Viewing the system dashboard System Status
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Figure 41: Edit menu for Top Sessions
Viewing the current sessions list
The current sessions list displays all sessions currently processed by the FortiGate unit.
For each session the current session list displays:
• the session protocol such as tcp or udp
• source address and port
• destination address and port
• the ID of the policy, if any, that applies to the session
• how long until the session expires
• which virtual domain the session belongs to
To view the current sessions list
1 Go to System > Status > Dashboard.
Sort Criteria Select the method used to sort the Top Sessions on the System Status
display. Choose one of:
• Source Address
• Destination Address
• Port Address
Display User Name Select to include the username associated with this source IP address, if
available. In the table display format this will be a separate column.
Display UserName is available only when the sort criteria is Source
Address.
Resolve Host Name Select to resolve the IP address to the host name.
Resolve Host Name is not available when the sort criteria is Destination
Port.
Resolve Service Select to resolve a port addresses into their commonly associated service
names. Any port address without a service, will continue to be displayed as
the port address. For example port 443 would resolve to HTTPS.
Resolve Service is only available when the sort criteria is Destination Port.
Display Format Select how the Top Session information is displayed. Choose one of:
• Chart
• Table
Top Sessions to
Show
Select the number of sessions to display. Choose to display 5, 10, 15, or 20
sessions.
Refresh Interval Select how often the display is updated. The refresh interval range is from
10 to 240 seconds. Selecting 0 will disable the automatic refresh of the
display. You will still be able to select the manual refresh option on the Top
Sessions title bar.
Shorter refresh intervals may impact the performance of your FortiGate
unit. If this occurs, try increasing the refresh interval or disabling the
automatic refresh.