Administration Overview
Universal Controller Administration
Administration of Universal Controller includes:
Configuration of Universal Automation Center system as a redundant (multiple Universal Controller cluster node) system. |
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Configuration of ports for Universal Controller components and prerequisites. |
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These properties are required for Controller start-up, initialization, and operation. |
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These properties define Controller system information and performance. |
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These settings enable you to enable the LDAP bridge. |
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CLI provides a sample configuration file, |
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Creation of Universal Templates, on which Universal Tasks are based. |
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Configuration of automatic backups and/or purges of some or all of the Controller activity data. |
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Universal Controller server operations help you maintain and administer your Controller installation. Many of these operations should be run only by Technical Support or upon request by Technical Support. |
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Creation and application of filters to record lists throughout the Universal Controller user interface. |
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Creation of Universal Controller users and user groups and the roles and permissions that can be assigned to them; Business Services that group Controller records into logical groups; and audits of all user interaction with the Controller. |
Universal Controller Security
Setting up Universal Controller security involves the following steps:
- Creating users and assigning them passwords.
- Creating groups of users.
- Assigning permissions (access to Controller records) to users and groups.
- Assigning roles (permission to perform administrative functions) to users and groups.
- Creating credentials that allow the Controller to log in to remote machines and execute jobs.
See LDAP Settings for information on how to set up Universal Controller to use LDAP authentication for:
See Single Sign-On Settings for information on how to set up Universal Controller to use SAML authentication.