User guide

ManualsBrandsIBM Manualscomputers & electronicsProventia G, Mntc

Chapter 5: Updating the Appliance

Using Advanced Parameters to Tune Update Settings

Introduction Use the Advanced Parameters tab on the Update Settings page to tune the update

settings.

About advanced

parameters

Advanced parameters are composed of name/value pairs. Each name/value pair has a

default value.

For example, the parameter np.firewall.log is a parameter that determines whether to log

the details of packets that match firewall rules you have enabled. The default value for

this parameter is on.

You can edit the value of any parameter that appears in the list on the Advanced

Parameters tab. If the parameter does not appear in the list, it does not mean the

parameter has no default value. You simply need to add the parameter to the list with the

new value.

Advanced

parameters for

updates

The appliance contains the following pre-configured update advanced parameters, listed

in Table 26:

Note: Only the first two parameters appear on the Update Settings Advanced Parameters

tab if you are managing the appliance through Proventia Manager. If you have enabled

SiteProtector management, you can configure the other default parameters for

communicating with SiteProtector's Update Server.

Parameter Type Default Value Description

Update.disable.remote.discovery boolean false Specifies whether the

appliance should look for

updates on the Internet.

Update.preserve.update.files boolean false Specifies whether to delete

update files once they have

been successfully installed.

Update.certificate.file string etc/httpd/conf/ss.crt/

ca-bundle.crt

Specifies the SSL Cert

Authority file to use when

connecting to the Update

Server.

Update.proxy.auth boolean false Authorizes the use of the

HTTP proxy server when

connecting to the Update

Server.

Update.proxy.enable boolean false Enables the use of the HTTP

proxy server when

connecting to the Update

Server.

Update.proxy.password string none Specifies the password to the

HTTP proxy server

authentication for connecting

to the Update Server.

Table 26: Update advanced parameters