This section explains how to log in and out of BladeViewer.
Log in
To log into BladeViewer, open a Web browser from an Admin Client and enter the RC console URL in the address bar. If the port number was changed, replace the port in the example below with the adequate port.
https://Admin Server IP address:23461/ |
When using a server on which the Manager was installed, select [Start]-[All programs]-[Resource Coordinator VE]-[RC console].
The Resource Coordinator VE login screen is displayed.
If you are already logged in on a separate Web browser instance, login may be performed automatically without the login screen being displayed.
Note
If the login screen is not displayed, confirm the following.
The correct URL was entered
The proxy settings of the Web browser are correct
The firewall settings on the Admin Server are correct
When opening the RC console right after launching a Web browser, a warning window concerning the site's security certificate will be displayed. With Internet Explorer 7 or 8, the following message is displayed: "There is a problem with the security certificate of this Web site". This warns the user that Resource Coordinator VE uses a self-signed certificate to encrypt its HTTPS (SSL) communication with the Web browser.
Resource Coordinator VE generates a unique, self-signed certificate for each Admin Server during Manager installation.
Use of self-signed certificates is generally safe within an internal network protected by firewalls, where there is no risk of spoofing attacks and communication partners can be trusted. Accept the warning to display the Resource Coordinator VE login screen.
With Internet Explorer 7 or 8, the login screen can be displayed by selecting the following option: "Continue to view this site (not recommended)".
When connecting to the Manager from Internet Explorer 7 or 8, the background of the address bar will become red and the words "Certificate error" will be displayed on the right side of the address bar of the login screen, the RC console and BladeViewer.
Furthermore, the Phishing Filter may show a warning on the status bar. These warnings are referring to the same self-signed certificate issue discussed in the previous bullet. It is safe to continue with the current browser settings.
To stop displaying the security certificate warning screen and the certificate error icon, create a certificate associated with the IP address or hostname of the Admin Server and add it to the Web browser.
Refer to "Appendix E HTTPS Communications" of the "ServerView Resource Coordinator VE Setup Guide" for details.
After accessing the Admin Server IP address from a browser, the login screen is displayed. Enter the following items in the login screen and click the <Login> button.
If the login is successful, either BladeViewer or RC console is displayed.
User name
Password
However, opening multiple Web browsers from an already opened browser window (e.g. using the [File]-[New Window] menu from a Web browser) may prevent logging in as a different user.
To log in as a different user, open a separate Web browser window from the Windows start menu.
Information
Enter the user account name and password set during Manager installation, as specified in "2.1 Manager Installation" of the "ServerView Resource Coordinator VE Installation Guide".
When logging in for the first time, the RC console is displayed.
Otherwise, the view that was used right before logging out (either the RC console or BladeViewer) is displayed.
Clicking the <BladeViewer>>> button from the RC console will switch over to the BladeViewer view.
Log out
To log out of BladeViewer, click the "Logout" button text link displayed on the top right of the BladeViewer screen.
Note
If the Web browser is closed without logging out first, user authentication may be skipped the next time Resource Coordinator VE is accessed. In that case, users will be automatically logged in using the previously used session.
To avoid such cases, please log out correctly before closing the Web browser.
If multiple RC consoles or BladeViewer views are opened from multiple browsers, login sessions may be abruptly closed.
