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#86549 8-Jul-2011 09:07

Hi There!

I have a client who runs this software which I have little or no experience with. The web blocking part is working fine, but the reports are broken saying no content is available. I am not sure where to start looking for the fault and repeated messages left for the NZ agent have yielded no returned calls. I can log into the forums, but in order to do that I need the serial number and the client is not sure what their serial number is.

Anyone able to assist in pointing me to the right direction?

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#490932 8-Jul-2011 09:34

In the Webmarshal console you should be able to go to Tools -> Server and Array properties -> Licensing and get the license key from there.

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#490934 8-Jul-2011 09:37

What version ? We run 6.x here but have also run 3.7 in the past.

WebMarshal relies on a SQL (SQL Express is usually the default one it installs) database for rules and reporting, so you need to know the database details for the reporting tool to log into it.

If the reporting tool is appearing to log in without any issues, but not finding any data, then maybe its an old DB its connecting to.

You can only access the forums if you have a current maintenance agreement - if this has lapsed, then you wont be able to access it.

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#490935 8-Jul-2011 09:39

I really hate it when companies won't even allow you community support without a support contract! It really turns me off the products!

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#490936 8-Jul-2011 09:42

Version 6.1.7.4636

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#490941 8-Jul-2011 09:49

In the WM Reports it is pointing to the same DB referenced in the WM Console.

No errors logging in.

The exact error is : No data matches the report parameters, report cancelled.

This is on the report Graph of Usage by top 10 Users and I can see activity on the console so I presume there must be information to present.

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#490946 8-Jul-2011 09:59

Stupid question time, is logging enabled on the console ? :)

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#490947 8-Jul-2011 09:59

Factual correction: any customer in or out of maintenance can use the M86 Security Forum to discuss WebMarshal issues.

If you are having problems getting in to the forum then email the M86 webmaster.

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#490977 8-Jul-2011 10:40

Hmm never worked for me when our maintenance expired, I contacted the webmaster who said we needed to update our maintenance agreement. Did that and we were away again.

Was a while ago tho, so maybe our account got caught up in some backend issue, who knows :)

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#490983 8-Jul-2011 10:55

The Forum is and has always been available to all customers of Marshal/M86. (I can't speak to the NetIQ era).

With regard to the actual issue, if this really is the result for all reports the most likely is that data isn't being logged. Note that logging isn't instantaneous, but any session that's ended should definitely be in the database.

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#491021 8-Jul-2011 12:24

networkn: I can log into the forums, but in order to do that I need the serial number and the client is not sure what their serial number is.

I'm a little surprised that you need a serial number to log into the forums. I don't remember needing one in the past. However, I've been dealing with Marshal Software/M86 Security and their products for several years now, so chances are that they've changed the forum login process at some stage.

As browned mentioned, you can get the serial number from the licensing section under Server & Array Properties. This should be enough to get you access to the forums.

networkn: Anyone able to assist in pointing me to the right direction?

WebMarshal doesn't write any information to the database until a user's browsing session has expired, which is either at midnight, when the policy is committed, or after 5 minutes of inactivity. If a user has something that's constantly making requests via WebMarshal (e.g. a Facebook or Twitter page), the browsing session will remain active, and the database won't be updated in a timely manner. This will affect any report where you're looking at today's data - reports on previous days should be ok. (If you want to force the process, commit the configuration and wait a few minutes. The data should turn up.)

If you're running reports on older data, or forcing the write doesn't work, you may need to check a few things to make sure that data is being correctly written to the database.

The first thing I'd do is to double-check that the database settings (including the password) are correct. The easiest way to do this is to go to the database settings page in Server & Array Properties and hit the Create Database button. Ensure that the Recreate Database checkbox is empty, then hit OK. WebMarshal will connect to the database using the supplied credentials and make sure that the schema is the expected version. You should be notified if there are any errors during this process.

If this is OK, there may be something else preventing database write. You'll need to check the text logs produced by the Array Manager service, which is the process that communicates with the database. The default location for these logs is <WM Install Dir>\Logging\Array Manager. Have a quick look through the info to see if there are any errors. The error message should give you some indication of what's going on.

This is about as much help as I'm able to provide here. If you still can't find out what's causing the issue, you may want to contact M86 support via email. Email support is open to all customers, so you shouldn't have any issue getting a response.