Logging In To A Local Storage System - EMC Unity Family Security Configuration Manual

Logging in to a local storage system

4. A session token is set and the browser is redirected by the system back to the
original URL that was specified.
5. The browser downloads the Unisphere content and Unisphere Central is
instantiated.
6. The user then navigates through Unisphere to a particular storage system to
monitor.
7. The user clicks on the network address for the storage system.
8. A new browser window is created with the URL of the storage system.
9. The browser is redirected to the Unisphere Central authentication server where
the user has already authenticated.
10. The browser is redirected back to the Unisphere download page and a session is
established with the storage system using the new service ticket.
11. Unisphere is downloaded and instantiated.
12. The user starts managing/monitoring the storage system.
Access to storage systems associated with Unisphere Central
1. User launches a web browser on a management workstation and specifies the
network address of a storage system as the URL.
2. The browser is redirected to the local Unisphere Central login service and the user
is presented with a login screen.
3. The user types and submits LDAP login credentials. The username is in the form
<LDAP DOMAIN>/username.
4. A session token is set as a cookie and the browser is redirected by the system
back to the original URL that was specified.
5. The browser downloads the Unisphere content and Unisphere is instantiated.
6. The user then opens another web browser window or tab and specifies the
network address of another storage system as the URL.
7. The browser is redirected to the Unisphere Central authentication server where
the user is already authenticated. A new service ticket is obtained.
8. The browser is redirected back to the Unisphere download page and establishes a
session with the second storage system using the new service ticket.
9. Unisphere for the second storage system is downloaded and instantiated.
10. The user starts managing/monitoring the second storage system.
When you use a local account, or, if connectivity to the Unisphere Central
authentication server is not available, you can log in to a local storage system using
the authentication server resident on the system instead of logging in through
Unisphere Central. There are two ways to log into the storage system locally:
When the browser is redirected to the Unisphere Central authentication server, an
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option is available that allows the user to redirect back to the system and log in
locally.
If Unisphere Central is inaccessible, the following url syntax can be used to browse
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or access the system and log in locally: https://<storagesystemIP>?
casHome=LOCAL
storagesystemIP is the IP address of the storage system.
where
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