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Dell APEX AIOps Infrastructure Observability: A Detailed Review
Executive summary APEX AIOps Infrastructure Observability overview Home page Monitor Manage Optimize Reports Cybersecurity
Introduction
System Risk
Cybersecurity Issues
Policy
Security Advisories
Ransomware Incidents
Storage System Details Block Object Details File Object Details Storage Group Details (PowerMax/VMAX systems) Node details PowerStore appliance details Quota details Hyperconverged infrastructure systems details Host details Connectrix and PowerSwitch Details Server details Infrastructure Observability administration Data protection details Appendix A: Enabling Infrastructure Observability at the system Converged Systems details Appendix B: APEX AIOps Infrastructure Observability security VMware Details Custom Tags Mobile application Appendix C: Data collection frequencies and samples Appendix D: Report Browser metrics

Policy

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Policy

  • The Policy page is where users enable, disable, and configure the tests in the Evaluation Plan. This can be done by creating individual evaluation plans for each system or by creating a template and applying it to multiple systems. There are two tabs in the Policy page: SYSTEMS and TEMPLATES.

    Systems

    The Systems tab lists the Cybersecurity enabled systems. It also includes information such as the associated template, status of the evaluation, number of selected tests, custom tags, and the last time the evaluation plan was updated. Cybersecurity Admins can assign or unassign templates to systems, enable or disable the evaluation plan for systems, or edit the evaluation plan for an individual system.

    The filter icon allows users to filter the list of systems based on the following:

    • System name or ID
    • Product type
    • Template name
    • Systems using or not using a template
    • Systems evaluation plan status
    • Custom tags
    • Site
    • Location

    By using the filter mechanism, users can produce a group of systems on which they can perform an action like assign a template or disable the evaluation plan. For example, a user can select all PowerEdge systems from the product category and select “No” under “Using a template”. They can then assign a template to all systems that are not associated with a template.

     The Systems tab in the Cybersecurity Policy page for listing each cybersecurity enabled system, status of the evaluation plan, if there is an associated template, and the last time it was updated.

    There are a few scenarios that require further explanation. If a user assigns a template to a system that already has a template, the old template is automatically unassigned. If the evaluation plan of a system is disabled, it does not affect the assigned template. The template will remain associated to the system. If the evaluation plan is edited by selecting the Edit icon in the right-side column, the template for that system is unassigned.

    Selecting the Edit button opens the Edit Evaluation Plan window for the system and allows the user to set the plan for that individual system. The possible evaluation tests are listed and grouped by Security Control Family (based on NIST 800-53 R5). Each test can be selected or cleared for inclusion in the Evaluation Plan. Selecting the Details icon provides a detailed description of the test.

    Edit Evaluation Plan window showing the list of available tests for a PowerMax system.

    When an Evaluation Test is cleared and removed from the Evaluation Plan, any associated active issues for that test will be deleted. The following warning is provided anytime the user removes an Evaluation Test and saves the Evaluation Plan.

    Warning window confirming that any active issues for a test that is removed from an evaluation plan are deleted.

    Users will be notified in the What’s New section when new tests are added to the product.

    Templates

    The Templates tab lists the configured templates and allows users to create templates and view, edit, and delete existing templates. A template contains a list of configured tests which can be assigned to multiple systems of the same product technology. It allows users to efficiently set a consistent evaluation plan across many systems. A template can only be edited and deleted when there are no systems assigned to it. If a template has an assigned system, it can only be viewed or duplicated.

    Templates tab on the cybersecurity policies page listing out all available templates, number of tests included in each template, number of systems assigned to the template, and last update time.

    Selecting Add Template steps the user through the template creation wizard. The user provides a template name and then selects the product type for the template.

     Add template window where user enters a template name and chooses the product type.

    Then, the user selects which tests to include in the evaluation plan and then selects Finish to save the template. Then, it is available to assign to systems of that product type.

     Add template window where user chooses which configuration tests to include in the evaluation plan.

    The operations that are available for a template depend on whether there are systems assigned to the template. For templates with assigned systems, the allowable operations are View and Duplicate. Templates with assigned systems cannot be edited or deleted. Templates without assigned systems have the Edit, Duplicate, and Delete operations available.