Installation Manual

The second login has effectively orphaned the first session by overriding the cookie generated
during the User1 login. This behavior is the same as closing the User1 browser without clicking
the Sign Out button. The User1 orphaned session is reclaimed when the session timeout expires.
Because the current user frame is not refreshed unless the browser is forced to refresh the entire
page, User1 can continue navigating by using the browser window. However, the browser is now
operating by using the User2 session cookie settings, even though it might not be readily apparent.
If User1 continues to navigate in this mode (User1 and User2 sharing a process because User2
logged in and reset the session cookie), the following might occur:
• User1 session behaves consistently with the privileges assigned to User2.
• User1 activity keeps User2 session alive, but User1 session can time out unexpectedly.
• Logging out of either window causes both sessions to end. The next activity in the other
window can redirect the user to the login page as if a session timeout or premature timeout
occurred.
• Clicking Sign Out from the second session (User2) results in the following warning message:
Logging out: unknown page to display before redirecting the user to
the login page.
• If User2 logs out and then logs back in as User3, User1 assumes the User3 session.
• If User1 is at login, and User2 is logged in, User1 can alter the URL to redirect to the index
page. It appears as if User1 has accessed iLO without logging in.
These behaviors continue as long as the duplicate windows are open. All activities are attributed
to the same user, using the last session cookie set.
Displaying the current session cookie
After logging in, you can force the browser to display the current session cookie by entering the
following in the URL navigation bar:
javascript:alert(document.cookie)
The first field visible is the session ID. If the session ID is the same among the different browser
windows, these windows are sharing iLO session.
You can force the browser to refresh and reveal your true identity by pressing F5, selecting
View→Refresh, or clicking the Refresh button.
Best practices for preventing cookie-related issues
• Start a new browser for each login by double-clicking the browser icon or shortcut.
• To close an iLO session before you close the browser window, click the Sign Out button.
Using the iLO controls
When you log in to the iLO web interface, the controls at the bottom of the browser window are
available from any iLO page.
• POWER—Use this menu to access the Virtual Power features.
• UID—Use this button to turn the UID LED on and off.
• Language—Use this menu to select a language or to navigate to the Access Settings -
Language page, where you can install a language pack and configure other language-related
settings. This option is available only if a language pack is installed.
• Health icon—Use this icon to view the overall health status for the server fans, temperature
sensors, and other monitored subsystems. To view the status of the monitored components,
148 Using the iLO web interface