280 out of 3974291456 bytes of available memory (18% usage)
system is using 17.3M out of 29.0M bytes of available disk space (59% usage)
application-data is using 36.3M out of 166.8M bytes of available disk space (23% usage)
boot is using 39.4M out of 68.6M bytes of available disk space (61% usage)
MainApp 2005_Feb_18_03.00 (Release) 2005-02-18T03:13:47-0600 Running
AnalysisEngine 2005_Feb_18_03.00 (Release) 2005-02-18T03:13:47-0600 Running
CLI 2005_Feb_18_03.00 (Release) 2005-02-18T03:13:47-0600
IDS-K9-maj-5.0-0.29-S91-0.29-.pkg 03:00:00 UTC Mon Feb 16 2004
Recovery Partition Version 1.1 - 5.0(0.29)S91(0.29)
Sample version output for NM-CIDS:
Cisco Intrusion Prevention System, Version 5.0(0.27)S129.0
OS Version 2.4.26-IDS-smp-bigphys
Serial Number: JAD06490681
Using 485675008 out of 509448192 bytes of available memory (95% usage)
system is using 17.3M out of 29.0M bytes of available disk space (59% usage)
application-data is using 31.1M out of 166.8M bytes of available disk space (20% usage)
boot is using 39.5M out of 68.6M bytes of available disk space (61% usage)
application-log is using 529.6M out of 2.8G bytes of available disk space (20% usage)
MainApp 2005_Feb_09_03.00 (Release) 2005-02-09T03:22:27-0600 Running
AnalysisEngine 2005_Feb_09_03.00 (Release) 2005-02-09T03:22:27-0600 Running
CLI 2005_Feb_09_03.00 (Release) 2005-02-09T03:22:27-0600
IDS-K9-maj-5.0-0.27-S91-0.27-.pkg 03:00:00 UTC Thu Feb 05 2004
Recovery Partition Version 1.1 - 5.0(0.27)S91(0.27)
Note If the —-MORE-—
prompt is displayed, press the spacebar to see more information or Ctrl-C to cancel the output and get back to the CLI prompt.
Step 3 View configuration information:
Note You can use the more current-config or show configuration commands.
sensor# more current-config
! ------------------------------
! Current configuration last modified Wed Feb 16 03:20:54 2005
! ------------------------------
! ------------------------------
! ------------------------------
! ------------------------------
service event-action-rules rules0
! ------------------------------
host-ip 10.89.147.31/25,10.89.147.126
login-banner-text This message will be displayed on banner login.
Statistics Information
The show statistics command is useful for examining the state of the sensor's services. This section describes the show statistics command, and contains the following topics:
•Overview
•Displaying Statistics
Overview
The show statistics command provides a snapshot of the state of the sensor's services. The following services provide statistics:
•AnalysisEngine
•Authentication
•Denied Attackers
•Event Server
•Event Store
•Host
•Logger
•Network Access
•Notification
•SDEE Server
•Transaction Server
•Transaction Source
•Virtual Sensor
•Web Server
Note You can get the same information from IDM by clicking Monitoring > Support Information > Statistics.
Displaying Statistics
Use the show statistics virtual-sensor [clear] command to display the statistics for the virtual sensor. Use the show statistics [analysis-engine | authentication | denied-attackers | event-server | event-store | host | logger | network-access | notification | sdee-server | transaction-server | transaction-source | web-server] [clear] command to generate statistics for each sensor application.
Note The clear option is not available for the analysis engine, host, or network access applications.
To display statistics for the sensor, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log in to the CLI.
Step 2 Display the statistics for the virtual sensor:
sensor# show statistics virtual-sensor
Virtual Sensor Statistics
Statistics for Virtual Sensor vs0
Name of current Signature-Definition instance = sig0
Name of current Event-Action-Rules instance = rules0
List of interfaces monitored by this virtual sensor = fe0_1
General Statistics for this Virtual Sensor
Number of seconds since a reset of the statistics = 1675
Measure of the level of resource utilization = 0
Total packets processed since reset = 241
Total IP packets processed since reset = 12
Total packets that were not IP processed since reset = 229
Total TCP packets processed since reset = 0
Total UDP packets processed since reset = 0
Total ICMP packets processed since reset = 12
Total packets that were not TCP, UDP, or ICMP processed since reset = 0
Total ARP packets processed since reset = 0
Total ISL encapsulated packets processed since reset = 0
Total 802.1q encapsulated packets processed since reset = 0
Total packets with bad IP checksums processed since reset = 0
Total packets with bad layer 4 checksums processed since reset = 0
Total number of bytes processed since reset = 22513
The rate of packets per second since reset = 0
The rate of bytes per second since reset = 13
The average bytes per packet since reset = 93
Denied Address Information
Number of Active Denied Attackers = 0
Number of Denied Attackers Inserted = 0
Number of Denied Attackers Total Hits = 0
Number of times max-denied-attackers limited creation of new entry = 0
Number of exec Clear commands during uptime = 0
Denied Attackers and hit count for each.
