Configuring System Maintenance Options

You can use the maintenance options page to enable various system maintenance features.

To enable various system maintenance features:

1.Select Maintenance > System > Options to display the maintenance options page.

2.Select options as described in table.

3.Save the configuration.

Options

Guidelines

Automatic version monitoring

If you enable this option, the system reports the following data to PPS:

Machine identifier.

Information describing your current software, including:

Software build number and build name.

An MD5 hash of your license settings.

An MD5 hash of the internal interface IP address.

If this node is in a cluster, the number of nodes within that cluster.

Current state of the node.

Cluster type (active/active, active/passive).

Total number of unique subnets on the cluster nodes.

Version of Pulse Policy Secure.

Version of ESAP.

Cluster log synchronization status.

Number of Infranet Enforcers configured

Names of RADIUS vendors configured

Total number of concurrent users on the device.

We strongly recommend that you enable this service.

Kernel Watchdog

Enables the kernel watchdog that automatically restarts the system under kernel deadlock or when kernel runs low on some key resources.

Enable the kernel watchdog only when instructed by Pulse Secure Global Support Center

File System Auto-clean

Enables the system to automatically clean up the file system when disk utilization reaches 90%.

The clean-up operation deletes files that might be relevant in debugging—for example, debug logs, core files, and snapshots might be deleted.

Web installation and automatic upgrade of Pulse Secure Clients

After you deploy Pulse Secure client software to endpoints, software updates occur automatically. A Pulse client can receive updates from the server. If you upgrade the Pulse software on your Pulse server, updated software components are pushed to a client the next time it connects.

A bound endpoint receives connection set options and connections from its binding server, but it can have its Pulse client software upgraded from any Pulse server that has the automatic upgrade option enabled. During a client software upgrade the client loses connectivity temporarily.

Virtual Terminal console

Enables the virtual terminal on a virtual appliance. Clear this check box to use the serial console. Changing this setting will restart the system.

End-user Localization

Select one of the following options:

Automatic (based on browser settings)

English (U.S.)

Chinese (Simplified)

Chinese (Traditional)

French

German

Japanese

Korean

Spanish

External User Records Management

Persistent user records limit

Specify the maximum number of user records.

This feature is useful when system performance is affected due to many user records. We highly recommend you consult Pulse Secure Global Support Center prior to using this feature. Deleting a user record removes all persistent cookies, SSO information, and other resources for that user. It does not remove the user record from the external or internal authentication server. If you delete a user record and that user logs back in to the authentication server, new user records are created. Records are not removed if that user is currently logged in.

Number of records to delete when the limit is exceeded

Specify a number. Older records are removed first. A user record is not deleted if that user is currently logged in.

Delete records now

Check whether the persistent user records limit has been exceeded. If it is, delete the number of user records specified in the option above.

Automatic deletion of user records during new user log ins

Check whether the persistent user records limit will be exceeded whenever a new user record is about to be created. If true, delete the records prior to creating the user new record.