Attaching theGlobal Console to theGlobal Manager
Global Console
to theGlobal Manager
To attach the
Global Console
to theGlobal 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 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 theGlobal Managerapplication (for example,INCHARGE-SA) in your deployment as the to which you want to connect.
- Type your login username and password.The default administration login is username admin and password changeme, and the default operator login is username oper and password oper.
- ClickOK.The Notification Log Console view of theGlobal Consoleopens as shown in the below image. In the example, the Notification Log Console is attached to aGlobal Managerapplication named INCHARGE-SA.Notification Log Console
The Notification Log Console is one of many console views composing theGlobal Console. Two other console views of particular interest to the discussions that follow are the Topology Browser Console, which represents topology in a hierarchical format, and the Map Console, which graphically represents topology in a map format.The provides detailed instructions on using theGlobal Console.