15.2 Solution Manager
After a Solution Pack is imported, the Solution Manager in the Sentinel Control Center is used to install, implement and test each Control.
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Installing a Control installs the child content for the Control into the Sentinel system. When the content is initially installed, its status is Not Implemented.
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Implementing a Control is the process to configure event source systems and Sentinel to use the content associated with the Control. Novell Solution Packs include detailed documentation describing implementation steps. The user should change the status of the Control to Implemented after following all of these steps.
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Testing a Control is the process to verify the content associated with the Control. Novell Solution Packs include detailed documentation describing testing steps. The user should change the status of the Control to Tested after following all of these steps.
To use the Solution Manager, a user must be assigned Solution Manager permissions under Solution Pack. For more information, see Section 15.1.2, Permissions for Using Solution Packs.
15.2.1 Solution Manager Interface
The Solution Manager window is divided into two frames: Content and Documentation.
Content Frame
Content Frame provides Solution Pack zip extracted information. The Content frame displays a hierarchical view of the Category, Control, Content Group, and various types of content. All parent nodes reflect the overall state of the controls they contain. This means that parent nodes have an inherited status based on their child content.
The Content frame consists of the following columns:
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Name: Displays the name of the node.
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Installed: Indicates whether the content is installed in the target Sentinel system. If not, this column will be blank.
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State: This column is available for the control node. This column contain a drop-down box with the following values:
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Not Implemented: This is the default state when the control is first deployed.
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Implemented: This state indicates that the content is fully implemented using the associated documentation.
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Tested: This state indicate that you have fully tested the content for this control using the associated documentation.
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NOTE:Because of the regulatory significance of implementing controls, status changes for each control are tracked for auditing purposes.
Figure 15-2 Content Frame
Documentation Frame
The Documentation frame provides description of selected node Descriptive information provided when creating the Solution Pack using Solution Designer is displayed here. For more information on Solution Designer, see Section 15.4, Solution Designer.
The following informational tabs, populated and edited using the Solution Designer, are available in Documentation frame:
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Description: This tab displays the description of selected node. An additional panel is attached to this tab called Attachment. You can view attachments and their description in the Description tab.
The user can add text to the External ID field to refer to specific regulations or corporate IDs.
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Implementation: This tab, associated with the control nodes, displays the instructions for implementing the selected control.
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Testing: This tab, associated with the control nodes, displays the instructions for testing the selected control.
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Notes: The Notes tab, associated with the control nodes, is editable. This can be used for any notes related to the control, including user comments on the testing or implementation process.
Figure 15-3 Documentation Frame
