Systems

A system is a single device in the network that has a Network Server Suite license applied to it. Systems can be running any one of Windows, AIX or Linux operating systems. All licensed systems are displayed, within the Device Group to which they are assigned, in the Central Configuration Manager- Systems tab.

NOTE: Non-server devices such as Printers, Routers and Modems are not shown in this panel even though they may exist in Device Manager.

Click the Systems tab in the left-hand navigation panel of the Central Configuration Manager to display a tree view of currently managed systems.

Beneath each system is a list of available monitors. This list is dependent on the license assigned to each monitor.

The monitor name is shown in bold typeface if a rule, template or reporting structure has been applied.

When at System level in the Systems panel (the system name is highlighted), the System details are shown in the main panel of the Central Configuration Manager.

System Details section

Shows the details of both the system and the associated Enterprise Server and CCM Server devices. In most instances these will be installed on the same system.

Click on a device to select it. Click Select to view or amend the details of the device that is currently highlighted.

See Selecting CCM Server and Selecting Enterprise Server for more information.

Licensing section

The license settings show the current number of licenses available for the operating system to which the selected system belongs. The entry displayed in this field changes as you change between systems on different operating systems.

NOTE: If you only have systems using a single operating platform, then the name of that operating system is the only one displayed in this field.

See Applying Individual Licenses for more information on how to license systems within Central Configuration Manager.

Message Log settings

Use the following options to set the log settings for the selected system.

On AIX and Linux systems, the default setting is to log messages (except Diagnostic Messages which are File and Syslog only) to the Syslog, and additionally to a file and the Enterprise Server device.

NOTE: All log files are saved with an extension of .hlf.

Log Error Message To

On non-AIX and Linux systems, error messages are automatically logged to the error message log file. See Logging Panel for more information. Error messages can also be logged to the Enterprise Server device if required.

Log Informational Messages

Check to ensure that any generated Informational Messages are logged to file.

Log Diagnostic Messages

Check to ensure that any generated Diagnostic Messages are logged to file.

Advanced section

Send Connection Check To

Automatically defaults to ensure that a connection check is periodically sent to the Enterprise Server to ensure constant connection between the two devices. It is recommended that this setting is left unchanged.