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      Working with Catalog Reports
    Step 7Click Save.
    The report is saved in your Shared folder and is available for all users.
    Working with Catalog Reports
    Catalog reports are system reports that are preconfigured in ACS. This section contains the following:
    Available Reports in the Catalog, page 13-7
    Running Catalog Reports, page 13-11
    Deleting Catalog Reports, page 13-13
    Running Named Reports, page 13-13
    Changing Authorization and Disconnecting Active RADIUS Sessions, page 13-18
    Customizing Reports, page 13-20
    Restoring Reports, page 13-20
    Available Reports in the Catalog
    Table 13-2 describes the reports available when you select Monitoring and Reports, launch Monitoring 
    & Report Viewer, then select Monitoring and Reports > Reports > Catalog.
    Table 13-2 Available ACS Reports 
    Report Name Description Logging Category
    AAA Protocol
    AAA diagnostics  Provides AAA diagnostic details based on severity 
    for a selected time period.Policy diagnostics, identity stores 
    diagnostics, authentication flow 
    diagnostics, RADIUS diagnostics, 
    TACACS+ diagnostics
    Authentication Trend Provides RADIUS and TACACS+ authentication 
    summary information for a selected time period; 
    along with a graphical representation.Passed authentications, failed attempts
    RADIUS Accounting Provides user accounting information based on 
    RADIUS for a selected time period.RADIUS accounting
    RADIUS Authentication Provides RADIUS authentication details for a 
    selected time period.Passed authentications, failed attempts
    TACACS Accounting Provides user or command accounting information 
    for TACACS+ authentications for a selected time 
    period.TACACS accounting
    TACACS Authentication Provides TACACS+ authentication details for a 
    selected time period.Passed authentications, failed attempts
    TACACS Authorization Provides TACACS+ authorization details for a 
    selected time period.Passed authentications, failed attempts
    Access Service 
    						
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    Access Service 
    Authentication SummaryProvides RADIUS and TACACS+ authentication 
    summary information for a particular access 
    service for a selected time period; along with a 
    graphical representation.Passed authentications, failed attempts
    Top N Authentications By 
    Access ServiceProvides the top N passed, failed, and total 
    authentication count for RADIUS and TACACS+ 
    authentications with respect to the access service 
    for a selected time period.Passed authentications, failed attempts
    ACS Instance
    ACS Administrator 
    EntitlementShows the role of the administrator in ACS and the:
    Tasks in ACS that the administrator is entitled 
    to access
    Privileges that the administrator has for each of 
    those operationsNone
    ACS Administrator Logins Provides access-related events for administrators 
    that includes login, logout, events, and reasons for 
    failed login attempts.Administrative and operational audit
    ACS  Configuration  Audit Provides all the configuration changes done in ACS 
    by the administrator for a selected time period.Administrative and operational audit
    ACS Health Summary Provides the CPU, memory utilization, RADIUS 
    and TACACS+ latency and throughput (in tabular 
    and graphical formats).
    It also gives process status, process downtime, and 
    disk space utilization for a particular ACS instance 
    in a selected time period.System statistics
    ACS Instance Authentication 
    SummaryProvides RADIUS and TACACS+ authentication 
    summary information for a particular ACS instance 
    for a selected time period; along with a graphical 
    representation.
    This report could take several minutes to run 
    depending on the number of records in the 
    database.
    When you reload this report, if rate of incoming 
    syslog messages is around 150 messages per 
    second or more, the total number of passed and 
    failed authentications that appear above the graph 
    and the passed and failed authentication count that 
    is displayed in the table do not match.Passed authentications, failed attempts
    ACS Log Information Provides ACS log information for a particular log 
    category and ACS server for a selected time period.All log categories
    ACS Operations Audit Provides all the operational changes done in ACS 
    by the administrator for a selected time period.Administrative and operational audit
    Table 13-2 Available ACS Reports  (continued)
    Report Name Description Logging Category 
    						
