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Portal server environment variables
The environment configuration file for the Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server can be edited to add certain environment settings and to change the values of others.
The file shows a number of environment variables that have been enabled and others that are disabled by default or as a result of the way you configured the portal server. Other variables in this list must be added manually to enable them.
- KFW_AUTHORIZATION_MAX_INVALID_LOGIN=0
- You can control the number of attempts a user can make to log on to the Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server by setting this environment variable to a value from 0 to 15. The default value, 0, indicates that there is no limit to the number of failed attempts a user can make before being locked out.
This configuration setting is effective only when you have enabled security through the hub Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server as described in the topic, Control the number of logon attempts.
- KFW_CMW_DETECT_AGENT_ADDR_CHANGE=N
- The Navigator function detects when the IP address for an agent is discovered. If the agent environment is constantly changing or has improper configurations that generate excessive Navigator tree rebuilding, consider adding this environment variable to have any discovery of changes or additions of IP address ignored.
- KFW_CMW_DETECT_AGENT_HOSTNAME_CHANGE=N
- This variable is like the one for detect agent address change except that it prevents the Navigator rebuilding if an agent hostname is changed.
- KFW_CMW_DETECT_AGENT_PROPERTY_CHANGE=N
- This is like the detect agent address change except that it prevents the Navigator rebuilding if an agent affinity or affinity version changes.
- KFW_CMW_SITUATION_ADMIN_SUPPRESS=N
- When a situation is stopped, no message is sent to the situation event console. If you prefer to have the message written to the situation event console for each system the situation was distributed to, enable (remove the # at the beginning of the line) this environment variable. The Stopped message alerts the user that the situation has been stopped, thus, its state is unknown.
- KFW_CMW_SPECIAL_HUB_ENTERPRISE=Y
- Associates situations to the Navigator Physical view root item, Enterprise. The default value is Y to allow association of Managed System Online and Offline situations to the Enterprise Navigator item. A setting of N disables the automatic assignment of the *HUB managed system group to the Enterprise Navigator item.
- KFW_ECLIPSE_HELP_SERVER_PORT=9999
- The default port number for the Eclipse help server is 9999. If 9999 is already used by another device, add this variable and specify a port number from 1 to 65535. This value will be passed as a property from the portal server to the client at logon time.
- KFW_FIPS_ENFORCED=N
- The monitoring server and agent components of the Tivoli Management Services are already FIPS compliant. This variable specifies whether the encryption methods used by the portal server should comply with the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140–2 specification. If your environment must conform to the FIPS 140–2 standard, specify Y.
- KFW_REPORT_NODE_LIMIT=200
- When a workspace that contains a query-based view is opened or refreshed, the view's query requests data from the managed systems that are assigned to that Navigator item (unless you have edited the view's query definition to assign specific managed systems or managed system groups). The number of managed systems from which a query can retrieve data can be up to 200. This limitation is provided to keep traffic and resource usage of your managed environment at an acceptable level. You can adjust the maximum number with this variable but keep in mind that if you increase the maximum number of managed systems being queried, the longer it can take to render the view.
Consider creating filtered queries, managed system groups, or custom Navigator views with managed systems assignments on Navigator items that limit the number of managed systems to retrieve data from. These features are described in the Tivoli Enterprise Portal online help and user's guide.
Another setting that affects query-based view response time is the cnp.databus.pageSize client parameter.
- KFW_REPORT_TERM_BREAK_POINT=86400
- Adjust this setting to change the point, in seconds, where a historical request selects from short-term or long-term history data. The default is for short-term history data to be collected from now to 24 hours ago, and long-term from 24 hours onward. Set to 0 to select only from long-term history data.
Parent topic:
Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server configuration settingsRelated tasks:
Edit the portal server environment fileRelated reference:
Portal client parameter list