Opening the Domain Manager Administration Console

You can open a Domain Manager Administration Console view from any Global Consolethat is attached to a Domain Manageror a Domain Managercomponent server, such as the Topology Browser Console in
Figure 2 on page 17
, by selecting the
Configure > Domain Manager Administration Console
menu option.
To open the Domain Manager Administration Console:
  1. Start the
    Global Console
    :
    • On a UNIX system, go to the BASEDIR/smarts/bin directory in theService Assurance Manager (Global Manager) installation area and type:
      sm_gui
      To view more sm_gui options, type
      sm_gui --help
      .
  2. Press
    Enter
    .
    The
    Attach Manager
    dialog box opens as shown in Attach Manager dialog box.
    Attach Manager dialog box
  3. In the dialog box:
  4. Ensure that the VMware Smart AssuranceBroker for your deployment appears in the
    Broker
    text box.
  5. Click the
    Manager
    list box or the
    Browse
    button to display a list of active (running) Managers, and from that list select the Domain Manager (for example, INCHARGE-AM) in your deployment as the Managerto which you want to connect.
  6. Type your login username and password.
  7. Click
    OK
    .
    The
    Topology Browser Console
    opens. If you selected a Global Manager, a
    Notification Log Console
    view of the Global Console will open by default.
  8. On the
    Topology Browser Console
    , select
    Configure
    >
    Domain Manager Administration Console
    . The
    Domain Manager Administration Console
    opens, an example of which is shown in Domain Manager Administration Console.
    In the example display, the
    Domain Manager Administration Console
    is attached to an IP Availability Managerapplication named IP92.
    Domain Manager Administration Console
    The Domain Manager Administration Console is the primary tool for configuring discovery, initiating discovery, and managing topology for a Domain Manager.
    The Smarts Service Assurance Manager Operator Guideprovides detailed descriptions of the administration capabilities that are available through the Domain Manager Administration Console.