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Accessing Grids

CA AppLogic® supports the multiple types of access to the grid.

This section contains the following topics:

GUI Access

Operator Access

Regular User Access

Volume Access

Appliance Access

Scripting Access

GUI Access

The GUI gives you access to the applications and appliances installed on the grid.

When you initially log in, a license agreement page displays, followed by the dashboard page.

The dashboard contains the following information and state about your grid:

Status

includes the account, system, and application status as well as additional information on the number of running applications and application resources.

Messages

displays service issues on the core grid.

Network Resources

display the name, VLAN id, application IP range, netmask, gateway, and name servers.

Follow these steps:

1. Point your browser to the grid dashboard

   http://[gridname].3tera.net.

   The gridname is typically the company name.

   The Login page displays

2. Enter your user name and password, then click OK.

   The dashboard displays.

Operator Access

Grid administrators are provided access through ssh/bash.

Follow these steps:

1. Log in to the grid shell.

   ssh root@controllerhost 
   

   The Linux Bash Shell displays.

2. To access to the Grid Shell, enter 3t at the command line.

Regular User Access

Grid users access the application grid through the GUI.

To access the grid:

1. Log into the GUI.

   The Dashboard page displays.

2. Select the Applications tab.
3. Select or create an application.

   The grid displays.