Configuring the database in administration mode

You can configure the database in admin mode.

Before you begin

You must have administration login security authorization. You obtain this authorization from the Security Groups application.

Before you can configure and turn on administration mode, you must set the mail.smtp.host property to ensure that you can receive scheduled reports.

About this task

When you save a record the changes are stored in temporary database configuration objects. Before you configure the database, you can close and reopen the Database Configuration application without losing any saved changes. A secondary table stores pending changes, which also appear in the Status field. You cannot query on Status.

In a clustered environment, when you turn admin mode on, all other cluster members are automatically stopped. Only the cluster member that has admin mode turned on is kept running. When you turn admin mode off, the other cluster members are restarted. Use the mxe.adminmode.stopstartclusters system property to enable or disable this feature. The default value for the mxe.adminmode.stopstartclusters system property is 1.

Procedure

  1. In the Database Configuration application, select Manage Admin Mode from the action menu.
  2. In the Turn Admin Mode ON window, modify the values in the Number of Administrative Sessions Allowed field and the Number of Minutes for User Logout field.
    The default value of each field is 5. If you modify these fields, click Update Properties for the parameters to take effect.
  3. Click Turn Admin Mode ON.
  4. In the Electronic Signature Authentication window, enter the appropriate value in the Reason for Change field.
  5. Click OK.
    A window opens that indicates that the Admin Mode is starting.
  6. Click OK.
  7. Throughout the configuration process, click Refresh Status to view the messages that the configuration process writes in the Status window.
    If you decide to cancel the configuration, click Cancel Admin Mode.
  8. Select the Apply Configuration Changes action to configure the database and restore backup tables. Wait until administration mode is turned on before performing this step.
  9. To turn off Admin Mode, select the Admin Mode action, and then click Turn Admin Mode OFF.