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Table Of Contents
Administration Guide
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ConfiguringtheRootPassword 24
UsernameandPasswords 24
ConfiguringStaticNetworkSettings 25
ConfiguringtheTimezoneandTime 25
ConfiguringtheApplianceRole 26
PostInstallationSteps 27
LoggingIntotheADMConsole 27
InitiatingPassiveDiscovery 27
4 SecuringADM 29
ChangingtheRootPassword 29
ResettingtheADMRootPassword 29
OpenSSLSelfSignedTestCertificates 30
CASignedTestCertificates 30
SelfSignedCertificates 30
Copyingthe.keyand.crtFiles 31
5 Maintenance 33
ADMServices 33
ManagingServiceswithadm_control 34
ProductSupportPackages 34
UsingtheADMConsole 35
UsingtheCLI 35
RestoringanADMEnvironmentbyUsingaProductSupportPackage 36
RestoretheADMDatabase 36
RestoringtheCustomDiscoveryandConfigurationFiles 37
ReconfiguringanADMDeployment 38
AddingaRemoteDatabasetoanExistingADMDeployment 38
ConvertingaSingleboxorAggregator
toaRemoteDatabase 38
MovingaDatabasetoaRemoteAppliance 39
Licenses 39
UploadingaLicense 40
6 UpgradingADM 41
Overview 41
ApplianceType 41
MixedEnvironments 41
Licenses 41
ApplianceMigration 41
BackingUpData 41
UpgradingAppliances 42
ImportantNotes 42
PreliminaryProcedures 42
UpgradingAppliancesUsingCLI 42
PostUpgradeSteps 43
7 MigratingtoaNewAppliance 45
Overview 45
SupportedMigration 45
Licenses 45
SystemArchitecture 45
Process 46