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    ACS System Diagnostics Provides system diagnostic details based on 
    severity for a selected time period.Internal Operations Diagnostics, 
    distributed management, administrator 
    authentication and authorization
    Top N Authentication by ACS 
    InstanceProvides the top N passed, failed, and total 
    authentication count for RADIUS and TACACS+ 
    protocol with respect to a particular ACS instance 
    for a selected time period.Passed authentications, failed attempts
    User Change Password Audit Provides the username of the internal user, identity 
    store name, name of the ACS instance, and time 
    when the user password was changed. 
    Helps to keep track of all changes made to internal 
    user passwords across all ACS interfaces.Administrative and operational audit
    Endpoint
    Endpoint MAC 
    Authentication SummaryProvides the RADIUS authentication summary 
    information for a particular MAC or MAB for a 
    selected time period; along with a graphical 
    representation.Passed authentications, failed attempts
    Top N Authentications By 
    Endpoint MAC AddressProvides the top N passed, failed, and total 
    authentication count for RADIUS protocol with 
    respect to MAC or MAB address for a selected time 
    period.Passed authentications, failed attempts
    Top N Authentications By 
    MachineProvides the top N passed, failed, and total 
    authentication count for RADIUS protocol with 
    respect to machine information for a selected time 
    period.Passed authentications, failed attempts
    Failure Reason
    Authentication Failure Code 
    LookupProvides the description and the appropriate 
    resolution steps for a particular failure reason.N/A
    Failure Reason 
    Authentication SummaryProvides the RADIUS and TACACS+ 
    authentication summary information for a 
    particular failure reason; along with a graphical 
    representation for a selected time period.Failed attempts
    Top N Authentications By 
    Failure ReasonProvides the top N failed authentication count for 
    RADIUS and TACACS+ protocols with respect to 
    Failure Reason for a selected time period.Failed attempts
    Network Device
    AAA Down Summary Provides the number of AAA unreachable events 
    that a NAD logs within a selected time period.N/A
    Network Device 
    Authentication SummaryProvides the RADIUS and TACACS+ 
    authentication summary information for a 
    particular network device for a selected time 
    period, along with the graphical representation.Passed authentications, failed attempts
    Network Device Log 
    MessagesProvides you the log information of a particular 
    network device, for a specified time period.N/A
    Table 13-2 Available ACS Reports  (continued)
    Report Name Description Logging Category 
    						
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    Session Status  Summary Provides the port sessions and status of a particular 
    network device obtained by SNMP.
    This report uses either the community string 
    provided in the report or the community string 
    configured in the web interface Monitoring And 
    Reports -> Launch Monitoring And Report 
    Viewer -> Monitoring Configuration ->  SNMP 
    Settings.N/A
    Top N AAA Down By 
    Network DeviceProvides the number of AAA down events 
    encountered by each of the network devices.N/A
    Top N Authentications by 
    Network DeviceProvides the top N passed, failed, and total 
    authentication count for RADIUS and TACACS+ 
    protocols with respect to network device for a 
    selected time period.Passed authentications, failed attempts
    Security Group Access
    RBACL Drop Summary Provides a summary of RBACL drop events for a 
    selected time period.N/A
    SGT Assignment Summary Provides a summary of SGT assignments for a 
    selected time period.Passed authentications
    Top N RBACL Drops By 
    DestinationProvides the top N RBACL drop event count with 
    respect to destination for a selected time period.N/A
    Top N RBACL Drops By 
    UserProvides the top N RBACL drop event count with 
    respect to the user for a selected time period.N/A
    Top N SGT Assignments Provides the top N SGT assignment count for a 
    selected time period.Passed authentications
    Session Directory
    RADIUS Active Sessions Provides information on RADIUS authenticated, 
    authorized, and started sessions.
    ACS 5.3 introduces the Change of Authorization 
    (CoA) feature through the RADIUS Active 
    Sessions report, which allows you to dynamically 
    control active RADIUS sessions.
    With this feature, you can send a reauthenticate or 
    disconnect request to a NAD to:
    Reauthenticate the user
    Terminate the session
    Terminate the session and restart the port
    Terminate the session and shut down the portPassed authentications, RADIUS 
    accounting
    RADIUS Session History Provides a summary of RADIUS session history, 
    such as total authenticated, active, and terminated 
    sessions and total and average session duration and 
    throughput for a selected time period.Passed authentications, RADIUS 
    accounting
    Table 13-2 Available ACS Reports  (continued)
    Report Name Description Logging Category 
    						
