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# Set general preferences

Unisphere supports the management of settings (preferences) that allow the user to monitor and manage storage systems.

## Prerequisites

Only a user with Administrator permission can set preferences.

## About this task

To set system preferences:

## Steps

1. Select to open the Settings panel.
2. Select Preferences > General.
3. Modify any number of the following preferences:
   Warnings

   Initial Setup User Warning | This setting enables or disables the display of the warning when permissions are not configured during initial setup.
   Show warning "Port group contains less than the recommended amount of ports" | This setting enables or disables the display of the warning when a port group contains less than the recommended number of ports.
   Show warning "Ports in port group are on the same director" | This setting enables or disables the display of the warning when ports in a port group are on the same director.
   Show warning "Port group is empty" | This setting enables or disables the display of the warning when a port group is empty.

   System Dashboard Preferences

   Introduction to Health Score Card | This setting enables or disables the display of the text describing the Health Score Card.

   Home Dashboard Preferences

   Default Sort option | This setting sets the default sort option for the home dashboard.
   Message of the Day | This setting enables or disables the display of message of the day. An example of a message could be a message relating to an impending upgrade on a particular storage system. Messages can be up to 240 characters. The message status can be set to be one of the following: INFO, WARNING, or CRITICAL.
   New Features | This setting enables or disables the display of the New Features icon.
   Enable D@RE Configuration Management | This setting enables or disables the D@RE configuration management setting. By default, it is not selected. At least one storage system must have D@RE enabled.
   Custom Welcome Screen Message | Type a message to display to users during login. For example, you may want to inform users about a software upgrade. Messages can be up to 240 characters.
   Solutions Enabler Debug | Specify the debug level. Set the following parameters: Debug—Set the level of debugging to write to the debug file. Debug2—Set the secondary level of debugging to write to the debug file. Debug File Name—Enter the debug file name.

   | NOTE: Changing the debug level from the default value of 0 might substantially increase the size of the log files and affect the performance of the system.

   REST API

   REST API Call Batching | This setting enables or disables the batching and faster processing of Create SG or Modify SG REST API calls if a number of these calls arrive at the server at the same time or around the same time.

4. Click Apply.