You access the Sign In page for the Grid Management Interface by entering the web address or host name defined by your system administrator into the address bar of a supported web browser.
Before you begin
- You must have an authorized user name and password.
- You must have the IP address or fully qualified domain name of an Admin Node.
- You must have access to a supported web browser.
- Cookies must be enabled in your web browser.
- To perform this task, you need specific access permissions. For details, see information about controlling system access with administration user accounts and groups.
About this task
- Alarm acknowledgments made through one Admin Node are not copied to other Admin Nodes. Therefore, the Grid Topology tree might not look the same for each Admin Node.
- Some maintenance procedures can only be performed from the primary Admin Node.
Note: The StorageGRID Webscale system uses a security certificate to secure access to the Grid Management Interface. You can use the default certificate created during installation, or you can replace the default certificate with your own custom certificate.
Steps
- In the browser’s address bar, enter the IP address or fully qualified domain name of the Admin Node. Note: If you are prompted with a security alert, view and install the certificate using the browser’s installation wizard. The alert will not appear the next time you access this URL.The StorageGRID Webscale system's Sign In page appears.