The Signature Database Statistics.
The Number of each type of node active in the system (can not be reset)
TCP nodes keyed on both IP addresses and both ports = 0
UDP nodes keyed on both IP addresses and both ports = 0
IP nodes keyed on both IP addresses = 0
The number of each type of node inserted since reset
Total nodes inserted = 28
TCP nodes keyed on both IP addresses and both ports = 0
UDP nodes keyed on both IP addresses and both ports = 0
IP nodes keyed on both IP addresses = 6
The rate of nodes per second for each time since reset
TCP nodes keyed on both IP addresses and both ports per second = 0
UDP nodes keyed on both IP addresses and both ports per second = 0
IP nodes keyed on both IP addresses per second = 0
The number of root nodes forced to expire because of memory constraints
TCP nodes keyed on both IP addresses and both ports = 0
Fragment Reassembly Unit Statistics for this Virtual Sensor
Number of fragments currently in FRU = 0
Number of datagrams currently in FRU = 0
Number of fragments received since reset = 0
Number of fragments forwarded since reset = 0
Number of fragments dropped since last reset = 0
Number of fragments modified since last reset = 0
Number of complete datagrams reassembled since last reset = 0
Fragments hitting too many fragments condition since last reset = 0
Number of overlapping fragments since last reset = 0
Number of Datagrams too big since last reset = 0
Number of overwriting fragments since last reset = 0
Number of Initial fragment missing since last reset = 0
Fragments hitting the max partial dgrams limit since last reset = 0
Fragments too small since last reset = 0
Too many fragments per dgram limit since last reset = 0
Number of datagram reassembly timeout since last reset = 0
Too many fragments claiming to be the last since last reset = 0
Fragments with bad fragment flags since last reset = 0
TCP Normalizer stage statistics
Dropped packets from queue = 0
Dropped packets due to deny-connection = 0
Current Streams Closed = 0
Current Streams Closing = 0
Current Streams Embryonic = 0
Current Streams Established = 0
Current Streams Denied = 0
Statistics for the TCP Stream Reassembly Unit
Current Statistics for the TCP Stream Reassembly Unit
TCP streams currently in the embryonic state = 0
TCP streams currently in the established state = 0
TCP streams currently in the closing state = 0
TCP streams currently in the system = 0
TCP Packets currently queued for reassembly = 0
Cumulative Statistics for the TCP Stream Reassembly Unit since reset
TCP streams that have been tracked since last reset = 0
TCP streams that had a gap in the sequence jumped = 0
TCP streams that was abandoned due to a gap in the sequence = 0
TCP packets that arrived out of sequence order for their stream = 0
TCP packets that arrived out of state order for their stream = 0
The rate of TCP connections tracked per second since reset = 0
SigEvent Preliminary Stage Statistics
Number of Alerts received = 491
Number of Alerts Consumed by AlertInterval = 0
Number of Alerts Consumed by Event Count = 0
Number of FireOnce First Alerts = 6
Number of FireOnce Intermediate Alerts = 480
Number of Summary First Alerts = 0
Number of Summary Intermediate Alerts = 0
Number of Regular Summary Final Alerts = 0
Number of Global Summary Final Alerts = 0
Number of Alerts Output for further processing = 491
SigEvent Action Override Stage Statistics
Number of Alerts received to Action Override Processor = 0
Number of Alerts where an override was applied = 0
deny-connection-inline = 0
produce-verbose-alert = 0
request-block-connection = 0
SigEvent Action Filter Stage Statistics
Number of Alerts received to Action Filter Processor = 0
Number of Alerts where an action was filtered = 0
Number of Filter Line matches = 0
deny-connection-inline = 0
produce-verbose-alert = 0
request-block-connection = 0
SigEvent Action Handling Stage Statistics.
