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Configure a DSA Console Using DXmanager

To connect to a DSA using telnet, you need to define a console port. You can also specify a password, and you can force all console connections to use SSL.

DXmanager lets you set the DSA console parameters for each DSA, and for all DSAs that serve a namespace partition.

To configure a DSA Console using DXmanager

1. Log in to DXmanager as a user with the Change or Superuser role.
2. Ensure that DXmanager is in Edit mode.
3. Click the Maps tab, and choose the place you want to set up the console.
   • To set up a console for a particular DSA, display the Topology map, and navigate to the DSA.
   • To set up a console for all DSAs that serve a namespace partition, display the Namespace map.
4. Right-click the item for which you want to set up a console, and select Edit properties.
5. Find the Console settings (in the Console area), and enter the values as follows:

   Console port

   Specifies the port on which the DSA accepts connections from the local computer only. If this is not specified, there is no console for the DSA.

   Console password

   Specifies the password required for connection to this DSA. You must specify a password if you want to connect to this DSA from a remote computer. This password is optional for local connections.

   Remote console port

   Specifies the port on which the DSA accepts connections from remote computers.

   Remote console SSL

   Specifies that any console connections to the DSA from a remote computer are encrypted.

6. Click OK or Finish.
7. Save the changed configuration.
8. (Optional) Click Configuration, Deploy to update the hosts with the new configuration.