Documentation forSecurity Event Manager

CMC service menu

The cmc::service> menu includes commands for managing restrictions and SSH access.

See About the CMC command line in SEM for information about using the CMC command line.

Type the service command at the main menu to open the cmc::service> prompt. Commands available from the service menu are listed in the following table in alphabetical order. Y in the "Restart Required" column indicates that a command requires an automatic restart of the SEM Manager service. See Starting and Stopping SEM components for help.

Command Description Restart
Required

disableflow

Disables the flow Collection Service on the appliance (and in the SolarWinds Explorer).

N

enableflow

Enables the flow Collection Service on the appliance (and in the SolarWinds Explorer).

Y

exit

Exits the service menu and returns to the main menu.

N

help

Displays a brief description of each command within the service menu.

N

restartssh

Restarts the SSH service. If the SSH service is running, this command stops and then restarts the service.

N

restrictconsole

Restricts access to the SEM console to only certain IP addresses or hostnames.

This command prompts you to provide the IP addresses or hostnames that should be allowed access. Once the restriction is in place, only the listed IP addresses or hostnames can connect to the SEM console.

Also see unrestrictconsole.

N

restrictreports

Restricts access to reports to only certain IP addresses or hostnames.

This command prompts you to provide the IP addresses or hostnames that should be allowed access. Once the restriction is in place, only the listed IP addresses or hostnames can create and view reports. Also see unrestrictreports.

N

restrictssh

Restrict the SSH service to only certain IP addresses.

This command prompts you to provide the IP addresses that should be allowed access. Once the restriction is in place, only the listed IP address and user combinations can connect to the SEM Manager using the SSH service.

Also see unrestrictssh.

N
snmp

Configures the SNMP Services.

See Enable the SNMP Trap Logging Service in SEM to configure SEM to receive SNMP traps.

See Set up SEM to communicate with NPM and the SolarWinds Platform Web Console using SNMP to configure SEM and NPM to monitor SEM's CPU, memory, and other critical components.

N

startssh

Starts the SSH service.

N

stopopsec

Terminates any connections from the SEM Manager VM to Check Point® Open Platform for Security (OPSEC) hosts.

N

stopssh

Stops the SSH service. If you issue this command, you can only access the SEM Manager with a keyboard and monitor until you issue a reboot command.

To restrict access to the SSH service (outside of the user name and password requirements), see the restrictssh command.

N

unrestrictconsole

Removes access restrictions placed on the SEM console. The only remaining protection is the user name and password combination.

This command removes all other restrictions and allows system users with a user name and password to connect to the console.

N

unrestrictssh

Removes access restrictions placed on the SSH service. The only remaining protection is the user name and password combination

N