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    Running Catalog Reports
    To run a report that is in the Catalog:
    Step 1Select Monitoring & Reports > Reports > Catalog > report_type, where report_type is the type of 
    report you want to run.
    The available reports for the report type you selected are displayed with the information shown in 
    Table 13-3. RADIUS Terminated 
    SessionsProvides all the RADIUS terminated session 
    information for a selected time period.Passed authentications, RADIUS 
    accounting
    TACACS Active Sessions Provides information on TACACS+ active 
    sessions.TACACS accounting
    TACACS Session History Provides TACACS+ session history summary, such 
    as total active and terminated sessions and total and 
    average session duration and throughput for a 
    selected time period.TACACS accounting
    TACACS Terminated 
    SessionsProvides TACACS terminated session details for a 
    selected time period.TACACS accounting
    User
    Top N Authentications By 
    UserProvides top N passed, failed, and total 
    authentication count for RADIUS and TACACS+ 
    protocol with respect to users for a selected time 
    period.Passed authentications, failed attempts
    User Authentication 
    SummaryProvides RADIUS and TACACS+ authentication 
    summary information for a particular user for a 
    selected time period; along with the graphical 
    representation.Passed authentications, failed attempts
    Table 13-2 Available ACS Reports  (continued)
    Report Name Description Logging Category
    Table 13-3  Page
    Option Description
    Report Name Available reports based on the report type you selected. 
    						
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    Ty p e Ty p e  o f  r e p o r t .
    Modified At Time that the associated report was last modified by an administrator, in the format Ddd Mmm dd 
    hh:mm:ss timezone yyyy, where:
    Ddd = Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat.
    Mmm = Jan, Feb, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
    dd = A two-digit numeric representation of the day of the month, from 01 to 31.
    hh = A two-digit numeric representation of the hour of the day, from 00 to 23.
    mm = A two-digit numeric representation of the minute of the hour, from 00 to 59.
    ss = A two-digit numeric representation of the second of the minute, from 00 to 59.
    timezone = The time zone.
    yyyy = A four-digit representation of the year.
    Table 13-3  Page (continued)
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    Step 2Click the radio button next to the report name you want to run, then select one of the options under Run:
    Run for Today—The report you specified is run and the generated results are displayed.
    Run for Yesterday—The report you specified is run using the previous day’s values and the 
    generated results are displayed.
    Query and Run—The Run Report screen appears where you can enter parameters to use when 
    generating the report.
    Step 3Click Reset Reports to revert to the default report parameters. A message appears asking you to confirm 
    whether to reset the system report files in the catalog to the factory default. 
    Step 4Click Launch Interactive Viewer for more options.
    Related Topics
    Available Reports in the Catalog, page 13-7
    Deleting Catalog Reports, page 13-13
    Understanding the Report_Name Page, page 13-15
    Deleting Catalog Reports
    To delete a report from the Reports > Catalog pages: 
    Step 1Select Monitoring & Reports > Reports > Catalog > report_type, where report_type is the type of 
    report that you want to delete.
    NoteYou cannot delete system reports from the Reports > Catalog pages; you can delete customized 
    reports only. 
    Step 2Check one or more check boxes next to the reports you want to delete, and click Delete. 
    Step 3Click OK to confirm that you want to delete the selected report(s).
    The Catalog listing page appears without the deleted report.
    Running Named Reports 
    Use this page to run reports on specific named reports.
    Select Monitoring & Reports > Reports > Catalog > report_type >report_name, where report_type is 
    the type of report (see Table 13-3), and report_name is the name of the report that you want to access or 
    run. Table 13-4 describes the available types and names on which you can run reports. 
    						
