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The CMS Console
The CMS console is a GUI-based administration interface that allows you to
perform day-to-day operational and managerial duties for CMS and configure the
server. You launch the CMS console from within Netscape Console.
You can use the CMS console to access the server locally or remotely. The console
has the following tabs:
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Tasks Tab
The Tasks tab enables you to perform tasks such as starting, stopping, and
restarting the server, and running the Certificate Setup Wizard. For more
information, see "Starting, Stopping, and Restarting CMS Instances," on page
254.
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Configuration Tab
The Configuration tab enables you to view and modify the configuration
settings for the server instance. The choices available in this tab will change
depending on which subsystem is installed in this server instance. The
specifics of setting these configuration settings is contained in the appropriate
section of this guide.
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Status Tab
The Status tab allows you to monitor the server by viewing the contents of
various logs maintained by CMS. See "Logs," on page 263 for more
information.
Logging Into the CMS Console
To log into the CMS console:
Log into Netscape Console, see "Logging Into Netscape Console," on page 245.
1.
Double-click the CMS instance you want to open from the Netscape Console
2.
navigation tab, or select the instance and click Open.
The CMS Authenticate User dialog opens.
If this instance has not yet been setup, the Installation Wizard launches
allowing you to set up this instance.
If the server is not running, you are asked to start the server first. For
information on starting the server, see "Starting, Stopping, and Restarting CMS
Instances" on page 254.
The Administrative Interface
Chapter 7
Administrative Basics
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