Security Management 157
Sign and update AMS security certificates............................................... 158
Signing AMS security certificates using CLI commands............................159
Modifying AMS-MDM connection security via GUI...................................160
Modifying AMS-MDM connection security via AMS CLI........................... 162
Back up SSH public keys using the VxFlex OS GUI................................... 164
Backing up SSH public keys using CLI commands.....................................165
Changing the emergency password.......................................................... 166
Setting credentials for existing Monitor users........................................... 167
Changing login credentials for existing Management users....................... 167
Login banner overview.............................................................................. 168
Setting up a login banner using the CLI........................................ 168
Enabling or disabling preemptive acceptance of the login banner.169
Activating preemptive acceptance of the login banner.................169
MDM and LDAP integration in an AMS managed system.......................... 170
User roles..................................................................................... 170
Authenticating with the management server.................................171
Adding and modifying local users..................................................175
Monitoring the System using the VxFlex OS GUI 183
Viewing object properties in Backend and Frontend views........................ 184
Viewing detailed hardware properties....................................................... 184
Identifying hardware errors.......................................................... 184
Identifying the IP role of a node................................................... 184
Identifying the SDS running on a node......................................... 184
Identifying the SSD used for caching........................................... 185
MTU values.................................................................................. 186
Viewing licensing information....................................................................186
Verifying your connection to the Management cluster.............................. 187
Collecting logs...........................................................................................187
Configuring the System using the VxFlex OS GUI 189
Configuring capacity................................................................................. 190
Adding nodes............................................................................... 190
Remove the node from the system.............................................. 190
Adding devices............................................................................. 192
Removing devices........................................................................ 192
Turning on identification LEDs......................................................197
Adding, removing, and activating and inactivating capacity..........198
Activate devices.......................................................................... 200
Clear device errors...................................................................... 200
Setting device capacity limits.......................................................201
Configuring cache settings....................................................................... 201
Enabling and disabling DAS Cache at Storage Pool level.............. 201
Designating an SSD as a caching or acceleration device.............. 201
Stopping caching on a specific device......................................... 202
Removing an SSD device from the caching pool..........................203
Configuring Read Flash Cache settings per Protection Domain... 203
Changing Read RAM Cache volume settings............................... 204
Clear device errors...................................................................... 205
Configure Read RAM Cache (advanced, Backend)......................205
Add acceleration pools............................................................................. 206
Add acceleration device............................................................................207
Removing acceleration devices.................................................................208
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