HP IAP Version 2.0 Administrator Guide (July 2008)

2 Introduc tion to Platform Con trol
C e nter (PCC)
This chapter introduces the Platform Control Center (PCC) administration tool for monitoring and
troubleshooting the IAP and user ac cou nts.
It includes the following topics:
•AccessingPCC,page17
• User interface components,page17
•
User interface orientation tips, page 18
•
Views for common tasks, page 19
•
Updating views before printing,page19
•
Left menu views,page19
• Monitoring and reporting ,page21
• Statuses and states, page 21
Accessing
PCC
To access the PCC, open a web browser, enter the PCC server’s IP address, then log in using the
administrative user n ame and password.
Administ
rator privileges are set up in the Account Manager. See “User account information” on page 50
for more i
nformation.
You can also log in as the super user, if directed to do so by HP technical support. The IAP super user
login name and password are set up during system installation.
User interface components
PCC is an HTML-based application containing a menu on the left side of the page (referred to as the left
menu). Use the left menu to access most views in the PCC.
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