Basic system settings for the SMC components

Check these operating system settings on the computers that you use as a platform for the SMC components.

Date and time settings for SMC components

Make sure that the date, time, and time zone settings are correct on any computer that you use as a platform for any SMC component, including the Management Client workstations. The time settings of the NGFW Engines do not need to be adjusted, as they are automatically synchronized with the Management Server’s time setting. For this operation, the time is converted to UTC time according to the Management Server’s time zone setting. The SMC always uses UTC internally.

Hosts file for SMC servers

Due to a restriction of the Java platform, the Management Server and Log Server host names must be resolvable on the computer running the Management Client. This restriction applies even if the Management Client is running on the same computer as the servers.

To guarantee that the host names can be resolved, add the IP address and host name pairs to the local hosts file on the client computer:

In Windows: \%SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
In Linux: /etc/hosts