Enable the NGFW Engine tester and specify global settings

The global settings of the tester have default values that you can override to meet your needs.

For more details about the product and how to configure features, click Help or press F1.

Steps

  1. Browse to NGFW > Properties > General.
  2. Enable Tester Parameters.
  3. Configure the settings, then click Save.
  4. Publish the changes.

Example

Table 1. NGFW Engine Properties - General - Tester Paremeters
Option Definition
Tester Parameters

When selected, you can configure the global settings for the NGFW Engine tester.

  • Alert Interval — Specify the time in minutes the NGFW Engine waits before sending a new alert when the same test keeps failing repeatedly. The default value is 60 minutes. If the interval is too short, the alerts can overload the system or the alert recipient.
  • Delay After Boot — The time in seconds that the NGFW Engine waits before it resumes running the tests after it starts up. The default is 30 seconds.
  • Delay After Reconfiguration — The time in seconds that the NGFW Engine waits before it resumes running the tests after a configuration change. The default is 5 seconds.
  • Delay After Status Change — The time in seconds that the NGFW Engine waits before it resumes running the tests after the status of the NGFW Engine changes. The default is 5 seconds.
  • Is Auto Recovery — When selected, the NGFW Engine automatically goes back online when a previously failed test completes successfully. Run the test in both online and offline states if you activate this option.
  • Is Boot Recovery — When selected, the NGFW Engine automatically goes back online after restarting if all offline tests report a success.