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Configuring General Settings

AIM General Settings allow the user to do the following:

Set the interval used by AIM to scan device archive locations for Juniper Message Bundles (JMBs).
Set the interval used by AIM to poll JSS for case status updates.
Set the interval used by AIM to poll JSS for intelligence updates specific to your site.
Set the amount of information sharing included in informational JMBs. The default is Send only configuration indexes, which indicates the technologies present in the device configuration. (See JMB Send Only Configuration Indexes Filter Example for an example of the JMB Send only configuration indexes output.)
Set the interval used to send newly detected information JMBs to JSS.
Set the port on which the AIM Service listens for requests from the client. The default port number is the value set during the AIM installation.

To configure AIM General settings, follow these steps:

In AIM, click the Settings Tab. The General Settings page appears.
Add the required AIM General settings. See AIM General Settings Page Description.
Test the AIM connection settings. If the test is unsuccessful, check to see that you entered the correct Home Base URL.
Click Save Settings. This action saves the AIM General settings that you modify and updates the AIM service with these new settings.

AIM General Settings Page Description

Table 13 describes the General Settings page command button.

Table 13: General Settings Command Button

Button Name	Description	Privileges	Enabled/Disabled	Results
Save Settings	Saves any modified AIM general settings and updates the AIM service with these new settings.	AIM Admin Settings	Enabled if admin privileges	Saves settings that were modified.

Table 14 describes the AIM General Settings parameters.

Table 14: General Settings Parameters

Name	Description	Privileges	Range/Length	Default
Incident Scan Interval (min):	Interval used to scan for new incidents in AIM archive locations.	AIM Admin Settings	0 = Off, 1 - 1440 (60 seconds - 24 hours)	3 minutes
Case Status Update Interval (min)	Interval used to poll for JTAC Case status updates from JSS Case Manager	AIM Admin Settings	1 - 1440 minutes (60 seconds - 24 hours)	4 minutes
Intelligence Update Scan Interval (min)	Interval used to poll for intelligence updates for this site in AIM archive locations.	AIM Admin Settings	1 - 1440 minutes (60 seconds - 24 hours)	3 minutes
Device Aware Support	Enables intelligence JMBs to flow to JSS, filtered according to the Information JMB Config Filter Level option selected. The default is Disabled, which allows no intelligence JMBs to be sent to JSS unless the Pro Service license exists. JSS accepts information JMBs regardless of Base or Pro Service. Information JMBs are counted against the device capacity licenses in AIM.	AIM Admin Settings	Enabled or Disabled	Disabled
Information JMB Config Filter Level	Specifies the amount of device configuration information in Juniper Message Bundles to share with Juniper: Do not send—Sends no configuration information. Send all information except configuration—Sends all device information except the configuration. Send only configuration indexes—Sends only the device configuration technologies. (See JMB Send Only Configuration Indexes Filter Example Send all information with IP Addresses overwritten—Sends all device information, without IP addresses Send all information—Sends all device information.	AIM Admin Settings	N/A	Do not send
Upload Information JMB Interval	Interval used to send any newly detected Intelligence JMBs to JSS: On Detection Daily Weekly Monthly	AIM Admin Settings	N/A	Monthly
Local RMI Port	Port on which the AIM Service listens for requests from the client.	AIM Admin Settings	1-65535	1022
JDC Max Concurrent Tasks	Specifies the number of concurrent Juniper Data Collector tasks working in parallel to collect information from devices.	AIM Admin Settings	Up to 50	1
Home Base URL	The location where information JMBs are sent. If you load a Partner Controller license file, this URL is defaulted to JSS (https://services.juniper.net). If you run AIM in Direct customer mode, enter https://services.juniper.netIf you run AIM in End Customer mode, enter the partner’s https URL (for example, https://juniperpartner.com:8443).	AIM Admin Settings	Enabled or Disabled	Disabled for Standard and Partner Controller AIM modes. Enabled for AIM End Customer mode.
Test Results	Displays the results of AIM General Settings to connect to JSS or a AIM partner.	Success - URL is responsive No route to host Connection refused The Home Base server is temporarily unable to service your request	N/A	Blank

JMB Send Only Configuration Indexes Filter Example

If you select the Send Only Configuration Indexes Information JMB Config Filter Level option in AIM General Settings, the device configuration output displays only the hierarchy tags. The following is an example of the Send Only Configuration Indexes option output.

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