2.1 Connecting and Logging in to the Oracle Virtual Compute Appliance Dashboard

To open the Login page of the Oracle Virtual Compute Appliance Dashboard, enter the following address in a Web browser:

https://manager-vip:7002/ovca

Where, manager-vip refers to the shared Virtual IP address that you have configured for your management nodes during installation. By using the shared Virtual IP address, you ensure that you always access the Oracle Virtual Compute Appliance Dashboard on the active management node. [4] .

Important

You must ensure that if you are accessing Oracle Virtual Compute Appliance Dashboard through a firewalled connection, the firewall is configured to allow TCP traffic on the port that the Oracle Virtual Compute Appliance Dashboard is using to listen for connections.

Enter your Oracle Virtual Compute Appliance Dashboard administration user name in the Username field. This is the administration user name you configured during installation. Enter the password for the Oracle Virtual Compute Appliance Dashboard administration user name in the Password field [5] .

Important

The Oracle Virtual Compute Appliance Dashboard makes use of cookies in order to store session data. Therefore, to successfully login and use the Oracle Virtual Compute Appliance Dashboard your web browser must accept cookies from the Oracle Virtual Compute Appliance Dashboard host.



[4] If you are following the installation process and this is your first time accessing the Oracle Virtual Compute Appliance Dashboard, the Virtual IP address still needs to be configured and the Dashboard is not available on the public network. In this case, your workstation must be patched directly into the Oracle Switch ES1-24, using the supplied blue Ethernet cable connected to port 24. (Or use port 19 of the switch on the right if 100 Mbit/s transfer rate is required.) The IP that should be used in the URL to connect to the Dashboard is 192.168.4.3 or 192.168.4.4 , depending on which management node assumes the master role.

[5] If you are following the installation process and this is your first time accessing the Oracle Virtual Compute Appliance Dashboard, the default user name is ovcaadmin and the default password is Welcome1.