Number of Alerts received to Action Handling Processor = 491
Number of Alerts where produceAlert was forced = 0
Number of Alerts where produceAlert was off = 0
deny-connection-inline = 0
produce-verbose-alert = 0
request-block-connection = 0
Deny Actions Requested in Promiscuous Mode
deny-packet not performed = 0
deny-connection not performed = 0
deny-attacker not performed = 0
modify-packet not performed = 0
Number of Alerts where deny-connection was forced for deny-packet action = 0
Number of Alerts where deny-packet was forced for non-TCP deny-connection action
= 0
Per-Signature SigEvent count since reset
Step 3 Display the statistics for AnalysisEngine:
sensor# show statistics analysis-engine
Analysis Engine Statistics
Number of seconds since service started = 1999
Measure of the level of current resource utilization = 0
Measure of the level of maximum resource utilization = 0
The rate of TCP connections tracked per second = 0
The rate of packets per second = 0
The rate of bytes per second = 13
Total number of packets processed since reset = 290
Total number of IP packets processed since reset = 12
Total number of packets transmitted = 290
Total number of packets denied = 0
Total number of packets reset = 0
Fragment Reassembly Unit Statistics
Number of fragments currently in FRU = 0
Number of datagrams currently in FRU = 0
TCP Stream Reassembly Unit Statistics
TCP streams currently in the embryonic state = 0
TCP streams currently in the established state = 0
TCP streams currently in the closing state = 0
TCP streams currently in the system = 0
TCP Packets currently queued for reassembly = 0
The Signature Database Statistics.
TCP nodes keyed on both IP addresses and both ports = 0
UDP nodes keyed on both IP addresses and both ports = 0
IP nodes keyed on both IP addresses = 0
Statistics for Signature Events
Number of SigEvents since reset = 491
Statistics for Actions executed on a SigEvent
Number of Alerts written to the IdsEventStore = 11
Step 4 Display the statistics for authentication:
sensor# show statistics authentication
totalAuthenticationAttempts = 2
failedAuthenticationAttempts = 0
Step 5 Display the statistics for the denied attackers in the system:
sensor# show statistics denied-attackers
Denied Attackers and hit count for each.
Step 6 Display the statistics for the event server:
sensor# show statistics event-server
Step 7 Display the statistics for Event Store:
sensor# show statistics event-store
General information about the event store
The current number of open subscriptions = 2
The number of events lost by subscriptions and queries = 0
The number of queries issued = 0
The number of times the event store circular buffer has wrapped = 0
Number of events of each type currently stored
Log transaction events = 0
Error events, warning = 67
Alert events, informational = 60
Alert events, medium = 60
Step 8 Display the statistics for the host:
sensor# show statistics host
Last Change To Host Config (UTC) = 16:11:05 Thu Feb 10 2005
Command Control Port Device = FastEthernet0/0
fe0_0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0B:46:53:06:AA
inet addr:10.89.149.185 Bcast:10.89.149.255 Mask:255.255.255.128
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:1001522 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:469569 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:57547021 (54.8 MiB) TX bytes:63832557 (60.8 MiB)
Interrupt:9 Base address:0xf400 Memory:c0000000-c0000038
Usage over last 5 seconds = 0
Usage over last minute = 1
Usage over last 5 minutes = 1
Memory usage (bytes) = 500498432
Memory free (bytes) = 894976032
lastDirectoryReadAttempt = N/A
lastDownloadAttempt = N/A
Step 9 Display the statistics for the logging application:
sensor# show statistics logger
The number of Log interprocessor FIFO overruns = 0
The number of syslog messages received = 11
The number of <evError> events written to the event store by severity
The number of log messages written to the message log by severity
Step 10 Display the statistics for ARC:
sensor# show statistics network-access
LogAllBlockEventsAndSensors = true
MaxDeviceInterfaces = 250
Communications = ssh-3des
InterfaceName = ethernet0/1
InterfacePostBlock = Post_Acl_Test
InterfaceName = ethernet0/1
InterfacePreBlock = Pre_Acl_Test
InterfacePostBlock = Post_Acl_Test
InterfacePreBlock = Pre_Acl_Test
InterfacePostBlock = Post_Acl_Test
AclSupport = Does not use ACLs
AclSupport = Does not use ACLs
AclSupport = Does not use ACLs
AclSupport = uses Named ACLs
Step 11 Display the statistics for the notification application:
sensor# show statistics notification
Number of SNMP set requests = 0
Number of SNMP get requests = 0
Number of error traps sent = 0
Number of alert traps sent = 0
Step 12 Display the statistics for the SDEE server:
sensor# show statistics sdee-server
Blocked Subscriptions = 0
Maximum Available Subscriptions = 5
Maximum Events Per Retrieval = 500
Step 13 Display the statistics for the transaction server:
sensor# show statistics transaction-server
totalControlTransactions = 35
failedControlTransactions = 0
Step 14 Display the statistics for the transaction source:
sensor# show statistics transaction-source
totalControlTransactions = 0
failedControlTransactions = 0
Step 15 Display the statistics for Web Server:
sensor# show statistics web-server
number of server session requests handled = 61
number of server session requests rejected = 0
total HTTP requests handled = 35
maximum number of session objects allowed = 40
number of idle allocated session objects = 10
number of busy allocated session objects = 0
crypto library version = 6.0.3
Step 16 To clear the statistics for an application, for example, the logging application:
sensor# show statistics logger clear
The number of Log interprocessor FIFO overruns = 0
The number of syslog messages received = 141
The number of <evError> events written to the event store by severity
The number of log messages written to the message log by severity
The statistics were retrieved and cleared.
