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One Identity Safeguard for Privileged Passwords 8.0 LTS - Administration Guide

Introduction System requirements Using API and PowerShell tools Using the virtual appliance and web management console Cloud deployment considerations Setting up Safeguard for Privileged Passwords for the first time Using the web client Home page Privileged access requests Appliance Management
Appliance Backup and Retention Certificates Cluster Global Services External Integration Real-Time Reports Safeguard Access Appliance Management Settings
Asset Management
Account Automation Accounts Assets Partitions Discovery Profiles Tags Registered Connectors Custom platforms Importing objects
Security Policy Management
Access Request Activity Account Groups Application to Application Cloud Assistant Asset Groups Entitlements Linked Accounts User Groups Security Policy Settings
User Management Reports Vaults Disaster recovery and clusters Administrator permissions Preparing systems for management Troubleshooting Frequently asked questions Appendix A: Safeguard ports Appendix B: SPP and SPS join guidance Appendix C: Regular Expressions

Appliance Information

It is the responsibility of the Operations Administrator or the Appliance Administrator to monitor the status of the appliance.

To go to Appliance Information:

  • web client: Navigate to Appliance > Appliance Information.

To refresh:

  • web client: Select the number of seconds to refresh in Refresh every 30 seconds . A refresh is started immediately when the value is changed and the next refresh is scheduled based on the selected value.

The following information displays.

Table 15: Appliance properties
Property Description
Appliance Name

The name of the appliance.

The Appliance Administrator can modify the name. Click Edit to enable the Appliance Name text box. Enter a new appliance name and click Save.

Host DNS Suffix

The host DNS suffix name.

The Appliance Administrator can modify the name. Click Edit to enable the Host DNS Suffix text box. Enter a new name and click Save.

Host

 The appliance network server IP address.
Appliance Version The version of the Safeguard for Privileged Passwords Appliance.
Uptime The amount of time (hours and minutes) the appliance has been running.

Last Boot Date

The last date the appliance was booted up.

General tab information

Disk is a graphical display of the amount of used and free disk space. When the disk usage is over 80%, the log reflects: DiskUsageWarningEvent.

Table 16: General tab
Property Description
Manufacturer The system manufacturer.
Model The system model.
Bios Description The system bios description.
Bios Serial Number The system's bios serial number.
Serial Number The media access control address (MAC address) assigned to the network interface for communications.
Ship Date The appliance ship date.
Processor The processor information.
Virtual Memory The virtual memory allocation.
Physical Memory

The physical memory allocation.

TLS 1.2 only

Click this toggle to disable earlier versions of the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol and use only TLS v1.2.

NOTE: You must reboot your appliance after enabling TLS 1.2 only.

web client: enabled and disabled

Performance tab
Table 17: Performance tab
Property Description

Total CPU and Core_n

Displays the CPU information and the performance utilization of your appliance.
Memory Displays the memory usage of your appliance; what is currently in use and what is free.

Disk Space

Displays the disk space used and free.

Shutting down the appliance

You can power down an appliance from the web client or directly from the appliance itself.

Caution: Rebooting the appliance causes a service outage for any current users.

To shut down an appliance

You can shut down your appliance from the web client via Appliance > Power. For more information, see Power..

Appliance: Shut down from the appliance

You can use the Red X button on the front panel of the appliance to shut it down. Press and hold the Red X button for four seconds until it displays POWER OFF.

Caution: Once the Safeguard appliance is booted, DO NOT press and hold the Red X button for more than 13 seconds. This will hard power off the appliance and may result in damage.

Restarting the appliance

You can restart an appliance from the web client or directly from the appliance itself.

To restart an appliance

You can restart your appliance from the web client via Appliance > Power. For more information, see Power..

Appliance: Restart from the appliance

After the appliance powers off, you will need physical access to start it. Press the Green check mark button on the front panel of the appliance for NO MORE than one second to power on the appliance.

CAUTION: Once the Safeguard appliance is booted, DO NOT press and hold the Green check mark button. Holding this button for four or more seconds will cold reset the power of the appliance and may result in damage.

Setting the appliance name and Host DNS Suffix

Safeguard for Privileged Passwords automatically assigns a name to the appliance; however, you can change the name from the Appliance Information page. In the web client, you can also edit the Host DNS Suffix that was set during the initial setup of Safeguard for Privileged Passwords.

To edit the appliance name and host DNS suffix

  1. Go to the page:
    • web client: Navigate to Appliance > Appliance Information.
  2. To the right of the Appliance Name and Host DNS Suffix, click Edit to enable both fields for editing.
  3. Make any changes required to the Appliance Name or Host DNS Suffix.
  4. Click Save.
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