Barracuda Control Center

To use a Barracuda Control Center management station, complete the following steps.

Step 1: Configure the Device

  • Create an administrator account with root access to the manager over SSH port 22.

Note: The default user name in Device Settings (Administration module) will be 'root'.

Step 2: Onboard the Device in the Administration Module

  1. On the toolbar, click Device > Management Stations.
  2. Click Create, and then click Barracuda > Barracuda Control Center.
  1. General Properties section.
  1. In the Name box, type the name of the device as you want to see it in SIP.
  2. In the Description box, type an optional description of the device being added.
  3. In the Management IP Address box, type the IP address of the device.
  4. In the Data Collector Group box, select the IP address of the data collector group that will collect data from this device.
  5. In the Central Syslog Server box, select the syslog server from the list (optional).

Syslog fields are optional if the device uses the same IP for syslog and management.
A central syslog server is required only if syslog messages come from a different IP. A central syslog server must be created before it can be assigned to a device. To track usage via syslog, the device must support Level 3+.

  1. In the Syslog Match Names box, type the syslog match names (optional). You can enter multiple names separated by a comma.
  2. By default, the Automatically Retrieve Configuration check box is selected.
  3. In the External ID box, type a unique identifier to be used when the device identifier is different than what is displayed in SIP.
  1. For Collection Configuration, enable Update Rule Documentation on Member Devices to allow Rule Documentation fields on member devices to inherit a value from the management station. Any management stations Rule Documentation field updates will override updates on the member device. A rule marked to be removed will not be updated.
  1. Device Settings section.

Credentials

  1. In the User Name box, by default the user name used for the administrator account is 'root'.
  2. In the Password box, type the password for the administrator account.
  3. In the Re-Enter Password box, retype the password entered above.

Retrieval

  • By default, the Retrieval Timeout is set to 120 seconds.
  1. Retrieval section.

Scheduled Retrieval

Select the Enable Scheduled Retrieval check box to perform a retrieval at a set time regardless of change detection. This will activate additional fields to complete.

  • Set the Scheduled Retrieval Time to fit your requirements.

  • Select the Scheduled Retrieval Time Zone from the list.

Check for Change Retrieval

Select the Enable Check for Change check box to check for configuration changes after the specified interval and perform a retrieval if changes are detected. This will activate an additional field to complete.

  • The default Check for Change Interval time is 1440 minutes (every 24 hours). You can change the check interval time to best fit your requirements. The minimum required interval is 60 minutes (1 hour).

  1. Click Save.
    Devices being managed will be listed in the Discovered Devices section.