Configure
In order to configure ADCM, you can use the global configuration parameters that are located in the corresponding window. The window is accessed via the Settings page of the Common lists and concepts subsection located in the left part of the screen.
You can modify parameters and save them via clicking Save. You can search for a parameter using the Search field field. You can look through the modifications history using the History icon located next to Save.
Configuration parameters that are available for editing are listed in tables located in the sections below.
Global options
Right after you started ADCM, you should check if the host and port in use are specified correctly. You can do this in the Global Options section.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
ADCM’s URL |
ADCM’s URL to receive information from the host |
Job log
ADCM provides the way to erase the data related to jobs. Such data is, essentially, the job logs that are displayed on the JOBS tab. You can configure the time period to store those logs in the Job Log section. Time period can be specified for the database and for the container file system. When the specified time period to store the logs expires, the logs are deleted from the database and from the container file system. The default value for both time periods is 365 days.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
Log rotation from file system |
Number of days after which the logs are deleted from the file system |
Log rotation from database |
Number of days after which the logs are deleted from the database |
Ansible settings
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
Forks |
The default number of parallel processes to spawn when communicating with remote hosts |
Configuration rotation
ADCM also provides the way to erase the data related to objects (for example, cluster or service) configurations. You can configure the time period to store those configurations in the Configuration rotation section. The default value for the time period is 0 days. The 0 value means an infinite storage period (configurations are not being deleted).
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
Objects configurations rotation period |
Number of days after which the objects configuration is deleted from the database. |
Audit data retention
The parameters below are for auditing operations and authorizations in ADCM.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
Retention period |
Data storage period (in days) for operations and authorizations in ADCM |
Enable archiving |
Enables archiving of data on operations and authorizations after the period specified in the Retention period field |
LDAP integration
See the configuration settings at the page about enabling LDAP.
Authentication policy
Below are the settings for the password policy. The password length must be between the specified minimum and maximum values. In addition, you can set the allowed number of login attempts to counteract brute-forcing methods. If a user exceeds the specified number of login attempts, a user account is blocked for a specified period of time. After the user’s blocking period expires, the login attempts counter for this user is reset to zero. You can find more information on resetting login attempts counter at the page about managing ADCM users.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
Minimum password length |
Minimum allowed password length |
Maximum password length |
Maximum allowed password length |
Login attempt limit |
Number of login attempts allowed before the user account is locked |
Blocking time period |
Defines a period (in minutes) of inactivity after which old failed login attempts will be cleared |