System Settings¶

System Settings have several sub menus to make it possible to configure various aspects of the StoredSafe appliance.

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│              System Settings on node1 (Version 2.0.X build XXXX)                  │
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│1│Network Settings                                                                 │
│2│GUI Settings                                                                     │
│3│Backup Management                                                                │
│4│Storage Management                                                               │
│5│Service Management                                                               │
│6│Firmware Management                                                              │
│7│Database Maintenance                                                             │
│8│Appliance Management                                                             │
└─┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Move the cursor or enter a it's corresponding number (Q to Quit)              

Main> System Settings>

1. Network Settings

Various aspects of system administration tasks related to network can be accomplished from the Network submenu, such as:

• Setting an IPv4 or IPv6 address
• Setting an IPv4 or IPv6 default gateway
• Adding IPv4 or IPv6 static routes
• Manage active and persistent IPv4 and IPv6 firewall rules
• Configure DNS resolver settings
• Configure SNMPv3 (Users, Encryption and authentication settings)
• Configure NTP (Peers, Change timezone)
• Setting up remote syslog
• Configure hostname
• Manage network card settings (View link status, Set duplex & speed)
• Ping or traceroute to a specified address

2. GUI Settings

Manage configuration settings related to the Web GUI

• Configure the GUI timeout (View or Change timeout)
• Configure the Message-of-the-day (MOTD) text (View or Change text)

3. Backup Management

Configure settings needed for backups

• Manage the PGP keys used to encrypt the backups (Create, List and Export public key)
• Manage the SSH keys used to authenticate the backup transfer (Create, List and Export public key)
• Configure all aspects of the backup sub system (When to backup, Where to transfer backup, What PGP and SSH keys to use)
• Perform backup tests (Manually invoke backup creation and transfer)
• Perform a full system restore from a system backup

4. Storage Management

Manipulate attached USB disks and examine amount of free space on the disk

• Dump the content of an attached USB stick
• Show content of "/var/root" on the appliance
• Copy content from "/var/root" on the appliance to an attached USB stick
• Mount and umount USB disks

5. Service Management

Makes it possible to manipulate (Start & Stop) or check on the status on different system services

• Web server used for the Web GUI
• NTP service used for time synchronization
• SNMP server used for system monitoring
• Configure the REST API

6. Firmware Management

Manage all aspects of installing a new firmware for the StoredSafe appliance

• Show current firmware version
• Validate and install new firmware
• Select primary and secondary boot image
• Delete boot images
• View or install StoredSafe public PGP key used to sign new firmware and system features

7. Database Maintenance

Used to perform database maintenance, such as

• Check consistency of the database
• Try to repair inconsistencies in the database

Only to be used upon direction from StoredSafe staff

8. Appliance Management

• View or update system features (Objects, Templates & Filesystem Policies)
• Audit the filesystem according to the installed File System Policy
• Reboot or halt the appliance