Manage system values

As an administrator, you can perform many tasks to help you manage system values. Select this topic to learn how to save, configure, and lock system values.

To experience the full benefit of system value capabilities, you may perform one of many tasks.

In addition, you can manage system values using iSeries™ Navigator tasks on the Web. This allows you to work with system values using a Web browser. Not only can you work with the system values function of iSeries Navigator, but also the time management function that allows you to work with the time zone (QTIMZON) and time adjustment (QTIMADJ) system values.

• Compare and update system values
  Use iSeries Navigator to compare and update your system values across multiple systems in your network.
• Complete the security wizard
  If you are unsure about how to requiredly set security-related system values or want to examine your current security policy, complete the Security wizard.
• Lock and unlock security-related system values
  To prevent users from changing security-related system values during normal operation, system service tools (SST) and dedicated service tools (DST) provide an option to lock these security values.
• Prepare system values for a restore operation
  System values play a vital role in restore operations. It is essential that you plan and configure the system values that affect a restore operation.
• Save system values
  Each time you change a system value, you need to save the system values.
• Secure system access levels
  To help you implement the required level of security for your company, you may wish to restrict system access by using the password system values. A company can control the level of security by setting the password system values requiredly.
• Work with system values inventory
  You can collect an inventory of the system values on any endpoint system that is running i5/OS™ V5R1 or later.