Attaching the Global Console to the Global Manager
To attach the
Global Console
to the Global Manager
:- Start theGlobal Console.
- On a UNIX system, go to the BASEDIR/smarts/bin directory in theService Assurance Manager(Global Manager) installation area and type:sm_guiPressEnter.TheAttach Managerdialog box opens.
- In the dialog box:
- Ensure that theVMware Smart AssuranceBroker for your deployment appears in theBrokertext box.
- Click theManagerlist box or theBrowsebutton to display a list of active (running) s, and from that list select theGlobal Managerapplication (for example,INCHARGE-SA) in your deployment as the to which you want to connect.
- Type your login username and password. (For the default administration login, the username value is admin and the password value is changeme.)
- ClickOK.TheNotification Log Consoleview of theGlobal Consoleopens as shown in Notification Log Console. In the example, the Notification Log Console is attached to aGlobal Managerapplication named INCHARGE-SA.Notification Log Console—example
The Notification Log Console shown in Notification Log Console, is one of many console views composing theGlobal Console. One other console view of particular interest to the discussions that follow is the Map Console, which graphically represents topology in a map format.The provides detailed information on using theGlobal Console.