Administrator Guide

About GUI and CLI Access
By default, PS Series group administrators can access the GUI remotely using a web browser or a standalone Java application.
Administrators can also manage a group by using the CLI across a telnet, SSH or a serial connection. If you use a serial connection
you must be connected to the primary controller.
The Group Manager graphical user interface (GUI) is based on the Java platform. You can access the interface from any computer
with a web browser and a connection to the EqualLogic SAN. In addition to ports 3002 and 3003, the GUI uses the standard HTTP
port (80).
NOTE: Java on Mac OS – Group Manager applet is no longer supported in the MacOS environment due to the operating
systems’ updated security preferences..
Workaround: To make the Group Manager applet work, open the Java Control panel, Java Security Settings, and add the
Group IP address from which the Group Manager is being accessed (downloaded) to the list of trusted sites. Adding wildcard
entries (like 100.84.*.*) does not work in this case, specic IP address must be added separately. To open the Group Manager
applet itself, the MAC OS Gatekeeper has to be bypassed. This can be done by clicking on the downloaded Group Manager
applet while holding the CTRL key (or right clicking the icon) and choosing open → open anyway.
Group Manager also provides a command-line interface (CLI), which allows you to perform the same operations as the Group
Manager GUI. The Group Manager CLI provides a comprehensive set of commands for managing a PS Series group or FS Series
NAS cluster. The CLI also enables you to manage individual group members for maintenance purposes.
You can disable network access to the GUI or CLI, preventing any administrator from logging in to the group or from using CLI
commands. If you disable all methods of access to the group, you must use a serial connection and the CLI to manage the group or
to reenable access. See your Hardware Owner's Manual for information about serial connections.
Log In to the Group Manager GUI
You can access Group Manager’s graphical user interface (GUI) from any web browser with access to the EqualLogic SAN.
1. In your web browser, type the group IP address.
2. Type the account name.
3. Type the password that was specied when the account was created.
You can connect to Group Manager using HTTP.
Access the Command-Line Interface (CLI)
To access the group to run CLI commands, use one of the following connections:
• Network connection
From a computer, use telnet or SSH to connect to the group (or management) IP address or — if you are running array
management commands on a specic array—connect to an IP address assigned to a network interface on the array.
• Serial connection
Set up a serial connection to the array, as appropriate for the control module model. Make the connection to port 0 on the active
control module (identied by a LED indicator labeled ACT that is illuminated green). Use the serial cable that shipped with the
array. See the Hardware Owner's Manual for your array model for more information.
You can also access the CLI on PS-M4110 systems with the Dell M1000e Chassis Management Console (CMC). For more
information, see the hardware documentation included with your system.
For information about using the Group Manager CLI, refer to the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager CLI Reference Guide. This guide is
located on the EqualLogic support website at eqlsupport.dell.com (login required).
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