Using Custom Server Profiles

This document explains how to manage Server Profiles in Astera. Server Profiles allow you to configure server behavior including maximum concurrent jobs, active server components, and event severity levels.

Accessing Server Profiles

To access Server Profiles:

1. Go to Server in the menu bar.

2. Navigate to Cluster > Server Profiles.

This opens the Server Profiles window.

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Adding a Profile

1. In the Server Profiles window, click the Add new server profile button in the toolbar.

2. A new profile is created with a default name.

3. The profile editor opens on the right side with two tabs: Profile Settings and Publishing Settings.

Profile Settings Tab

In this tab, you can configure the following options:

Option	Description
Name	Specify a unique name for the server profile.
Max Concurrent Jobs	Set the maximum number of jobs that can run concurrently (default: 5).
Event Severity	Select the minimum event severity level to record (Info, Warning, Error, or Critical). Server events are recorded based on this choice.
Active Components	Select which server components to enable. Components include Analytics, APIServiceAgent, Authorization, ClientHealthManager, ConfigUiSupport, DbAgent, EndpointManager, FailoverProcessor, FileDropListener, InProcJobManager, and othe

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Publishing Settings Tab

This tab contains API and publishing-related configurations organized into the following sections:

API Runtime Caching Policy	Max Concurrent API Pipelines, Non-Paginated/Paginated Pipeline Cache Capacity, Cache Time-to-Live settings
API Runtime Logging and Tracing	Request Validator Traces, Processor Traces, Purge API Runtime Traces After (days)
API File Server Configuration	Enable File Uploads/Downloads, File Expiration Time, Directory Purge Frequency, Server File Directory
Service Type Configuration	Relay Server settings, Agent Server Name, Relay Server URI, Port, Timeout, Ping Delay

Click the Save button in the toolbar to save the profile.

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Applying a Profile

To apply a profile to the server:

1. Go to Server > Manage > Server Properties.

2. This opens the Server Properties window. Here, navigate to the Configuration Properties tab

3. In the Profile dropdown, select the desired profile from the list.

4. Save the changes.

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The selected profile's settings will now be applied to the server.

Note: Switching between profiles requires a server reboot. Ensure no critical jobs are running before applying a different profile.