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The Server System Administration window can be opened with the menu function Administration | Server System Administration. This function is only available for users that have the role System Admin (e.g., the default administration user Administrator).


The window shows a pie chart for the available and used disk size, and below a table with the currently active login sessions of the SeqSphere+ server. A button panel on the right offers several functions for server administration:

  • Button16-Refresh.gif Refresh Server Status: Force to retrieve the current server status and update the disk size chart, the session list, and the license state. The status is also refreshed automatically after a period of time.
  • Button16-Information.gifServer System Info: Show an overview of the server internals.
  • Button16-Key.png Activate License: Activate the SeqSphere+ software license or import a prepared license file.


  • Edit Server Backup Settings: Define backup target directory, time schedule and other parameters for the Server Database Backup.
  • Button16-Backup.png: Do Server Backup Now: Immediately backup the server database into the directory that is configured in the backup settings.


  • Button16-OnlineUpdate.png Server Online Update: Check the Ridom SeqSphere+ site for any updates that your installed server may need.
  • Button16-Open.gif Server Import Update: Install a locally downloaded update file to the server.


  • Edit Welcome Message: Define or modify the welcome message that will be shown to SeqSphere+ users after log in. HTML can be used to add line breaks and text formatting. If no welcome message is defined, a default message is shown.
  • Change File Storage Path: Change the file storage path were the uploaded sequence files (FASTA/ACE/BAM) are stored.
  • Set Max Memory Usage: Define the maximum amount of RAM that the SeqSphere+ server may use.
  • Button16-SmallDown.gif Server Logging offers the following functions:
  • Button16-Statistics.gif Show server access logging: If access logging functionality is enabled, this can be used to browse the Access Logging.
  • Enable server access logging: Enables the access logging functionality.
  • Allow non-admin users to send server logs to Ridom Support: This is enabled by default, and allows any user to send the server system log files (without access logs) to the Ridom support by using the menu function Help | Contact Ridom Support / Send Log Files.
  • Button16-SupportMail.png Send Server Logs to Ridom Support: Sends the server system log files (without access logs) to the Ridom support.


  • Button16-LockBlue.pngClose Server: This can be used to temporarily disallow any logins by non-admin users.
  • Button16-Delete.pngTerminate Session: When a session is selected on the left hand side of the screen, this button can be used to end it.
  • Button16-Exit.png Shutdown Server: This will disconnect all sessions and end the running server processes. With large database this shutdown process may take several minutes.