Using the Web Console
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The Web Console enables you to remotely view and manage the server environment. From a single, easy-to-use interface, you can:
- Select, add, and configure data adapters.
- Create and manage adapter metadata.
- Control data access and security.
- Configure remote servers.
- Configure, edit, and run applications and deferred query processing.
- Configure communications and special services.
- Operate, monitor, tune, and troubleshoot your server.
- Edit configuration files.
- Migrate from a previous server release.
- Control aspects of your own environment.
Procedure: How to Open the Web Console
- If the server is not running, start it using the instructions for your platform in the installation guide.
- Type the
following URL in the address bar of the web browser:
http://ip_address:http_service
where:
- ip_address
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Is the IP address of the machine on which the server is running.
- http_service
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Is the value for HTTP Service entered during the server configuration procedure.
- If you have trouble contacting the server, see Troubleshooting the Console.
- If you are running your server with security, see Security Providers for information on the requirements and options associated with the security mode you are using.
The Web Console home page opens, as shown in the following image. The menu bar provides access to the different features of the Web Console.
- Select an
option from the menu bar to access the corresponding console page
and ribbon. For tasks that display information or require no additional navigation,
the console displays corresponding information in the right pane.
For tasks that require additional task-centered navigation, the
console opens a new ribbon or window. Use the navigation pane of
the new window on the left to access the corresponding information
in the right pane.
On Web Console navigation panes:
- Right-click behavior opens pop-up menus, by default.
- Double-click behavior executes the first option on a pop-up menu.
The console offers online help with two kinds of links to appropriate sections of this documentation:
- Click Help on the menu bar and choose Contents and Search to display the full Web Console help system.
- Click the ? icon, when available, to display contextual help specific to the item.
Web Console Ribbon
Web Console functionality is available through a ribbon or through the menu at the top of the page. The ribbon is the default, and it can be toggled on and off using the Show Ribbon (down arrow) and Hide Ribbon (up arrow) icons on the right of the menu bar.
The ribbon available from the Applications page is shown in the following image.
The interface includes the following areas:
- The left portion of the Main Menu bar, as shown in the following image.
- The right portion of the Main Menu bar, as shown in the following image.
On the right area of the Web Console menu bar, a menu under the user ID of the connected user is displayed, if the server is running with security on. If it is not running with security on, a User menu appears. In addition, there are links to sign out and to open the help content.
- The ribbon.
The ribbon provides the same options that are available from the right-click menus of the top nodes in the navigation pane. If the ribbon is hidden, the following menu icon at the left of the menu bar also provides the same options.
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