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You can change the Device42 Appliance hostname from the Appliance Manager or the VM console.
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You can now change the hostname of your Device42 appliance through the Appliance manager. To do so, simply log into the appliance manager and choose "Appliance Hostname" under the System settings on the left menu. From there just enter the new name you would like for the host and click save.
[Log in to the Appliance Manager](device42-appliance-manager-login.mdx).
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Upon doing so, you will see a success message at the bottom, and will need to restart the appliance by logging into the console and selecting option 4.
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From the left panel, go to **System > Appliance Hostname**, enter the new hostname you would like to use, and click **Save**. You should see a success message.
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### Converting Client-Only Process to Services
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Convert a client-only process into a Service by clicking the **Convert into Service** action available when hovering over the client-only process in the Topology and Application Groups visualization pages:
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Convert a client-only process into a Service by clicking the **Convert to Service** action available when hovering over the client-only process in the Topology and Application Groups visualization pages:
- On Topology pages, the page will reload and display a success message.
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- On Application Groups visualization pages, you'll see a success message and be prompted to re-run the Application Group.
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Once converted, the process is treated as a full Service and can be used like any other service, for example, in Application Components and App Focus filters.
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Once converted, the process is treated as a full Service and can be used like any other service, for example, in Application Components and [AppFocus filters](apps/application-groups/calculation-rules.mdx).
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### Defining Application Components Not Based on Services
On the on-prem databases list page, you can **Search by resource name, host, database type**, filter the list by **Database Type**, and add **+ More** filter fields to narrow your results.
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On the on-prem databases list page, you can **Search by resource name, host, database type**, filter the list by **Database Type**, and add **More Filters** to narrow your results.
Click on an on-prem database name to see details about that database and to edit its **Database Instance Application Component**, **Custom Fields**, **Notes**, **Tags**, and **Service Level**.
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Click on an on-prem database name to see the details about that database.
Click edit to change some of the on-prem database details: **Database Instance Application Component**, **Custom Fields**, **Notes**, **Tags**, and **Service Level**.
You can delete on-prem databases. On the on-prem databases list page, select one or more database instances, and select **Fast Background Delete**, **Fast Background Archive**, or **Delete with Detailed Confirmation** from the **Select an action** dropdown menu, and click the hammer icon.
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You can delete on-prem databases. On the on-prem databases list page, select one or more database instances, and select **Fast Background Delete**, **Fast Background Archive**, or **Delete with Detailed Confirmation** from the **Actions** dropdown menu.
## Add an On-Prem Database to a Business Application
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You can add an on-prem database to an existing or new business application. On the on-prem databases list page, select one or more database instances, choose **Add to Business Application** from the **Select an action** dropdown menu, and click the hammer icon.
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You can add an on-prem database to an existing or new [Business Service](apps/business-services/index.mdx). On the on-prem databases list page, select one or more database instances, choose **Add to Business Application** from the **Actions** dropdown menu.
Select a **Business Application name** from the drop-down list or click the plus sign to create a new application. Click **Add selected On-Prem Database to Business Application** to confirm the addition to the business application.
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Select a **Business Service name** from the drop-down list or click the plus sign to create a new Business Service. Click **Add selected On-Prem Database to Business Service** to confirm.
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Device42 has enhanced IBM i/AS400 discovery with additional capabilities and device results:
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- Choose to **Discover Using FTPS** for secure, encrypted communication with AS/400 systems during discovery.
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-**Discover Using FTP** allows Device42 to pull in additional discovery details and no longer relies on the Telnet method of discovery.
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Device42 discovery does not support SFTP for discovery – only FTP and FTPS are supported.
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-**Discover Software** supports all licensed software that IBM registers as installed. If you use FTP-based discovery, it includes software versions as well. Support encompasses the different programming languages installed, datastore information, and the additional dependencies or tools installed.
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- Disk Space discovery gets the ASPs (Auxiliary Storage Pools) of the machine capacity and space used, and stores the disk information as mount points attached to the device.
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- Tape Drives discovery now brings tape drives in as mount points with tape drive names and model numbers.
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## Create an IBM i/AS400 (Mid-Range) Discovery Job
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To add a new IBM i/AS400 discovery job, head to the main menu and select **Discovery > HyperVisors / \*nix / Windows**. Create a new discovery job, and select "IBM i/AS400" as the **Platform**.
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To add a new IBM i/AS400 discovery job, head to the main menu and select **Discovery > HyperVisors / \*nix / Windows**.
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Create a new discovery job, and select **IBM i/AS400** as the **Platform**.
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-**Job Name:** Enter a name of your choosing to identify the IBM i/AS400 autodiscovery job.
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-**Remote Collector:** Optionally, specify a remote collector from which to run discovery instead of the main appliance.
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-**Platform:** Select "IBM i/AS400".
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-**Platform:** Select **IBM i/AS400**.
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-**Discovery Target(s):** Specify the FQDN or IP address of the IBM i/AS400 to discover. If using FQDN, ensure Device42 is set up to resolve DNS. Note that you can configure the DNS in your VM console under option **1**.
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-**Port:** Only change this if you have a custom listening port configuration. IBM i/AS400 discovery uses port 23 by default.
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-**Discovery Target(s) Credential(s):** Specify a username with permissions on your IBM i/AS400 machine.
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-**Debug Level:** Turn debug on for extra troubleshooting output. This is useful for support tickets.
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-**ADM Sampling Interval:** Leave off or choose an interval in minutes or hours.
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-**Discover Using FTP:** Run the discovery through FTP instead of Telnet.
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-**Discover Using FTP:** Run the discovery through FTP instead of Telnet. Selecting this option reveals the FTPS option:
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-**Discover Using FTPS:** Use FTPS (FTP Secure) to enable secure communication with AS/400 systems.
-**Timeout:** Specify the maximum time in seconds per command for performing a Telnet discovery. If there are connection issues or slow loading time, increasing the timeout may yield better results.
Using FTP, Device42 creates a directory on the targeted server named **D42TEST**.
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- Device42 then uploads our CL/RPG programs to the server, transfers them to the QTEMP folder, and runs them.
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AS400 discovery has been verified and functionality tested with IBM i/AS400 operating system deployments configured with the Spanish language setting. AS400 discovery should also work with other non-English locale configurations.
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Please let us know about your experiences with other foreign language configurations or any issues you encounter; we love hearing from our users. Email [support@device42.com](mailto:support@device42.com).
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## Run Now or Schedule
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## Run Now
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To run the job immediately, you can click **Run Now** after saving or editing the job from the job details page that's displayed.
Newly created jobs will not run on the first day they are created to prevent an unintentionally large amount of jobs from running initially. If you would like to run a job after its initial creation, select the **Run Now**from the autodiscovery list page.
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Newly created jobs will not run on the first day they are created to prevent an unintentionally large amount of jobs from running initially. If you would like to run a job after its initial creation, select the **Run Now**button.
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