IBM Control Center settings
IBM® Control Center settings control system behavior and performance. Most settings are specified during system installation and do not need to be changed. However, you may need to change some settings to accommodate new requirements.
The following table describes the tabs on the IBM Control Center System Settings window:
| System Setting | Description |
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| Application Log | Displays the location of the console application
log file. The application log stores information about IBM Control Center console activity. The log name is system generated. The log is stored in the ControlCenter\log directory as a text file. If you access the console through Java™ Web Start, the log file location is shown. The application log setting is view-only. You cannot change it. |
| Console | Default Graphic Activity Monitor Expected
Maximum Processes specifies the default value that constitutes
a high level of server activity, as depicted by the bar graph for
the server in the Servers listing and in graphic visualizations of
server activity. Default Console Auto Refresh Setting sets the default number of seconds between automatic refreshes of the activity monitors for users with permission levels that allow for automatic refresh. The Enter Default Console Timeout values settings specify the default number of minutes a user session is inactive before the user is logged out and the default number of minutes before the inactivity timeout has been reached that a warning message will be displayed. |
| Database | Defines the location and type of IBM Control
Center production database, how the
connections to the database is established, and when to automatically handle alerts. These settings are established during installation. Take caution when changing them because they affect IBM Control Center operation. |
| Specifies the communications parameters used to send email messages. Display
only. Important: To change SMTP email settings, run the IBM Control
Center configCC utility. If you change
email settings, you must also configure Cognos Business Intelligence server using the configCC
utility.
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| Engine Connection | These setting specify the port that the IBM Control Center engine is configured to listen on for connections from the IBM Control Center console. This setting is defined during IBM Control Center installation and is view only. |
| File Agent | Settings on the File Agent tab let you specify settings IBM Control Center uses to listen for process submissions from file agents associated with managed Sterling Connect:Direct® servers. |
| SNMP Hosts | Specifies the host computers where Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
traps are sent. You can define an IBM Control Center action that sends a trap to an SNMP tool. These traps contain information from the event that can be used for diagnostics. The action can be referenced by one or more rules, which when triggered will send the SNMP trap. |
| Services | Controls the number of simultaneous pollers, as well as settings relating to configuration management. |
These settings are all system-wide. You can also specify how to display time on your IBM Control Center console.