Attaching the Global Console to the Global Manager

To attach the
Global Console
to the
Global Manager
in your deployment:
  1. Start the
    Global Console
    .
    • The
      Attach Manager
      dialog box opens as shown in the below image.
      Attach Manager dialog box
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  3. In the dialog box:
  4. Ensure that the
    VMware Smart Assurance
    Broker 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)
    Domain Manager
    , and from that list select the
    Global Manager
    application (for example,
    INCHARGE-SA
    ) in your deployment as the
    Domain Manager
    to which you want to connect.
  6. Type your login username and password. (The default administration login is username
    admin
    and password
    changeme
    .)
  7. Click
    OK
    .
    The
    Notification Log Console
    view of the
    Global Console
    opens as shown in below image.
    In the figure, the Notification Log Console is attached to a
    Global Manager
    application named INCHARGE-SA.
    Notification Log Console—example
    The Notification Log Console is one of many console views composing the
    Global 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 the
    Global Console
    .