HCP System Management Help


Logging in

Depending on the HCP system configuration, you can log into the System Management Console with an HCP user account or a recognized AD user account. For the user account to use when first logging into the Console for a new HCP system, see Account administration.

To log into the System Management Console:

1.Open a web browser.

2.In the address field, enter the URL for the System Management Console for your HCP system.

Note: If you inadvertently use http instead of https in the URL, the browser returns an error. Enter the URL again, this time using https.

One of these happens:

oIf all of these are true, you are automatically logged into the System Management Console, and the Console Overview page appears:

You are currently logged into Windows with a recognized AD user account.

HCP is configured to support AD.

Your web browser is configured to support single sign-on with AD. For information on this, see Browser configuration for single sign-on with Active Directory.

This is single sign-on. No further action is required.

oIf HCP is configured to support AD but any of the following apply, a message appears indicating that single sign-on was not possible:

You are not currently logged into Windows with a recognized AD user account.

Your web browser is not configured to support single sign-on.

You are not on a Windows computer.

In these cases, you need to click on the Console login page link in the message to display the System Management Console login page.

oIf HCP is not configured to support AD, the System Management Console login page appears.

Note: The System Management Console login page shows the specific version of the HCP release, the version numbers of any hotfixes that have been applied to the HCP system, and the serial number for the HCP system. Once you enter the Console, this information appears at the bottom of each page.

3.In the Username field, type your username.

4.In the Password field, type your case-sensitive password.

When using an HCP user account, if you try to log in with an invalid password multiple times in a row, you are locked out of the Console. The exact number of times is configurable. For information on setting this value, see Changing user account and login settings.

Note: AD can also be configured to disable user accounts after a given number of authentication attempts with an invalid password.

Important: If you’re using a locally authenticated HCP user account, you should change your password as soon as possible the first time you log into the System Management Console.

5.If HCP is configured to support AD, in the Domain field, select the appropriate domain your user account:

oIf you’re using an HCP user account, select the domain name of the HCP system.

oIf you’re using a recognized AD user account, select the AD domain in which your user account is defined.

If HCP is not configured to support AD, the login page does not display the Domain field.

6.Click on the Log In button.

The Console displays the Overview page or, if you’re using an HCP user account and are required to change your password, the Change Password page.

During system startup, you can log into the System Management Console before startup processing is complete. However, until more than half of the nodes have completed their startup processing, the Console displays only the Hardware page.

The Console automatically switches to the Overview page or Change Password page, as applicable, when the required number of nodes is available.

For information on the Overview page, see About the Overview page. For information on changing your password, see Changing your password.

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