Logging In to DeviceManager (Through a Management Network Port)

Prerequisites

Verify that the maintenance terminal meets the following requirements before you use the DeviceManager software:

• Super administrators have created vStore users.
• Operating system and browser versions are correct.

  DeviceManager supports multiple operating systems and browsers. You can query the compatibility using the Huawei Storage Interoperability Navigator.

  The IP addresses of Ethernet ports, management network ports of controllers, and management network ports of SVPs (used for some storage models) are communicating properly.

• To use a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) domain user account to log in to DeviceManager, you must configure an LDAP server first, then set the LDAP server parameters, and create an LDAP user account on DeviceManager.

Context

• DeviceManager only supports Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols (including TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and TLS 1.2).
• By default, DeviceManager allows 32 users to log in concurrently.
• For a 2 U controller enclosure, the default IP addresses of the management network ports on controllers A and B are 192.168.128.101 and 192.168.128.102 respectively, and the default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. For a 3 U or 6 U controller enclosure, the default IP addresses of the management network ports on management modules 0 and 1 are 192.168.128.101 and 192.168.128.102 respectively, and the default subnet mask is 255.255.0.0.
• This document uses the Windows operating system as an example to explain how to log in to DeviceManager. The login operations on other operating systems need to be adjusted accordingly.

Procedure

1. Run Internet Explorer on the maintenance terminal.
2. In the address box, type https://XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:8088 and press Enter.
   • XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX indicates the management network port's IP address of the storage system or SVP.
   • In an environment with the firewall function, when the system externally provides web services, you need to enable port 8088.
   • Your web browser may show that the website has a security certificate error. If the IP address is correct, you can neglect the prompt and continue to access the storage system.
   • If you have a usable security certificate, you are advised to use corresponding commands to import the certificate to improve system security. For details about the corresponding commands, see the Command Reference of the corresponding product model.

3. Set the authentication mode and language.
   1. Click Advanced.
   2. From the Authentication Mode list, select an authentication mode.
      • Local user: You will log in to the storage system in local authentication mode.
      • LDAP user: You will log in to the storage system in LDAP domain authentication mode.

        You can log in to the storage system in LDAP domain authentication mode only after the LDAP server is properly configured.

   3. Choose a language from the Language list.

      DeviceManager supports two languages: simplified Chinese and English.

   4. Select vStore Login and enter the vStore name in vStore Name.

4. Type the user name and password in Username and Password.
   • In Verification Code, enter the correct verification code.
   • If LDAP User is selected, the user name and password must be a domain user name and password.
   • If an administrator or read-only user forgets the password, ask the super administrator to reset the password. If the super administrator forgets the user name or password, contact Huawei technical engineers.
   • If the number of consecutive invalid password attempts reaches the Number of Incorrect Passwords (3 by default) on the Login Policy page, the account is automatically locked for the period of lock time.
     • For V500R007C20 and earlier versions, the super administrator and other accounts will be locked for 15 minutes by default.
     • For V500R007C30, the super administrator and other accounts will be locked for 5 minutes by default.

     For details on setting the lock period, see "Configuring a Security Policy for System User" in the Administrator Guide.

   • You must change the default login password immediately when you are logging in to the storage system for the first time and periodically change your login password in the future. This reduces the password leakage risks. To change the password of an administrator or read-only user, go to the CLI and run change user user_name=? action=reset_password.

5. Click Log In.

   In actual operations, if you need to know the detailed description of each step, you can click in the upper right corner to view the online help.

   The DeviceManager home page is displayed.

   Figure 3-4 shows the home page of DeviceManager.

   Figure 3-4 Home page of DeviceManager
   

Follow-up Procedure

If you need to log out of DeviceManager, perform the following steps:

1. On the upper-right corner of DeviceManager, click.

   The Confirm dialog box is displayed.

2. Click OK. You have logged out of DeviceManager.