System settings

Information about managing system settings on your appliance.

Configuring date and time settings
Use the Date/Time Configuration page to configure the date, time, time zone, and NTP server information.
Configuring administrator settings
Use the Administrator Settings management page to tune the local management interface so that it can run more efficiently.
Configuring tracing for the local management interface
Use the LMI Tracing page to configure the tracing specifications for different components of the local management interface.
Configuring management authentication
To configure management authentication with the local management interface, use the Management Authentication management page.
Managing roles of users and groups
Assign certain roles to users and groups to control which sections of the local management interface and web services they can access.
Viewing and updating management SSL certificates
View and update the management SSL certificate details in the Management SSL Certificate page of the local management interface.
Managing users and groups
You can manage administrative users and groups, change user passwords, and configure group membership with Account Management so that you can control their access.
Managing advanced tuning parameters
Change the advanced tuning parameter values only under the supervision of IBM® software support.
Managing snapshots
Use snapshots to restore prior configuration and policy settings to the appliance. Back up the appliance on a frequent basis by downloading snapshot files.
Managing support files
IBM Customer Support uses support files to help you troubleshoot problems with the appliance. Support files contain all log files, temporary and intermediate files, and command output that is needed to diagnose customer support problems.
Configuring system alerts
Configure where you want the system to send notifications about changes to system settings and problems with the system.
Restarting or shutting down the appliance
Use the Restart or Shut down page to restart or shut down the appliance.
Configuring application database settings
Configure auto updating and feedback for application databases. Application databases store classifications for web applications and websites.
Setting the locale of application log files
Use the Application Locale management page to set the locale in which the application log files are written.
Configuring SNMP monitoring
Configure SNMP Monitoring so that you can monitor the status of the appliance with a monitoring solution that supports Simple Network Management Protocol. You can monitor the appliance in an IBMTivoli® Monitoring environment.

Parent topic: Manage: System Settings