22.2. Rules Monitoring

It is possible to see the rule usage of cOS Core IP rule set entries. This is done by selecting the Rules Monitoring option from a firewall's context menu in the Firewalls tab.

The function can also be selected using the Rules Monitoring option in the Firewalls tab toolbar ribbon. Below is some example output from the option.

Disk Icon Colors

The example above shows the entries in the IP rule set and indicates with a green disk icon those rules that are being used and the number of matches on those rules since the last reconfiguration of cOS Core. The disk icon can have the one of the following behaviors:

Expanding the Graph

Note that it is possible to expand the usage graph in the default display by dragging that column to the right.

Resetting the Hit Totals

The hot totals in the usage display information starts, by default, from the last cOS Core reconfiguration. However, the totals can be reset at any time by clicking on the Reset Statistics link at the bottom right of the display.

Exporting the Information

The usage display can be save to a file in CSV format by clicking on the Export link at the bottom left of the display.