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Using BPA2Visio

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In previous post we wrote, that the IsaBPAv5 comes with a tool named BPA2Visio. In this post, I will try to elaborate on what BPA2Visio is and how to use it.

The BPA2Visio is a tool that accepts the IsaBPA report and generates a Visio network diagram.

This network diagram simulates how the network is seen from the ISA Server computer itself. The diagram displays the following entities:

1. ISA Server.

2. Network interfaces.

3. Configuration Storage Server (CSS) (Enterprise Edition only)

4. VPN clients and Sites.

5. Published Web Servers and Non-Web Servers.

The network diagram also connects between the entities.

The most common way of using the BPA2Visio is to export the IsaBPA report from the ISA computer and import it to another computer with Visio Professional 2003 or Visio Professional 2007 (referred to as the Visio computer).

Here’s how to use it:

1. Install IsaBPAv5 on both the ISA Server computer and the Visio computer.

2. On the ISA Server computer:

a. Run the ISA Server Best Practices Analyzer from the Programs menu.

b. Create a new scan ('Select options for a new scan'->Verify Scan type='Health Check'->'Start scanning').

c. Go to %userprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\IsaBPA, and copy the xml report to your Visio computer.

3. On the Visio computer:

a. Run BPA2Visio from the Programs menu.

b. Browse to the local copy of your IsaBPA report.

c. Click on ‘Generate Diagram’ and watch the magic :-)

Below is a screenshot of the BPA2Visio output:

 

BPA2Visio screenshot

 

Enjoy it!

Idan Plonsky

ISA Server Team

Comments

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    we don't care if all other MS products rely upon it". Thank's a lot.

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    With the release of ISABPAV5 comes a new and neat tool (in my opinion) called BPA2VISIO. It's goal

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    A typical Visio installation should be sufficient for using BPA2Visio

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    The comment has been removed

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    A regular, health check scan (the default) is enough.

  • Anonymous
    July 24, 2007
    The comment has been removed

  • Anonymous
    July 25, 2007
    What type of scan should i perform ?? Health , Info ??

  • Anonymous
    August 01, 2007
    When I try to run the BPA2 Visio I get an error. 8/1/2007 7:55:27 AM [BPA2Visio::Program] ERROR: StartProcessingUI encounter an exception while calling StartProcessing 8/1/2007 7:55:27 AM [BPA2Visio::Program] ERROR: Specified cast is not valid.   at Microsoft.ISA.BPA.BPA2Visio.CISAArray.IsDuplicateServer(String name, ArrayList srvObjectList)   at Microsoft.ISA.BPA.BPA2Visio.CISAArray.AddPublishedWebFarm(String farmName)   at Microsoft.ISA.BPA.BPA2Visio.XmlReaderFromBPAReport.XmlWebPublishedServerRead(XmlNodeList WebPublishedServers, CISAArray& curArray)   at Microsoft.ISA.BPA.BPA2Visio.XmlReaderFromBPAReport.XmlMainRead(String XmlFilePath, DataProc& MainDataProc, CGlobalNetworks& MainGlobalNetworks)   at Microsoft.ISA.BPA.BPA2Visio.Program.StartProcessing()   at Microsoft.ISA.BPA.BPA2Visio.Program.StartProcessingUI() 8/1/2007 7:55:27 AM [BPA2Visio::Program] Info: Exit StartProcessingUI() I hope somebody can help.

  • Anonymous
    October 18, 2007
    nice tool Idan, thanks is there any way to export only the FW Policy access rules into a text file. (not for Import export purpose just for review purpose)

  • Anonymous
    October 18, 2007
    nice tool Idan, thanks is there any way to export only the FW Policy access rules into a text file. (not for Import export purpose just for review purpose)