Instance Management

From the Instance Management menu, you can add a new instance, search or filter the instances, configure multiple instances, and manage instances.

The following table includes the navigation options for managing instances.

Options

Description

Add New Instance

Opens the Add New Instance dialog box where you can create an instance.

Search / Filter

Opens the Search Instances tab where you can search or filter the instances when there are multiple instances.

Multi Instance Settings

Opens the Multi Instance Settings tab when there is more than one active instance. You can then configure multiple instances at one time. All users will have the same configuration unless overridden at the specific instance.

All Instances

Provides a list of existing instances. To work with an instance, double-click the instance to open the [instance] tab. This node includes additional menus. The menu options are different based on the level in which they are opened. For example, the options in the menu that opens at the All Instances node are different from the menu options from an individual instance. For more information, see Other Instance Management Menus.

Use the Instance Management Controls to position the pane.

Use to position panes of the Instance Management Controls.

Instance Management controls

The following table includes Instance Management Control icons and the associated descriptions.

Control

Description

Use to expand the positioning the panes in the Instance Management Controls.

Opens the positioning menu with the following options:

  • Floating. Places the pane on top of the Archer Control Panel window. In this position, you can move the pane to any location in the window. To float the pane, click Floating.
  • Dockable. Places the pane in the left margin of the window. To dock the pane, click Dockable.
  • Tabbed. Places the pane in a tab. To create a tab, click Tabbed.
  • Auto Hide. Hides the pane in a strip along the left side of the Archer Control Panel window. To hide the pane automatically, click Auto Hide. To show a hidden pane, click the title bar of the strip.
  • Hide. Hides the pane from sight. To hide the pane, click Hide. To show a hidden pane, click Plugins > Instance Management.
Use to lock a pane to the left side of the RSA Archer Control Panel window.

Use to hide a pane in the RSA Archer Control Panel window.

Locks the pane in the left side of the Archer Control Panel window. This pin works the same as the Auto Hide option in the positioning menu.

When the pane is unpinned, the pin is presented on its side.

To pin the pane, click the pin.

Use to close a pane in the Instance Management Controls.

Closes the pane. To reopen the pane, go to Plugins > Instance Management.