12.6 Configuring the Dashboard

The installation process configures the Dashboard so you can log in immediately. However, you might want to set up the Dashboard to perform in a distributed environment or customize settings.

In most environments, you can launch the Dashboard from the Web console. For more information, see Launching the Dashboard from the Web Console in the User's Guide for Secure Configuration Manager.

12.6.1 Configuring the Dashboard for a Distributed Environment

If you have installed the Dashboard in a distributed environment, you must configure unicast discovery. For more information about unicast discovery, see the Elasticsearch documentation. You must perform the following procedure on both the Dashboard website and Secure Configuration Manager Database host computers.

  1. Open the elasticsearch.yml file, by default in the C:\Program Files (x86)\NetIQ\Secure Configuration Manager\Dashboard\Database\config\ directory.

  2. Uncomment the following line:

    # discovery.zen.ping.unicast.hosts: ["host1", "host2"]

  3. In the above line, add the IP addresses of the Dashboard website and Database hosts that you want to add for unicast discovery.

    For example:

    discovery.zen.ping.unicast.hosts: ["255.0.0.0", "127.0.0.1"]

  4. Save the elasticsearch.yml file.

  5. Restart the Elasticsearch 2.0.0 (NetIQDatabaseService) service.

12.6.2 Customizing the Dashboard Settings

After installing the Dashboard, you can change the default settings.

  1. Go to the directory where you have installed the Dashboard, by default in the C:\Program Files(x86)\NetIQ\Secure Configuration Manager\Dashboard directory.

  2. (Conditional) To change the properties for the Dashboard, complete the following steps:

    1. Open the db.properties file, by default in the Database\config directory.

    2. Change the protocol, Database port, and the Core computer name in this file.

    3. Save the file.

  3. (Conditional) To customize the Dashboard Website, complete the following steps:

    1. Open the website.properties file, by default in the Website directory.

    2. Change the Website protocol, Website port, Database protocol, and the Database port in this file.

    3. Save the file.

  4. Restart Elasticsearch 2.0.0 (NetIQDatabaseService).

  5. Restart NetIQ Dashboard Website Service.