Overview › Accessing the Grid › GUI Access

GUI Access

The CA AppLogic® for System z dashboard is the primary interface to a grid. The dashboard has the following functions:

• Display the hardware configuration and the status of the grid.
• Show how many applications are currently running and how much resources are allocated to them.
• Display the list of currently installed applications.
• Enable you to create, configure, and manage applications.

To access your grid dashboard page using GUI

1. Point your browser to your grid dashboard: http://gridname.3tera.net.

   Note: gridname is most likely the name of your company.

   The prompt to enter your user name and password appears.

2. Enter your user name and password.

   If you are logging in for the first time, the License Agreement page appears followed by the grid dashboard page. Else, the dashboard page appears.

Grid Dashboard

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

Grid Status

Shows the status of your grid, resource usage, and number of applications running on the grid. The Refresh button updates this information.

Message Board

Shows important messages from the CA AppLogic® for System z service (core grid) -- regarding the core grid and your grid. To refresh this information, refresh the page in your browser.

Grid Info

Shows the configuration information about your grid:

• IP address of the grid controller
• Number and type of servers
• List of the IP addresses that you can use in applications running on the grid

Other network settings, such as the netmask, gateway address, and DNS servers are either listed there or in the message board.

Access the visual interface

The visual interface gives you access to the applications and appliances that are installed on the grid.

To access the CA AppLogic® for System z visual interface, click the Applications tab from the grid dashboard page. The installed applications on your grid are listed.