Procedure for opening
the Global Console
To open 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_guiPressEnter.TheAttach Managerdialog box opens, as shown in Attach Manager dialog box.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-BGP) or aGlobal Manager(for example,INCHARGE-SA) in your deployment as the to which you want to connect.
- 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 Manager, a Topology Browser Console view of theGlobal Consolewill open by default, an example of which is shown in Topology Browser Console . In the example display, the Topology Browser Console is attached to aDomain Managernamed INCHARGE-BGP.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 Notification Log Console. In the example display, the Notification Log Console is attached to aGlobal Managerapplication named INCHARGE-SA.Notification Log Console
The provides detailed instructions on using theGlobal Console.