Monitoring Sessions and Services
Every time a device such as a computer or server communicates with the ISA server, that
particular session is logged and displayed in the Sessions tab of the Monitoring node. This
tab enables individual client sessions to be listed and monitored. Individual sessions can
also be disconnected from this tab, via the Disconnect Session link in the Tasks pane.
In addition to the Sessions tab, the server can be monitored via the Services tab, shown in
Figure 3.21, which shows the current status of each of the critical ISA Services. Each
service can be stopped from this console, and the length of time that the service has been
running is also displayed.
Generating Reports
ISA??™s reporting mechanism is one of the best features of the application. It enables administrators
to quickly create useful, accurate reports pulled from data in the ISA logs, such as
the one shown in Figure 3.22.
FIGURE 3.20 Setting alert definitions.
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FIGURE 3.21 Viewing the Services node.
ISA Reports analyze activity that occurs on the ISA server over a period of time, and can
include the following fields of information:
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