Introduction; Basic System Management Configuration Task List - Patton electronics SmartNode Series Software Configuration Manual

8 • Basic system management

Introduction

This chapter describes parameters that report basic system information to the operator or administrator, and
their configuration. The following are basic SmartWare parameters that must be established when setting up a
new system:
• Defining the system's hostname
• Setting the location of the system
• Providing reference contact information
• Setting the clock
Additionally, the following tasks are described in this chapter:
• Checking the CRC of configuration files
• Displaying the currently running SmartWare commands
• Moving SmartWare commands into the foreground
• Setting the system banner
• Enabling the embedded web server
Basic system management configuration task list
All tasks in the following sections are optional, though some such as setting time and calendar services and sys-
tem information are highly recommended.
To configure basic system parameters, perform the tasks described in the following sections.
• Managing feature license keys (see
• Setting system information (see
• Setting the system banner (see
• Setting time and date (see
• Displaying clock information (see
• Displaying time since last restart (see
• Configuring and starting the web server (see
• Determining and defining the active CLI version (see
• Restarting the system (see
• Displaying the system event log (see
• Controlling command execution (see
• Displaying the checksum of a configuration (see
• Configuration of terminal sessions (see
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