Configuring the FlexNet Platform Server

FlexNet Operations 2014

Administer Operations | System Configuration | FlexNet Platform Server

A user must be assigned a role with the View and Manage Configurations permission to modify configuration settings for the FlexNet Platform Server through the Administrative Console.

Note: Before changing any configuration settings in a working FlexNet Operations installation, it is advisable to export the working configuration settings. If there is a problem with the new settings, you have a backup of working settings to restore.

To change FlexNet Platform Server configuration settings through the FlexNet Operations Administrative Console:

Click Administer Operations, then System Configuration.

Click FlexNet Platform Server to open the configuration page for the FlexNet Platform Server.

View or change the values of the following settings. Default values are listed as the first choice. Required fields are indicated with an asterisk. Fields marked with this icon

require that the FlexNet Platform Server be restarted in order for their changes to take effect.

FlexNet Platform Server Configuration Settings
Name	Possible Values	Description	Rqd?	Restart
Outbound Mail Server Host	mail or specify	The name of the machine that hosts the mail server for mail sent from FlexNet Operations	*
Outbound Mail Security	None or SSL	Type of security set for mail sent from FlexNet Operations
Outbound Mail Server Port	0 or specify	The port on which the outbound mail server runs: Set to 0 to use the default port determined by security: SMTP/None: 25 SMTP/SSL: 587	*
Outbound Mail Logging Detail	Brief or Verbose	Level of detail of outbound mail written to the FlexNet Operations application log.
Outbound Mail Account		Mail account to use for mail sent from FlexNet Operations: Typically left blank. Value needed only if outbound mail server requires account authentication.
Outbound Mail Password		Password to use for Outbound Mail Account: Provide confirmation for the password.
From-Address for Outbound Mail	flexnet-server or specify	Email sent from FlexNet Operations is sent from this email address. (Should be an actual account in the email system.)	*
FlexNet Application Logging Threshold	Debug Messages Informational Messages Warnings Errors	The maximum level of detail for the messages written to the FlexNet Operations application log file after FlexNet Operations starts: Only messages at or below the selected level of detail will be displayed in the log.
FlexNet Application Performance Logging	Unchecked or checked	Check to enable performance logging in the application.
FlexNet Application Performance Logging		Enables additional performance logging entries to be written to the ops_install_dir\logs\flexnettimer.log file.
Session Timeout	30 or specify	If a user has been inactive for the specified amount of time (minutes), the user must log in to FlexNet Operations again.	*
Consecutive Failed Authentications	3 or specify	Number of consecutive failed attempts to log in before a non-shared user is deactivated: These attempts are counted over the Time Period for Failed Authorizations.	*
Time Period for Failed Authorizations	1440 or specify	Amount of time (minutes) during which Consecutive Failed Authentications are allowed before the user is deactivated.	*
Default Organization for External Domain	PORTAL_ORG_UNIT or specify	Name of the default organization to be used when the organization of the external domain user does not map to any organization in the FlexNet Operations application. The default organization for a user belonging to an external domain is PORTAL_ORG_UNIT. This can be changed.	*

Click Save Configurations to save changes.

Configuring the FlexNet Platform Server

FlexNet Operations 2014 Help Library

June 2015