Help for Appliance System Manager


Description of the information displayed

The Appliance System Manager (ASM) provides an easy-to-use, web-based interface that lets you administer and manage the system remotely from any browser in the network.

The Appliance System Manager Main Page provides the current status of the system, including:


Description of the ASM functions available

The management functions available are divided into five categories, which are shown as headings in the navigation frame. To perform a function, expand the list of functions under the correct heading and select the function to be performed.

Heading Function
Status Lets you display the status of various parts of the system, including:
  • Memory and disk usage
  • System load and activity
  • Network statistics
  • Installed software
Operations Lets you perform several system operations, including:
  • Starting and stopping the system and its applications
  • Backing up and restoring system configuration and data information
  • Installing new system software
Configuration Lets you customize the system by displaying and updating the configuration data for several system components, including:
  • System configuration information, such as the date and time
  • Network configuration information, such as network adapter characteristics
  • The production web server configuration
Security Lets you secure your system by managing several of the security features on the system, including:
  • Administrator and user information
  • Network access control information
  • SSL certificate data
Logs Lets you display several system logs, including:
  • Various system logs
  • Logs maintained by the Appliance System Manager