Dell PowerConnect OpenManage Network Manager OpenManage Network Manager User G - Page 32

Perl If you install Perl to take advantage of this application's use of Perl Scripting capabilities, you must install it on the path on the application server and mediation server host. Best practice is to use Perl version 5.10 or later because some applications also require Perl as well as the Perl module Net::Telnet. This application does not package Perl. If you want to use the Perl scripting features, you must make sure your system has Perl installed. You can find information about Perl at www.perl.com. Follow the downloads link to find the recommended distribution for your specific platform. (See Adaptive CLI Script Language Syntax on page 362) One of the recommended Perl packages is from ActiveState which can be found at: www.activestate.com/activeperl/ Starting Web Client You can also open the client user interface in a browser. See Supported Web Browsers on page 19. The URL is http://[application server hostname or IP address]:8080 The default login user is admin, with a password of admin. The first time you log in, you can select a password reminder. If you have forgotten your password, click the Forgot Password link in the initial screen to begin a sequence that concludes by mailing your user's e-mail address a password. CAUTION: For this forgotten password sequence to work, you must configure users' e-mails correctly. Click the link that is your user name in the upper right corner of the portal to configure your account's settings for this and other things. The same configuration settings are available in Control Panel's tabs labeled as your login. The application server hostname is the name of the system where OpenManage Network Manager is installed. HTTPS You can connect to application server securely by configuring the included Apache Tomcat server for secure access. Consult your favorite search engine for more detailed information about setting up SSL with Tomcat web servers. The following sections discuss typical administrative steps in getting started, once you have installed OpenManage Network Manager. See Getting Started on page 27 for a list of, and links to, other initial tasks once you have installed Dell OpenManage Network Manager. Changing the Session Timeout Period The timeout for the web portal extends automatically if data is changing onscreen. Nevertheless, you can change the timeout period with (non-override-able) properties in some files, as follows: 32 Installation and Startup | Getting Started with Dell OpenManage Network Manager