Specifications
Chapter 3 Installation and Setup
3. In the Spoke Servers window, click Certificate. The Spoke Server Certificate window will open including information
about the spoke server certificate (Actual Certificate) and the certificate registered for this spoke server on the hub
server (Registered Certificate).
4. The window displays the certificate on the spoke server and the certificate registered on the hub server.
If the DTX 5000-CTL Management Appliance cannot obtain the certificate information from the spoke server, a
message will appear at the bottom of the Server Certificate - Spoke Server window. The message states:
Remote server is not responding. Information displayed may not match remote side.
• If the certificate information does not match, go to step 5.
• If the certificate information matches, go to step 6.
5. Click Update. The spoke server certificate information will be updated on the hub server.
6. Click Close. The Spoke Servers window will open.
3.3.3 Email
To specify email properties:
1. Click the System tab, DTX Control.
2. Click Email in the side navigation bar. The Server Email Server Properties window will open.
3. Type a new address for the SMTP server that sends email notifications as a domain name or an IP address in
standard dot notation (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx).
4. If your SMTP server requires login credentials, select Login required to access SMTP server and type a username
and password, then confirm the password.
5. Click Save to store DTX Control email property information in the DTX Control database on the host.
3.3.4 Unit status polling
To use unit status polling:
1. Click the System tab.
2. Click Unit Status Polling in the side navigation bar. The Server Unit Status Polling Properties window will open.
3. Select Enable unit status polling.
4. Type the number of seconds to wait between polling cycles (from 30-999 seconds). The default is 900 seconds (15
minutes). A smaller value results in greater accuracy.
5. Type the number of managed appliances that may simultaneously be polled to obtain status information (from 1-25
units). The default is 5. A larger number results in faster speed.
6. Click Save to store unit status information in the DTX Control database on the host.
3.4 Backing up and Restoring Hub Servers Manually
To manually backup or restore your hub server:
NOTE: Manual backup and restore procedures require DTX Control administrator privileges.
1. Click the System tab.
2. Click DTX Control in the top navigation menu, then click Tools in the side navigation bar.
3. If you are manually backing up your hub server, click the Backup System tool icon.
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