Setting Firewall Rules by Server

The first layer at which Firewall filters activity is that of servers or exit points. To establish rules for these filters, select 1. Activation and Server Settings from the Firewall Main Menu (STRFW).

The Activation and Server Settings screen appears:

​ GSSRVMNU​             ​  Activation and Server Settings ​              ​  Firewall​                                                              ​ System:​  ​ RLDEV   ​  ​ Server Settings​                        ​ Activation​                              ​  1. Work with Servers             ​     ​ 51. Activate ZFIREWALL Subsystem​        ​  2. DB-OPEN and SQL Settings      ​     ​ 52. De-activate ZFIREWALL Subsystem​     ​  3. DB Statistics Settings        ​     ​ 55. Work with Subsystem Jobs​            ​  9. Server Verbs to Skip          ​     ​ 56. Activate DB Statistics       ​                                               ​ 57. De-activate DB Statistics    ​       ​ Global Settings​                        ​ 58. Work with DB Statistics Monitors​    ​ 11. Set Global *FYI (Simulation)     ​  ​ Activations are normally automatic​      ​ 15. Set Emergency Reaction          ​                                                                                                                             ​ Upgrade Support​                                                                 ​ 21. Suspend Firewall (before upgrade)​                                           ​ 22. Resume Firewall (after upgrade)  ​                                           ​ 25. Display Suspend/Resume status​                                               ​ 29. Work with Jobs Running SQL   ​                                                                                                                                ​ Selection or command                  ​                                          ​ ===>​                                                                                                                                                           ​  ​ F3=Exit   F4=Prompt   F9=Retrieve   F12=Cancel                                ​  ​ F13=Information Assistant  F16=System main menu                                 ​                                                                               ​  ​

The menu contains options regarding starting and stopping Firewall, working with database statistics, and other related matters. These options directly affect server settings.

To secure individual servers and establish related settings, select 1. Work with Servers. The Work with Server Security screen appears, as shown in Setting Firewall Rules for Servers.

To create and modify settings for DB-OPEN and SQL, select 2. DB-OPEN and SQL Settings. The Setting DB-OPEN and SQL screen appears, as shown in Controlling DBOPEN and SQL Access.

To control logging of database access statistics, select 3. DB Statistics Settings. The Work with DB Statistics - Information to Record screen appears, as shown in Recording Database Access Statistics.

To specify verbs or subcommands that Firewall is to skip when checking activity on specific servers, select 9. Server Verbs to Skip. The Skip Servers Subcommands screen appears, as shown in Setting Server Verbs to Skip.

To set additional controls for specific servers, including logon methods and license management, see Setting Additional Firewall Controls for Specific Servers

To set free-style rules, which run additional checks on servers based on a wider set of criteria, see Setting Free-Style Firewall Rules for Servers.

To activate statistics collection, select 56. Activate DB Statistics. The Start DB Statistics Collection (STRDBSTT) screen appears. Press Enter to confirm that statistics collection is to begin. The DB#MON job in the ZFIREWALL subsystem starts.

To de-activate statistics collection, select 57. De-Activate DB Statistics. The End DB Statistics Collection (ENDDBSTT) screen appears. Press Enter to confirm that statistics collection is to stop. The DB#MON job in the ZFIREWALL subsystem ends

To view and manage database statistics, select 58. Work with DB Statistics Monitors. The DB Statistics - Monitors with Status screen appears, as shown in Viewing Database Statistics.