Step 17 Verify that the statistics have been cleared:
sensor# show statistics logger
The number of Log interprocessor FIFO overruns = 0
The number of syslog messages received = 0
The number of <evError> events written to the event store by severity
The number of log messages written to the message log by severity
The statistics all begin from 0.
Interfaces Information
The show interfaces command is useful for gathering information on the sensing and command and control interfaces. This section describes the show interfaces command and contains the following topics:
•Overview
•Interfaces Command Output
Overview
You can learn the following information from the show interfaces command:
•Whether the interface is up or down
•Whether or not packets are being seen, and on which interfaces
•Whether or not packets are being dropped by SensorApp
•Whether or not there are errors being reported by the interfaces that can result in packet drops
The show interfaces command displays statistics for all system interfaces. Or you can use the individual commands to display statistics for the command and control interface (show interfaces command_control_interface_name), the sensing interface (show interfaces interface_name).
Interfaces Command Output
The following example shows the output from the show interfaces command:
Total Packets Received = 0
Missed Packet Percentage = 0
Current Bypass Mode = Auto_off
MAC statistics from interface GigabitEthernet0/1
Missed Packet Percentage = 0
Total Packets Received = 0
Total Multicast Packets Received = 0
Total Broadcast Packets Received = 0
Total Jumbo Packets Received = 0
Total Undersize Packets Received = 0
Total Receive FIFO Overruns = 0
Total Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Bytes Transmitted = 0
Total Multicast Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Broadcast Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Jumbo Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Undersize Packets Transmitted = 0
Total Transmit Errors = 0
Total Transmit FIFO Overruns = 0
MAC statistics from interface GigabitEthernet0/0
Total Packets Received = 2211296
Total Bytes Received = 157577635
Total Multicast Packets Received = 20
Total Receive FIFO Overruns = 0
Total Packets Transmitted = 239723
Total Bytes Transmitted = 107213390
Total Transmit Errors = 0
Total Transmit FIFO Overruns = 0
Events Information
You can use the show events command to view the alerts generated by SensorApp and errors generated by an application.
This section contains these topics:
•Sensor Events
•Overview
•Displaying Events
•Clearing Events
Sensor Events
There are five types of events:
•evAlert—Intrusion detection alerts
•evError—Application errors
•evStatus—Status changes, such as an IP log being created
•evLogTransaction—Record of control transactions processed by each sensor application
•evShunRqst—Block requests
Events remain in the Event Store until they are overwritten by newer events.
Overview
The show events command is useful for troubleshooting event capture issues in which you are not seeing events in Event Viewer or Security Monitor. You can use the show events command to determine which events are being generated on the sensor to make sure events are being generated and that the fault lies with the monitoring side.
You can clear all events from Event Store by using the clear events command.
Here are the parameters for the show events command:
alert Display local system alerts.
error Display error events.
hh:mm[:ss] Display start time.
nac Display NAC shun events.
past Display events starting in the past specified time.
status Display status events.
Displaying Events
Use the show events [{[alert [informational] [low] [medium] [high] [include-traits traits] [exclude-traits traits]] | error [warning] [error] [fatal] | log | NAC | status}] [hh:mm:ss [month day [year]] | past hh:mm:ss] command to display events from the Event Store.
Events are displayed beginning at the start time. If you do not specify a start time, events are displayed beginning at the current time. If you do not specify an event type, all events are displayed.
Note Events are displayed as a live feed until you cancel the request by pressing Ctrl-C.
The following options apply:
•alert—Displays alerts. Provides notification of some suspicious activity that may indicate an attack is in process or has been attempted.
If no level is selected (informational, low, medium, or high), all alert events are displayed.
•include-traits—Displays alerts that have the specified traits.
•exclude-traits—Does not display alerts that have the specified traits.
•traits—Trait bit position in decimal (0 to 15).
•error—Displays error events. Error events are generated by services when error conditions are encountered.
