Administration
The Administration page shows information
about your system.
Use these sections to update firmware, create backup files, and
configure network, power options, users, and more.
- Firmware Update
- The Firmware Updates section displays the current firmware version.
You can update this version by downloading the RPM file from Fix Central,
providing the path to the RPM file, and clicking Update.
- Configuration Backup
- The Configuration Backup section displays configuration backup
files.
Hovering over the name displays the paths that are included
and excluded. The files are saved as tar files. You can download a
file by clicking the down arrow.
Select one the following to
generate new files or delete them.
- Generate Default Backup
- Generates a new default backup file. The default paths that are
saved are /etc and /var/lib/libvirt.
- New Custom Backup
- Generates a custom backup file. To specify which paths that you
want to save, enter a path that you want included under Path Include
or a path that you want excluded under Path Exclude. To add more than
one path to either field, click the plus (+).
Optionally, you can enter a description for the backup file. Click OK to
generate the file.
- Batch Delete
- Use this option to delete a range of backup files.
- Network Configuration
- Use Network Configuration to set up networking for your host server.
Enter an IP address and subnet mask for each interface that you want
to use. Then, click Save. You can edit your
entries by selecting Edit.
- Power Options
- Use Power Options to select the options that you want to use to
manage power on your host system.
- SAN Adapters
- The SAN Adapters section lists all of the SAN Adapters that are
available to the server.
- Sensor Monitor
- Use the Sensor Monitor to display sensor information for your
server.
- SEP Configuration
- Use SEP Configuration to configure your IBM Serviceable Event
Provider (SEP). The IBM Serviceable Event Provider monitors problems,
collects, and sends service information. To configure this service,
click the plus (+). Then, add a subscription by entering a host name,
port, and community for your provider. After the subscription is submitted,
you can start the service.
- User Management
- User Management allows you to easily add and remove users from
your host system. Click plus (+) to add a user. Specify name, password,
group (if any) and what profile you want the user to have. Then, click Submit.