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    Table 13-4 Reports > Report Types and Names
     
    AAA Protocol AAA Diagnostics
    Authentication Trend
    RADIUS Accounting
    RADIUS Authentication
    TACACS Accounting
    TACACS Authentication
    TACACS Authorization
    Access Service Access Service Authentication Summary
    Top N Authentications By Access Service
    ACS Instance ACS Administrator Entitlement
    ACS Administrator Logins
    ACS Configuration Audit
    ACS Health Summary
    ACS Instance Authentication Summary
    ACS Log Information
    ACS Operations Audit
    ACS System Diagnostics
    Top N Authentications By ACS Instance
    User Change Password Audit
    Endpoint Endpoint MAC Authentication Summary
    Top N Authentications By Endpoint MAC Address
    Top N Authentications By Machine
    Failure Reason Authentication Failure Code Lookup
    Failure Reason Authentication Summary
    Top N Authentications By Failure Reason
    Network Device AAA Down Summary
    Network Device Authentication Summary
    Network Device Log Messages
    Session Status Summary
    Top N AAA Down By Network Device
    Top N Authentications By Network Device
    Security Group Access RBACL Drop Summary
    SGT Assignment Summary
    Top N RBACL Drops By Destination
    Top N RBACL Drops By User
    Top N SGT Assignments 
    						
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    Related Topics
    Working with Catalog Reports, page 13-7
    Understanding the Report_Name Page, page 13-15
    Understanding the Report_Name Page
    NoteNot all options listed in Ta b l e 1 3 - 5 are used in selecting data for all reports. Session Directory RADIUS Active Sessions
    RADIUS Session History
    RADIUS Terminated Sessions
    TACACS Active Sessions
    TACACS Session History
    TACACS Terminated Sessions
    User Top N Authentications By User
    User Authentication Summary
    Table 13-4 Reports > Report Types and Names (continued)
     
    Table 13-5  Page
    Option Description
    User Enter a username or click Select to enter a valid username on which to configure your threshold.
    MAC Address Enter a MAC address or click Select to enter a valid MAC address on which to run your report.
    Identity Group Enter an identity group name or click Select to enter a valid identity group name on which to run your 
    report.
    Device Name Enter a device name or click Select to enter a valid device name on which to run your report.
    Device IP Enter a device IP address or click Select to enter a valid device IP address on which to run your report.
    SNMP Community Configure SNMP preferences to authenticate access to MIB objects. For more information, see 
    Configuring SNMP Preferences, page 15-15. This community string is used by ACS to query 
    information using SNMP on AAA client, and cannot used by SNMP manager to query MIB 
    information on ACS.
    Device Group Enter a device group name or click Select to enter a valid device group name on which to run your 
    report.
    Access Service Enter an access service name or click Select to enter a valid access service name on which to run your 
    report
    Identity Store Enter an identity store name or click Select to enter a valid identity store name on which to run your 
    report.
    ACS Instance  Enter an ACS instance name or click Select to enter a valid ACS instance name on which to run your 
    report. 
    						
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    Failure Reason Enter a failure reason name or click Select to enter a valid failure reason name on which to run your 
    report.
    Protocol Use the drop down list box to select which protocol on which you want to run your report. Valid options 
    are:
    RADIUS
    TA C A C S +
    Authentication 
    StatusUse the drop down list box to select which authentication status on which you want to run your report. 
    Valid options are:
    Pass Or Fail
    Pass
    Fail
    Radius Audit 
    Session IDEnter the RADIUS audit session identification name on which you want to run a report.
    ACS Session ID Enter the ACS session identification name on which you want to run a report.
    Severity Use the drop down list box to select the severity level on which you want to run a report. This setting 
    captures the indicated severity level and those that are higher within the threshold. Valid options are:
    Fatal
    Error
    Wa r n i n g
    Info
    Debug
    End Point IP 
    AddressEnter the end point IP address on which you want to run a report.
    Command 
    Accounting OnlyCheck the check box to enable your report to run for command accounting.
    Top Use the drop down list box to select the number of top (most frequent) authentications by access 
    service on which you want to run your report. Valid options are:
    10
    50
    100
    500
    1000
    All
    By Use the drop down list box to select the type of authentications on which you want to run your report. 
    Valid options are:
    Passed Authentications
    Failed Authentications
    Total Authentications
    Table 13-5  Page (continued)
    Option Description 
    						
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