Ark Console Installation Options

The Installation options dialog displays the deployment properties of the selected console. To open the dialog, right-click on a console name and select Installation options from the context menu.

The first tab of the Installation options dialog displays provider-specific details about the console deployment:

The properties displayed may include:

Option	Action
AWS cross account accesskey	The Amazon access key ID associated with the AWS role that will be used for account.
AWS cross account secretkey	The Amazon secret key associated with the AWS role that will be used for account administration.
Service account externalid	The Amazon external ID that should be used by the Ark service user.
Service account rolearn	The Amazon Role ARN (resource name) that should be used by the Ark service user when performing management functions on behalf of Ark.
Enable self registration	If the Ark console should allow self-registration for Ark users.
Azure application registration ID	The application ID associated with the Azure account that hosts the Ark console.
Azure active directory ID	The directory ID associated with the Azure account that hosts the Ark console.
Azure storage account	The Azure block storage account you wish to use with this Ark server.
Azure subscription ID	The Azure account that hosts the Ark console.
Service account ID	The name of the service account on the console’s backing database.
Service account password	The password for the postgres user on the console’s backing database.

The General tab displays details about behavior related aspects of the console deployment:

The properties displayed may include:

Option	Action
API timeout	The number of minutes that an authorization token will be valid for use with the API.
Contact email address	The email address that will be included in the body of cluster status notification emails.
Dashboard docs url	The location of the content that will be displayed on the Dashboard tab of the Ark console.
Dashboard hot topics url	The location of the content that will be displayed on the Dashboard tab of the Ark console.
Database backup tenant	The name of the tenant in which the database backup will reside.
Database name	The name of the console database.
Directory to store backups	The directory in which backups will be stored.
Enable console switcher	If the console should display console switcher functionality.
Enable PostgreSQL authentication	If Ark will enforce the authentication method configured on the backing Postgres server.
Folder to store backups	The name of the backup folder within the storage bucket.
Notification email	The email address to which email notifications about the status of the Ark console will be sent.
Reply-to email address	The return email address used on cluster status notification emails.
Template restrict new users	Indicates if the Ark console will make any new user a Template Only user by default.
WAL archive container	The name of the container in which WAL archives are stored.

The PEM integration tab displays details about behavior related to PEM:

The properties displayed may include:

Option	Action
PEM server mode	The location of the PEM server; a LOCAL server resides on the monitored PEM instance, while a REMOTE server is on a different host.
PEM sync mode	If enabled, all roles/groups/tenants that are accessible by the role that creates the console are added to the PEM server as a member of a non-login group role.
PEM synchronisation interval	The number of minutes between PEM/Ark synchronisations.

The Console database backup tab displays details about backup behavior:

The properties displayed may include:

Option	Action
Backup script	The complete path to the backup script on the console host.
Backup storage directory	The complete path to the backup script on the console host.
Console backup folder	The name of the console database.
Database name	The name of the console database.
Database user name	The name of the database superuser.
Backup storage directory	The directory in which backups will be stored.
Folder to store backups	The name of the backup folder within the storage bucket.
Storage bucket	The name of the container in which backups will be stored.
Storage tenant	The name of the tenant in which the database backup will reside.