Procedure for opening theGlobal Console
Global Console
To open the
Global Console
: - 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 as shown in the Attach Manager dialog box image.Attach Manager dialog box

- 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 aDomain Manager(for example,INCHARGE-AM), anMPLS Topology Server(for example,INCHARGE-MPLS-TOPOLOGY), or aGlobal Manager(for example,INCHARGE-SA) in your deployment as theto which you want to connect.In the split-server architecture available with, you attach theGlobal Consoleto theMPLS Topology Server. Attaching theGlobal Consoleto theMPLS Monitoring Serveror theMPLS Analysis Serveris not permitted.
- Type your login username and password.
- ClickOK.A console view opens.What console view opens at this point depends on whether you selected aDomain Manageror aGlobal Managerapplication.If you selected aDomain Manageror anMPLS Topology Server, a Topology Browser Console view of theGlobal Consolewill open by default, an example of which is shown in the Topology Browser Console image. In the example display, the Topology Browser Console is attached to anMPLS Topology Servernamed INCHARGE-MPLS-TOPOLOGY.Topology Browser Console
If you selected aGlobal Manager, a Notification Log Console view of theGlobal Consolewill open by default, an example of which is shown in the Notification Log Console image. In the example display, the Notification Log Console is attached to aGlobal Managerapplication named INCHARGE-SA.Notification Log Console
Theprovides detailed instructions on using theGlobal Console.