Advanced tuning parameters for the virtual appliance

Advanced tuning parameters for the virtual appliance

Change the advanced tuning parameter values only under the supervision of IBM software support.

Local management interface (LMI)
The following table lists the advanced tuning parameters available.

Parameter Description

lmi.security.ciphers Enables specific ciphers for the local management interface. Valid values are specified as a space-separated list. The virtual appliance supports all the cipher suites that are supported by Java™ 7. See https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSYKE2_7.0.0/com.ibm.java.security.component.70.doc/security-component/jsse2Docs/ciphersuites.html for a list of the supported cipher suites.

lmi.security.protocol Enables specific protocols for the local management interface. Valid values are TLS, TLSv1, and TLSv1.2.

lmi.customfiles.accepted.filetypes Accepted file extensions for files that we can upload from the Custom File Management page. Valid values are ALL or a space-separated list of valid file extensions.

lmi.sslcert.accepted.filetypes Accepted file extensions for files that we can upload from the SSL Certificate Management page. Valid values are ALL or a space-separated list of valid file extensions.

vmtoolsd.enabled Enables the use of Open VM Tools. To enable, set to true. To disable, set to false.By default, Open VM Tools is disabled. With Open VM Tools enabled, we can use the following services.

Shutdown and restart the virtual appliance gracefully from the hypervisor console.
Synchronize clocks between the virtual appliance and the ESXi Server.
Use the vmware support command to retrieve VMware statistics.

vmtoolsd.timesync.enable Enables clock synchronization between the virtual appliance and the ESXi server. To enable, set to true. Set to false to disable.
If your network uses a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server, this parameter is automatically set to false.

After you modify any parameter values, reload the page. We can review the undeployed changes, rollback, or apply the changes to the system.
Parent topic: Manage advanced tuning settings

Parameter	Description
lmi.security.ciphers	Enables specific ciphers for the local management interface. Valid values are specified as a space-separated list. The virtual appliance supports all the cipher suites that are supported by Java™ 7. See https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSYKE2_7.0.0/com.ibm.java.security.component.70.doc/security-component/jsse2Docs/ciphersuites.html for a list of the supported cipher suites.
lmi.security.protocol	Enables specific protocols for the local management interface. Valid values are TLS, TLSv1, and TLSv1.2.
lmi.customfiles.accepted.filetypes	Accepted file extensions for files that we can upload from the Custom File Management page. Valid values are ALL or a space-separated list of valid file extensions.
lmi.sslcert.accepted.filetypes	Accepted file extensions for files that we can upload from the SSL Certificate Management page. Valid values are ALL or a space-separated list of valid file extensions.
vmtoolsd.enabled	Enables the use of Open VM Tools. To enable, set to true. To disable, set to false.By default, Open VM Tools is disabled. With Open VM Tools enabled, we can use the following services. Shutdown and restart the virtual appliance gracefully from the hypervisor console. Synchronize clocks between the virtual appliance and the ESXi Server. Use the vmware support command to retrieve VMware statistics.
vmtoolsd.timesync.enable	Enables clock synchronization between the virtual appliance and the ESXi server. To enable, set to true. Set to false to disable. If your network uses a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server, this parameter is automatically set to false.