# Settings

The Administration > Settings section sets global configuration parameters for the VM Essentials appliance, whitelabeling, provisioning, monitoring, backups, logs, software licenses, and the license for VM Essentials itself.

**Subtopics**  

- **[Appliance](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/api/document/sd00007735en_us/render?page=GUID-FB4FF7B6-7561-456F-8AC9-8415BE11B9E7.html)**
- **[Provisioning](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/api/document/sd00007735en_us/render?page=GUID-DF02CF23-8387-4D00-87AF-5F2054075F18.html)**
- **[Backups](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/api/document/sd00007735en_us/render?page=GUID-2DEB33CC-132A-494C-B242-CA09B02E9333.html)**
- **[Environments](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/api/document/sd00007735en_us/render?page=GUID-0A516D6F-CF1A-4470-8ABB-A7432A1E08D5.html)**
- **[License](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/api/document/sd00007735en_us/render?page=GUID-9BDE2563-18FC-49B0-83D7-47F57E044D97.html)**
- **[Utilities](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/api/document/sd00007735en_us/render?page=GUID-DFC2EF97-82BB-4B0E-B032-26CE5B163178.html)**
