Setting the appliance identification
The following topics are covered in this section:
Changing the appliance hostname
Change the appliance hostname using the General Settings > Change Hostname options in the Tideway Appliance Network Administration Shell. For more information, see topic about the netadmin user account.
The netadmin user is the preferred way of configuring networking
The preferred way of administering any of the appliance network configuration is to use the netadmin user account. The netadmin user account enables you to change network, hostname, and gateway settings without requiring root privileges. You can also use the netadmin user to reboot the appliance.
Viewing the appliance identification
You can view or set details of the appliance identity, support information (displayed in the Help drop-down on each BMC Discovery page), and read-only information about the appliance software and hardware configuration. This includes information about whether the appliance is correctly specified for its intended use.
Consolidation and Scanning Appliances
You cannot change the name of an appliance if it is configured as a consolidation or scanning appliance. For more information, see Consolidation.
To view or edit the appliance identification:
- From the main menu, click the Administration icon.
The Administration page opens. - In the Appliance section, select Configuration > Identification.
The Identification page displays details of the appliance identity, support information, software, and hardware. Edit the fields that you want to change.
The following fields can be edited:Field name
Description
Appliance
Name
The name of the appliance. You cannot change the appliance name if it is part of a cluster.
Description
A description of the appliance.
Admin Email
An e-mail address for the person or group responsible for the administration of the appliance.
Banner color
The color for the top banner in the user interface. Setting a banner color makes it easy for users in the field to identify the appliance they are using for various purposes (for example, development, test, and production environments). The appliance name is displayed on the colored banner.
For more information, see Configuring the banner color.Support
Support URL
The URL to use in the Help drop-down.
Support URL Title
The title for the support URL.
Support URL Label
The label for the support URL.
Support URL Description
The descriptive text label for the support URL.
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