SonicWALL EM5000 User Manual

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SonicWALL UMA EM5000 Getting Started Guide  
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Configuring the Console Role
The Console role is used in a multi-server, distributed 
SonicWALL GMS deployment. In this role, the SonicWALL UMA 
EM5000 will run all SonicWALL Universal Management Suite 
services except for the Database service. In this scenario, the 
Database role is assigned to a separate appliance or server. 
In the Console role, the SonicWALL UMA EM5000 behaves as 
an Agent, and also provides the following functions:
Provides Web user interface for the SonicWALL GMS 
application
Emails Scheduled Reports 
Performs Event Management tasks
Performs various periodic checks, such as checking for 
new appliances that can be managed, checking for new 
firmware versions of managed appliances, and similar 
functions
To deploy your SonicWALL UMA EM5000 in the Console role, 
perform the following steps in the appliance management 
interface:
1.
Navigate to the Deployment > Role page. Under Host 
Role Configuration
, select the Console radio button.
2.
If this SonicWALL UMA EM5000 will connect to managed 
appliances through a GMS gateway, type the gateway IP 
address into the GMS Gateway IP field.
To determine if a GMS gateway is required, see the GMS 
Gateway Recommendations 
section, on page 7.
3.
If a GMS gateway will be used, type the password into both 
the GMS Gateway Password and Confirm GMS 
Gateway Password
 fields.
4.
If this SonicWALL UMA EM5000 listens for syslog 
messages on a non-standard port, type the port number 
into the Syslog Server Port field. The default port is 514.
5.
To use a MySQL or Microsoft SQL Server database on 
another system, do not select the Include Database 
(MYSQL) 
checkbox. To include the MySQL database on 
this system (not recommended), select this checkbox (for 
this configuration, select the All In One role instead of the 
Console role). 
6.
Configure the database settings as described in the 
Configuring Database Settings section, on page 36.
7.
Configure the Web port settings as described in the 
Configuring Web Port Settings section, on page 38.
8.
To apply your changes, click Update.
To change the settings on this page back to the defaults, 
click Reset.