Search for	Example	Results
A single word	`cat`	Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats".
A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase.	`"cat food"` (quotation marks)	Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase.

Search for	Operator	Example
Two or more words in the same topic	`AND` `and` `+` (plus symbol) `&` (ampersand)	`cat AND dog` `"cat food"+milk` `"cat food"&"dog food"`
Either word in a topic	`OR` `or` `\|` (pipe)	`cat OR dog` `cat \| dog`
Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase	`NOT` `not` `!` (exclamation point)	`NOT cat` `! dog`
Topics that contain one string and do not contain another	`^` (caret)	`cat ^ mouse`
A combination of search types	`( )` parentheses	`cat + (dog \| mouse)` `cat \| dog + (! mouse)`

Service Manager9.50

Administer > System Configuration Parameters > Security parameters > Startup parameter: encryptionkey

Startup parameter: encryptionkey

Startup parameters change the behavior of the HPE Service Manager server. You can always set a startup parameter from the server's operating system command prompt.

Parameter

encryptionkey

Description

This parameter defines the encryption key for encrypting fields in the database. The value of this parameter must be either 8 characters (64 bits) long in non-FIPS mode or 32 characters (256 bits) long in FIPS mode, and consist of alphanumeric characters.

Valid if set from

Server's operating system command prompt

Initialization file (sm.ini)

Requires restart of the Service Manager server?

Yes

Default value

xxxxxxxx in non-FIPS mode

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx in FIPS mode

Possible values

32 character alphanumeric string

Example usage

Command line: sm -httpPort:13080 -encryptionkey:1234567890abcdefghijklmnopqrstuv

Initialization file: encryptionkey:1234567890abcdefghijklmnopqrstuv

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