This chapter describes the Cumulus Server Console and covers some of the administrative actions that are performed with the Server Console utilities.
Cumulus Server Console combines utilities for different administrative tasks. It can be accessed either via the Server Console application installed along with your Cumulus Desktop Client, or as the Web Server Console via a Web browser from anywhere, if the Cumulus Web Solutions are installed on your Cumulus system.
Both the Web Server Console and the Server Console application provide almost the same look and feel. However, the Server Console application comprises only a subset of the configuration options and modules that are available in the Web Server Console.
Prerequisites
In order to work with the modules of the Server Console, you need appropriate Administrator permissions for each module. These permissions are set in the User Manager module for each user or role. As the Server Console modules Log Manager and Activity Monitor refer to tasks for catalog management, these permissions are set in the Catalog Permissions section. All other Server Console modules refer to administrative tasks concerning the Cumulus Server, therefore the permissions are set in the Server Permissions section.
Opening the Server Console Application
To open the Server Console application:
1. Start the Cumulus Desktop Client application on the machine that you installed the Server Console application on.
2. Select File > Administration > Server Console.
The Login window opens.
3. Enter the name or the IP address of the Cumulus Server you want to administrate.
4. Enter the name and the password of the Cumulus Administrator or the user who has the permissions to perform the required administrative tasks.
5. Click Connect.
The modules of the Server Console application are loaded.
Opening the Web Server Console
To open the Web Server Console:
1. Open a Web browser and enter the address of the Web Server console into the address field: <servername or IP address>:8080/serverconsole
The Web Server Console login window is displayed.
2. Optionally, select a different language.
3. Enter the name or the IP address of the Cumulus Server you want to administrate.
4. Enter the name and the password of the Cumulus Administrator or the user who has the permissions to perform the required administrative tasks.
5. Click Login.
The Web Server Console page is loaded.
The Server Console is divided into two areas: to the left, the navigation panel lists all accessible modules of the server(s) you are connected to, and to the right, the options of the selected module are displayed. In the navigation panel, the name of the logged-in administrator is displayed in brackets next to the server’s IP address or name, e.g.: localhost (cumulus).
Web Server Console only: If you select the server’s IP address or name (instead of a specific module), the versions of the installed Cumulus Server and Web Solutions are displayed.
The Server Console provides its own menus.
• The Server menu lets you connect to additional Cumulus Servers that you want to administrate, or to quit the connection to a selected Cumulus Server.
• The Actions menu offers the (additional) functions available for the currently selected module, if any. These functions can also be accessed with a right/alternate mouse click on a module.
• The Help Menu connects to the Server Console related section of the Cumulus Help
Using Server Console with Multiple Cumulus Servers
If you have a Cumulus installation with more than one Cumulus Server, Server Console lets you administer these multiple Servers. Select Server > Connect to connect to another Cumulus Server. The panel on the left then provides entries for each server and its accessible modules. Next to each server name, the name of the logged-in administrator is displayed in brackets.