Systemwalker Software Configuration Manager Operator's Guide

1.1 Overview of the Management Console

The management console can be used to perform the following operations:

• Resource management

  Collect and manage hardware (chassis and servers), virtual environment (VM hosts and VM guests), and software configuration information (server names, tenants, host names, IP addresses, installation software, and software parameters) on the managed servers. Also, perform parameter settings, script execution, and configuration modification.

  If an error occurs on a server, compare its current configuration baseline with the configuration baseline when the server was last running correctly and check any patches that have been newly applied in the interim.

• Patch management

  Patch management involves managing the following patch information:

  • Windows patches

  • Linux patches

  • Solaris patches

  • Software patches

  The patch application status can also be collected from repository servers or managed servers and managed, and unapplied patches can be applied or distributed to managed servers.

• Software parameter management

  Parameters configured in the software listed can be collected and changed.

• Reports

  The desired configuration information stored in the CMDB can be checked.

• Job management

  Manage jobs such as distributing and applying patches, configuring parameters, running scripts, and configuration modification.

Setting up the web browser

Before using the management console, a web browser must be set up as follows:

• Configure settings to accept cookies.

• Enable JavaScript.

• Configure settings to use TLS 1.0.

• Configure settings to save the encrypted page to disk.

• Depending on the security level of the browser, the management console may not be displayed even after login. In this case, register the URL of the management console in Trusted sites.

• Use Internet Explorer in standard mode when logging in to the management console.

  The procedure for configuring standard mode is as follows:

  1. Press the "Alt" key on the keyboard to display the menu bar.

  2. Click Tools > Compatibility View settings.

  3. Remove the check from Display intranet sites in Compatibility View.