System configuration

You will need to enter the system password to access the items in the action menu. The system password is not the same as the Arkeia root, administrator or user password. The system password grants access to the operating system of the Arkeia Appliance.

Network configuration

Use this item in the action menu if the configuration of the Arkeia Appliance connection to the network needs to be changed.

IP configuration

Hostname (FQDN)
The host name for the Arkeia Appliance, for example:
arkeia_appliance.companydomain.com
Use DHCP
Click on No if you are supplying the IP address manually.
Click on Yes if the IP address of the appliance is supplied by a DHCP server. In this case click now on Validate to connect to the LAN.
Interface
Enter the IP address in the fields which appear here if you have chosen manual IP address configuration, then click Validate to connect the Arkeia Appliance to the LAN.

DNS

Enter the addresses of up to three DNS servers with which the Arkeia Appliance can communicate.

Hosts

Enter the address details of computers you wish to refer to by an alias.

SMTP configuration

Enter the address details of the SMTP server Arkeia can use to send email notifications of job progress.

SSH support team connection

Arkeia Technical Support can connect to your Arkeia Appliance for troubleshooting and repair, if this option is checked. Click to toggle on or off Arkeia support team SSH access.

RAID configuration

If the Arkeia Appliance HDD are in RAID configuration, the status can be read here. If a RAID array disk is to be replaced, click on Remove to safely shut it down before withdrawal.

Date and time configuration

Use NTP server
Click Yes, and enter the addresses of accessible time servers, if available.
Click No and enter the date and time, if no time server is to be used.
Time zone
Select the time zone from the drop list.

Click on Validate to set the time and date.

Software update

Updates of the software in the Arkeia Appliance will be available occasionally. To apply the update, enter the filepath and name, or find it in the Browse field, then click on Install to apply the update.

Password

Change the Arkeia Appliance system password in this screen. This does not affect the Arkeia user passwords.

Restart appliance

Reboot the appliance here, after a pause you specify.

Shutdown appliance

Shutdown the appliance, after a pause you specify.