2 Introduction to Advanced Management Console

The Advanced Management Console is a feature of Oracle Java SE Advanced. The Advanced Management Console enables system administrators to monitor and manage the use of Java technology in their enterprise.

The Introduction to Advanced Management Console topic includes the following sections:

• About Advanced Management Console

• Starting the Advanced Management Console User Interface

About Advanced Management Console

The Advanced Management Console provides system administrators with an insight into the Java applications that their users run and the versions of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) that are used. Administrators can use the Advanced Management Console to provide some control over the use of Java technology on desktops in their enterprise.

The Advanced Management Console provides the following capabilities:

• Collection of information about Java applications that are run in the enterprise

• Automated discovery of all installed versions of Java on desktops that the Advanced Management Console manages

• Web-based analytics for data collected and for remote management

• Management and distribution of deployment rule sets

• Configuration of the MSI file for installing JREs

This guide contains the following topics that describe the capabilities of the Advanced Management Console :

• Desktops

• Java Usage

• Installers

• Rule Sets

• Status

• Configuration

• Accessibility in Advanced Management Console

• Advanced Management Console Samples

Starting the Advanced Management Console User Interface

The Advanced Management Console provides a browser-based user interface (UI). You must have a valid user account to log in.

If the Advanced Management Console is not yet installed, then see Installing and Configuring Advanced Management Console in the Advanced Management Console Installation and Configuration Guide. At least one administrator account must exist.

To start the AMC UI:

1. Enter https://host-name:port-number/amcwebui/login.html in the browser, where host-name is the DNS name of the WebLogic server that hosts Advanced Management Console and port-number is the listen port of the WebLogic Server.

   The browser must be set to allow cookies.

   If you are using the Internet Explorer, then make sure that Display Intranet Sites in Compatibility View is not selected in Compatibility View Settings.

2. Enter your login ID and password.

   You must have an existing account to log in. The login ID is typically your email address.

3. Click Login to display the Home tab of the Advanced Management Console .

Note:

Users are automatically logged out after a preset interval of inactivity.