Hardware manual

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3 Group Manager user interfaces

PS Series arrays provide simple, yet robust user interfaces for creating, expanding, and managing groups. The

graphical user interface (GUI) and the command-line user interface provide virtually identical functionality.

About the Group Manager GUI

You can run the Group Manager GUI:

• From a Web browser. In addition to ports 3002 and 3003, the GUI uses the standard

HTTP port (80).

• By installing the GUI on a local computer and running it as a standalone application. See Install

ing and

starting the GUI application on pag

e 3-1.

See the PS Series Release Notes for the latest i

nformation on GUI requirements.

Starting the GUI from a Web browser

1. Enter the group IP address (or the dedicated management network address) in a supported Web browser.

2. At the login prompt, enter a valid group administration account name (for example, the

grpadmin account)

and password.

In addition, you can install the Group Manager GUI on a computer and run the GUI as a standalone application.

See Installing and starting the

GUI application on pag

e 3-1.

Installing and starting the GUI application

You can install the Group Manager GUI on a computer and run the GUI as a standalone application. You can install

GUIs for more than one group on a computer. You identify GUI applications by group name.

Requirement: Make sure the

computer on which you installed the GUI application is running the required Java

version. See the PS Series Storage Arrays Release Notes for details.

Note: See the PS Series Release Notes

for the latest information on standalone GUI requirements.

1. Using the computer where you installed the

GUI, launch the Group Manager GUI. See Starting the GUI from a

Web browser on pa

ge 3-1.

2. Expand

Tools in the lower-left portion of the GUI and click Run as application.

3. Confirm you want to install the GUI application

. Depending on the Java version, you might be prompted to

create a shortcut on the desktop. After installation, the standalone GUI starts automatically.

4. At the login prompt, enter a valid group administration account name and password.

5. Start the standalone GUI application, using one of the f

llowing methods (This sequence might vary,

depending on your operating system):

a. Click the shortcut associated with th

e group name.