Linux-UNIX: S-TAP operation and performance

Linux-UNIX: Stopping S-TAP using GIM
With GIM, you can stop the S-TAP without logging into the database server.
Linux-UNIX: Starting S-TAP using GIM
With GIM, you can start the S-TAP without logging into the database server.
Linux-UNIX: Start and stop S-TAP and GIM processes for various OS types/versions
Depending on the operating system type and version there are different methods used to start and stop Guardium processes. Learn how to start and stop the S-TAP and GIM processes.
Linux-UNIX: Using guard-config-update to start, restart, and stop S-TAP, and view status
You can use the guard-config-update utility to update your S-TAP configuration (without using the GUI), whether S-TAP was installed with GIM, RPM, or shell.
Linux-UNIX: Optimizing your configuration for high load
Guardium has two options for managing a high load between the data sources and the collectors, which can be implemented individually, or together.
Linux-UNIX: Alerts on uninstalled S-TAPs
Uninstalling an S-TAP might be evidence of harmful activity. The predefined S-TAP Uninstall Alert notifies when an S-TAP is uninstalled. You can view the S-TAP Uninstall Events report in My Dashboards.
Linux-UNIX: Deleting inactive S-TAPs in a centralized environment
You can use a cron job on the central manager to delete all inactive S-TAP instances.
Linux-UNIX: Monitoring S-TAP in the GUI
Use these standard reports and views to monitor your S-TAP status in the GUI.
Linux-UNIX: S-TAP logs
The UNIX S-TAP has a few log files.
Linux-UNIX: Viewing S-TAP debug details on the database
You can view some S-TAP debug details on the database itself, by using the .stap_state file, located in the S-TAP installation directory.
Linux-UNIX: Determine the S-TAP version
Linux-UNIX: S-TAP statistics
S-TAP statistics are easily viewed in the predefined S-TAP and External S-TAP Statistics report.
Linux-UNIX: S-TAP Monitor (guard_monitor)
The S-TAP Watchdog (guard_monitor) monitors S-TAP performance and responsiveness. You can configure specific actions that are triggered when the S-TAP exceeds certain thresholds.
Linux-UNIX: Troubleshooting S-TAP problems
You can use the S-TAP Status monitor tab of the System View to begin investigating any problems. Sometimes you might need to use other tools, particularly if you are monitoring databases for which the inspection engines cannot be verified.

Parent topic: Linux-UNIX: S-TAP user's guide