Start the console server by running the startConsoleServer command and
logging on to the server with the default user ID and password.
Before you begin
- Web browser requirements
Use one of the following browsers with the web console:
- Mozilla Firefox, version 3.5.x and later
- Mozilla Firefox, version 3.6.x and later
- Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 7 or 8
About this task
If your catalog servers are running in a stand-alone environment, with a Java™ security manager, then the user ID that you use to log in must correspond
to a principal that has the following permissions in the Java security policy
file:grant principal javax.security.auth.x500.X500Principal "CN=manager,O=acme,OU=OGSample"
{
permission javax.management.MBeanPermission "*", "getAttribute,setAttribute,invoke,queryNames,addNotificationListener,removeNotificationListener";
};
Procedure
- Optional:
If you want to run your console server on a port other than the default port, edit the web
console configuration.
Click .
The default port for the console server is 7080 for HTTP and
7443 for HTTPS. If you edit these values after the console server is already
started, restart the server to use the new port numbers.
-
Start the console server.
The
startConsoleServer.bat|sh script for starting the console server is in
the
wxs_install_root/bin directory of your installation.
-
Log on to the console.
-
From your web browser, go to
https://your.console.host:7443
, replacing
your.console.host
with the host name of the server onto which you installed the
console. If you had changed the port number, remember to update the port number in the URL.
-
Log on to the console.
- User ID:
admin
- Password:
admin
The console welcome page is displayed.
-
Edit the console configuration.
Click to review the console configuration. The console configuration includes information
such as:
Note: The administrator name is the name of the user with user ID
admin
.
What to do next
- Connect your catalog servers to the web console to start tracking statistics. See Connecting the web console to catalog servers for more information.
- If you need to stop the web console server, run the stopConsoleServer.bat|sh
script. This script is in the wxs_install_root/ObjectGrid/bin
directory of your installation.