Accessing deployed instances

After you deploy a virtual system pattern into the cloud, you can view the virtual system instance that was created, the Rational® Integration Tester environment, and access its component parts.

Before you begin

To view a virtual system instance, you must first deploy a virtual system pattern. For more information, see Deploying patterns.

Procedure

Go to the Virtual System Instances page by clicking Patterns > Virtual System Instances.
From the list of instances on the Virtual System Instances page, select the instance that was deployed. The details of the deployed instance are displayed.
To see the provisioning and deployment status of the instance, see the Status value in the details view.
To see the status of the virtual machines and scripts during provisioning, expand the History section in the details view.
To see the details of the virtual machines and script logs, expand the Virtual machine perspective section in the details view. The script logs are accessible in the Script packages section.

Connecting from a console link

Connect to Rational Test Control Panel and Rational License Key Server Administration and Reporting Tool by using console links.

Before you begin

You already deployed one or all of the following patterns:

IBM Rational Test Control Panel Pattern. For more information, see Deploying IBM Rational Test Control Panel Pattern.
IBM Rational License Key Server Pattern. For more information, see Deploying IBM Rational License Key Server Pattern.

Procedure

If the instance is running in the cloud, you can log in to the components of the virtual system as follows:

Expand the Virtual machine perspective section in the details view, and then expand the relevant software component VM sections. The components that are available depend on the pattern that you deployed.
Expand the relevant software component sections and connect to any consoles that are available by using the links in the Consoles section, for a stand-alone instance of a virtual system pattern, expand the section for the virtual machine, and then click one of the following links in the Consoles section.
- RTCP Home Page
- RLKS Administration and Reporting Tool
For more information about logging in to Rational Test Control Panel see, Get started with Rational Test Control Panel

For more information about logging in to the RLKS Administration and Reporting Tool, see https://jazz.net/wiki/bin/view/Deployment/RLKSAdminToolUsage.

Adding database connection details

You can add database connection details to Rational Test Control Panel so that you can use a project results database that is internal or external to the appliance.

Before you begin

A project results database is already set up to use inside the appliance or outside the appliance and you have the connection details. For more information, seeCreating a project results database.

Procedure

Open the Rational Test Control Panel instance. See Connecting from a console link.
In Rational Test Control Panel, complete the following steps:
1. In the top menu, click Administration.
2. Click the Results databases tab.
3. Click New.
4. In the Enter new database details window, enter a name for the database.
5. In the Type field, select the type of database.
6. Edit the Database URL field to match the value for your database.
7. Complete the Username and Password fields.
8. To verify the information that you entered, click Test Connection.
  
  If an error message shows, review the contents of the Database URL field.
9. When the information is correct, click Save.
10. Return to the Results page. The new database entry is now listed in the Database field.

Connecting from a VNC client

Connect to a deployed instance by using a VNC client with or without SSH tunneling.

Before you begin

You already deployed the Red Hat Satellite Service and one or all of the following patterns:

IBM Rational Integration Tester
IBM Rational Test Control Panel
IBM Rational Test Virtualization Server
IBM Rational Performance Test Server

For more information about the Red Hat Satellite Service, see Red Hat Satellite Service. For more information about deploying a pattern, see Deploying patterns.

About this task

Use the VNC client with SSH tunneling or without SSH tunneling to connect to any of the following deployed instances:

IBM Rational Integration Tester
IBM Rational Test Control Panel
IBM Rational Test Virtualization Server
IBM Rational Performance Test Server

Using VNC with SSH tunneling

Connect to a deployed instance by using VNC with SSH tunneling.

About this task

Set up SSH. Then open a VNC viewer with SSH and enter the connection details to go to the remote desktop for a deployed pattern.

Procedure

Set up SSH

Install an SSH client such as PuTTY on your local system.
Obtain the host name of the deployed instance. In the Hardware and network section of the virtual system instance, look for the entry next to Network interface.
Install and open your SSH client. In the Session section, enter the host name of your deployed instance.
Select SSH as the connection type.
Click Connection > SSH > Tunnels.
In Source Port, enter the port for the VNC user's session. Use port 5901 for user virtuser.
In Destination, enter localhost:5901, and click Add.
Optional: Click Session, enter a name for the session, then click Save. Saving the session enables you to load it in the future without having to enter the information again.
In the main window, click Open. When you are prompted, enter the operating system user and password that is specified when you deployed the instance. When the connection succeeds, you see a command prompt. Your session has started. Leave it open as you use VNC to access your remote desktop. If you close the window or log out, the SSH tunneling session ends and your VNC session is closed as well.

Start a VNC session with SSH

Open the VNC client. VNC Viewer is used in this procedure.
Enter localhost:1 for the virtuser user, and click Connect.
When prompted, enter the VNC password for virtuser, and click OK. The VNC password was set when the pattern was deployed.
Go to the remote desktop.

Using VNC without SSH tunneling

Connect to a deployed instance by using VNC without SSH tunneling.

About this task

Open a VNC viewer and enter the connection details to go to the remote desktop for a deployed pattern.

Procedure

Open the VNC client. VNC Viewer is used in this procedure.
Enter the IP address or host name for the virtuser user, and click Connect.
When prompted, enter the IP address of the virtual machine, the VNC password for virtuser, and click OK. The VNC password was set when the pattern was deployed.
Go to the remote desktop.

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