Change the Default Timeout Period for VMware Aria Operations for Logs Web Sessions

By default, to keep your environment secure, VMware Aria Operations for Logs Web sessions expire in 30 minutes. You can increase or decrease the timeout duration.

Note: The change in the timeout period is applicable only for newly created sessions.

Prerequisites

Verify that you are logged in to the VMware Aria Operations for Logs web user interface as a Super Admin user, or a user associated with a role that has the relevant permissions. See Create and Modify Roles for more information. The URL format of the web user interface is https://operations-for-logs-host, where operations-for-logs-host is the IP address or host name of the VMware Aria Operations for Logs virtual appliance.

Procedure

1. Expand the main menu and navigate to Configuration > General.
2. In the Browser Session pane, specify a timeout value in minutes.
   The value -1 deactivates session timeouts.
3. Click Save.