•log—Displays log events. Log events are generated when a transaction is received and responded to by an application. Contains information about the request, response, and success or failure of the transaction.
•NAC—Displays ARC (block) requests.
•status—Displays status events.
•past—Displays events starting in the past for the specified hours, minutes, and seconds.
•hh:mm:ss—Hours, minutes, and seconds in the past to begin the display.
Note The show events command waits until a specified event is available. It continues to wait and display events until you exit by pressing Ctrl-C.
To display events from the Event Store, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log in to the CLI.
Step 2 Display all events starting now:
evError: eventId=1041472274774840147 severity=warning vendor=Cisco
time: 2003/01/07 04:41:45 2003/01/07 04:41:45 UTC
errorMessage: name=errWarning received fatal alert: certificate_unknown
evError: eventId=1041472274774840148 severity=error vendor=Cisco
time: 2003/01/07 04:41:45 2003/01/07 04:41:45 UTC
errorMessage: name=errTransport WebSession::sessionTask(6) TLS connection exce
ption: handshake incomplete.
The feed continues showing all events until you press Ctrl-C.
Step 3 Display the block requests beginning at 10:00 a.m. on February 9, 2005:
sensor# show events NAC 10:00:00 Feb 9 2005
evShunRqst: eventId=1106837332219222281 vendor=Cisco
appName: NetworkAccessControllerApp
time: 2005/02/09 10:33:31 2004/08/09 13:13:31
host: connectionShun=false
protocol: numericType=0 other
evAlertRef: hostId=esendHost 123456789012345678
Step 4 Display errors with the warning level starting at 10:00 a.m. February 9 2005:
sensor# show events error warning 10:00:00 Feb 9 2005
evError: eventId=1041472274774840197 severity=warning vendor=Cisco
time: 2003/01/07 04:49:25 2003/01/07 04:49:25 UTC
errorMessage: name=errWarning received fatal alert: certificate_unknown
Step 5 Display alerts from the past 45 seconds:
sensor# show events alert past 00:00:45
evIdsAlert: eventId=1109695939102805307 severity=medium vendor=Cisco
time: 2005/03/02 14:15:59 2005/03/02 14:15:59 UTC
signature: description=Nachi Worm ICMP Echo Request id=2156 version=S54
addr: locality=OUT 10.89.228.202
addr: locality=OUT 10.89.150.185
evIdsAlert: eventId=1109695939102805308 severity=medium vendor=Cisco
Step 6 Display events that began 30 seconds in the past:
sensor# show events past 00:00:30
evStatus: eventId=1041526834774829055 vendor=Cisco
time: 2003/01/08 02:41:00 2003/01/08 02:41:00 UTC
controlTransaction: command=getVersion successful=true
description: Control transaction response.
evStatus: eventId=1041526834774829056 vendor=Cisco
time: 2003/01/08 02:41:00 2003/01/08 02:41:00 UTC
description: session opened for user cisco by cisco(uid=0)
Clearing Events
Use the clear events command to clear Event Store.
To clear events from Event Store, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log in to the CLI using an account with administrator privileges.
Step 2 Clear Event Store:
Warning: Executing this command will remove all events currently stored in the event
store.
Step 3 Enter yes to clear the events.
cidDump Script
If you do not have access to IDM or the CLI, you can run the underlying script cidDump from the Service account by logging in as root and running /usr/cids/idsRoot/bin/cidDump. The cidDump file's path is /usr/cids/idsRoot/htdocs/private/cidDump.html.
cidDump is a script that captures a large amount of information including the IPS processes list, log files, OS information, directory listings, package information, and configuration files.
To run the cidDump script, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log in to the sensor Service account.
Step 2 Su to root using the Service account password.
Step 3 Enter the following command:
/usr/cids/idsRoot/bin/cidDum
Step 4 Enter the following command to compress the resulting /usr/cids/idsRoot/log/cidDump.html file:
gzip /usr/cids/idsRoot/log/cidDump.html
Step 5 Send the resulting HTML file to TAC or the IPS developers in case of a problem.
For the procedure, see Uploading and Accessing Files on the Cisco FTP Site.
Uploading and Accessing Files on the Cisco FTP Site
You can upload large files, for example, cidDump.html, the show tech-support command output, and cores, to the ftp-sj server.
To upload and access files on the Cisco FTP site, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log in to ftp-sj.cisco.com as anonymous.
Step 2 Change to the /incoming directory.
Step 3 Use the put command to upload the files. Make sure to use the binary transfer type.
Step 4 To access uploaded files, log in to an ECS-supported host.
Step 5 Change to the /auto/ftp/incoming directory.