If you are upgrading the Manager from version 9.1, 9.2, or 10.1 to 10.1.7.7, read this section closely.
Recommended actions for faults
The Faults tab in Logs page displays messages that are generated for system faults experienced by McAfee Network Security Platform. At times, troubleshooting is tiresome due to insufficient knowledge about the fault. Starting with this release of 10.1, the Recommended Actions column is introduced in the Faults tab to overcome the difficulties in troubleshooting. This column displays the action to be performed to remediate the particular fault.
You can view the Recommended Actions column in the Faults tab under Manager → <Admin Domain Name> → Troubleshooting → Logs.
The Recommended Actions is not available for the auto-clearing faults that were generated before upgrading to the Manager version 10.1.7.7 and reoccur after the upgrade. Because in this scenario the already existing fault in the Manager is updated with the new occurrence time and no new fault is created.
For more information about recommended actions for faults, see Faults in McAfee Network Security Platform 10.1.x Product Guide.
Consolidated log files in the Manager
Previously, there were multiple log files (ems.log, emsout.log, dbtuing.log, etc..) available in the App folder of the Manager.
With this release of 10.1, a separate folder, logs is created in the App folder where all the logs are consolidated in a single folder. When you do a fresh install of the Manager or upgrade the Manager from 9.1 or 9.2 to 10.1, all the log files will be available in the logs folder. The navigation path for the logs folder in a Linux based Manager and Windows based Manager are as follows:
Linux machine: /opt/NetworkSecurityManager/App/logs
Windows machine: C:\Program Files\McAfee\Network Security Manager\App\logs
For more information about log files, see System Log Files in McAfee Network Security Platform 10.1.x Product Guide.
Password control enhancements
With this release of 10.1, the minimum value for the following fields of password control are updated for enhanced security of the Manager:
Field | Current | Enhancement |
|---|---|---|
Number of Characters that must be Changed | While setting a new password, a minimum of 3 characters should be changed from the old password. | A minimum of 1 character should be changed from the old password to set the new password. |
Duration of Lock Out | The lock out duration could be set to a minimum of 30 minutes when a wrong password was entered. | The lock out duration can be set to a minimum of 1 minute when a wrong password is entered. |
Time to Wait Before New Passwords Can Be Changed | You could set the minimum number of hours to wait before a new password could be changed to 24 hours. | There is no minimum time to wait to change the new password. |
Passwords Expire After | You could set the minimum number of days for the password to expire after 45 days. | You can set the minimum number of days for the password to expire after 1 day. |
To configure password control settings, go to Manager → <Admin Domain Name> → Setup → GUI Access → Password Control.
For more information, see Configure password complexity settings in McAfee Network Security Platform 10.1.x Product Guide.