Thunderstone Search Appliance Manual

Front Panel LCD

Some older(Gen2, 2008-2014) hardware appliance models have a front panel LCD display and operation buttons. The display can show information about the Search Appliance's configuration and activity level. It can also be used to change configurations and shutdown or reboot the Search Appliance.

There are 4 arrows used to scroll through menus and select items. The "check" button is used like a keyboard's "enter" key to finish or confirm choices. The "X" button is used to cancel or back out of a choice.

In the top-right corner of the LCD display there is a heartbeat indicator that should pulse every second. The LCD backlight will dim after a period of inactivity. The LCD backlight will flash when there is a problem reported.

Browse information about the Search Appliance from the main menu using the up and down arrow buttons. Press the "check" button at any time to return to the main menu. Available information:

• Link Speed and Duplex

• IP Config Type (Static or DHCP)

• Primary Ethernet MAC Address

• Current IP

• Current Gateway IP

• License Serial Number

• License Maintenance Expiration Date

• Current Hits per Day

• Current Documents in Database

• Current Searches per Minute

• Number of Running Walks

• Number of Currently Connected Clients (web browsers)

• Current System Load Average for 1, 5, and 15 Minutes.

• Current Network Usage I/O Rates

• Current Memory Usage

• Current Swap Usage

• Current Disk Space Usage

• Current RAID Status

• Host and Domain Names

• Thunderstone Contact Information

From the main menu adjust configuration of the Search Appliance using the "check" button. Use up and down arrows to navigate through the choices. An asterisk, "*", will appear at the end of items that have been modified but not applied. At the end of the config list are the options to apply or trash(discard) the changes. Available configs:

• IP configuration method DHCP or Static. Press "check" or left or right arrow to change the value.

• IP Address Only used if IP method is Static. Press "check" to change the IP. Use up and down arrows to change the digits of each number. Use the left and right arrows to move between digits. Use "X" to cancel your changes. Use "check" to keep your changes and move to the next config.

• Netmask Only used if IP method is Static. Edit the value as with IP Address.

• Gateway Only used if IP method is Static. Edit the value as with IP Address.

• DNS 1 Primary Nameserver. Only used if IP method is Static. Edit the value as with IP Address.

• DNS 2 Secondary Nameserver. Only used if IP method is Static. Edit the value as with IP Address.

• Admin PIN Set this to non-zero to require this password for making changes via the LCD front panel. Press "check" to change the PIN. Use up and down arrows to change the digits of each position. Use the left and right arrows to move between digits. Use "X" to cancel your changes. Use "check" to keep your changes and move to the next config.

• Drop Firewall Remove firewall restrictions etc. See same on console menu 2.1.1.

• Drop Restrct Remove admin restrictions etc. See same on console menu 2.1.1.

• Sys Shutdown or reboot the system. Use "check" or left and right arrows to select the value. Use up or down arrows to move to another config.

• Apply Now Press "check" to apply changes. Select "No" or "Yes" to confirm then press "check".

• Trash Changes Press "check" to discard changes. Select "No" or "Yes" to confirm then press "check".

The LCD backlight and heartbeat are also configurable. From the main menu press "X" then "check" to escape to the "Options" menu. Use up and down arrows to select the item to adjust. Use "check" or left and right arrow buttons to cycle through choices. Changes to LCD settings are immediate. Press "X" twice to return to the main menu.

Under normal circumstances the LCD main menu will alternate between

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