Server Preferences
Use this window to set a non default port number for Server Administrator, a server IP address, domain name server (DNS) suffix, and other variables.
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Server Preferences
The Server Preferences window includes information for the following fields :
Back to Top Server Preference Fields
Session Timeout (minutes) | Allows Server Administrator to time out if there is no user input for a specified number of minutes. Users whose sessions time out must log in again to continue. Selecting Disable does not set a limit on the amount of time Server Administrator can remain open without terminating. |
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HTTPS Port | The number of the secure port that you want Server Administrator to use. The default port for Server Administrator is 1311. |
IP Address to Bind to | By default the Web server listens to incoming browser
requests on All IP addresses. However, for increased security
you can specify a single IP address or, All IP addresses. An
administrator can specify a loopback adapter address--an IP address
to ensure that data sent out is delivered back to the source (without
going across the network). For example, specifying 127.0.0.1 for IPv4 and ::1 or 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1 or 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0001 for IPv6 disables remote login for Server Administrator and ensures
that it is accessed from the local workstation only. NOTE: Link local address
will not be populated in the drop-down list. |
Mail To | Allows you to configure the default E-mail address. |
SMTP Server Name (or IP Address) | Name of your Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server. For example, smtp1.us.companyname.com. You can provide SMTP server name in the following forms: IPv4 or IPv6 or server name. |
DNS Suffix for SMTP Server | The domain name system (DNS) suffix of your mail server, where smtp1.us.companyname.com is the mail server, and the DNS suffix is us.companyname.com. |
Command Log Size | Specifies the maximum command log file size in MB.
You can find the command log in its default directory under the filename omcmdlog.xml. NOTE: When you log in to
manage Server Administrator Web server, the command log size will
be displayed under . When you log in to manage a remote system, the command
log size will be displayed under . NOTE: The command log size
cannot be configured on systems running the VMware ESXi 3.5 and 4.0
operating systems. A maximum default command log file size of 1 MB
is supported on ESXi 3.5, while on ESXi 4.0 Server Administrator supports
a default command log size of 128 KB. |
Support Link | The URL for the business entity that supports your server. |
Custom Delimiter | Specifies the character used to separate the data
fields in the files created using the Export button. The ; character is the default delimiter. Other options
are !, ,, @, #, $, ^, *, ~, ? , and |. NOTE: The '%' and
':' delimiters are not supported in Server Administrator. If you have
selected these delimiters in the earlier versions of Server Administrator,
select a valid delimiter from the Custom Delimiter list for this version. |
SSL Ciphers | SSL provides a secure connection between the web server
and the browser. Choose the ciphers that support the web server while
configuring. The connection service does not start if an invalid cipher
suite is set. By default, the cipher suite values are:
NOTE: If an incorrect cipher
value is set and connection service fails to start, use CLI command
prompt or manually set the valid ciphers and restart the connection
service. |
SSL Protocols | Allows you to set the web server SSL protocols configuration from the list of supported SSL protocols. The possible values are: TLSv1.1, TLSv1.2, and (TLSv1.1,TLSv1.2) . By default, the value of SSL protocol is set to (TLSv1.1, TLSv1.2). The changes take effect after web server restart. |
Key Signing Algorithm (For Self Signed Certificate) | Displays the supported signing algorithms. Select
an algorithm from the drop-down list. NOTE: If you select either
SHA 512 or SHA 256, ensure that your operating system/browser supports
this algorithm. If you select one of these options without the requisite
operating system/browser support, server administrator displays a
"cannot display the web page" error. NOTE: This field is meant
only for Server Administrator autogenerated self-signed certificates.
The drop-down list is grayed out if you import or generate new certificates
into Server Administrator. |
Java Runtime Environment | Used by Web Server to run the Server Administrator application |
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Bundled JRE | Select to use the JRE shipped with this version of Server Administrator. This option is enabled by default. |
System JRE | Select to use the Server Administrator supported JRE
version installed in the system. All supported JRE versions are listed.
If a supported JRE is not available , a message communicating the
same is displayed. NOTE: Server Administrator does not recommend the upgrade to major versions
of JRE. For more details, see the release notes of Server Administrator
(packaged with Server Administrator application) or at dell.com/openmanagemanuals. NOTE: In Linux, only
the JREs installed in the default location are listed and in Windows,
the JREs that have entries in the Windows registry are listed. |