Getting Started; Overview Of Access Methods - HP P4535A - Web Cache Server Appliance Administrator's Manual

2 Getting Started

You are now ready to begin using Traffic Server.
This chapter contains the following sections:
Overview of Access Methods‚ on page 7
Verifying that Traffic Server is up and running‚ on page 8
Accessing Traffic Manager‚ on page 8
Starting Traffic Line‚ on page 10

Overview of Access Methods

The instructions in this guide refer to different methods of accessing the functionality of the cache appliance.
As a general rule all tasks should be accomplished with Traffic Manager since it has the most intuitive user
interface and automates many of the administrative tasks that would otherwise have to be completed
manually. The access methods are as follows:
1. Traffic Manager. Traffic Manager is a web-based tool that will allow customization of most aspects of
the cache appliance functionality. This is the preferred method for working with Traffic Server. Traffic
Manager can be accessed by a client web browser directed to the URL
http://<ip.address.of.appliance>:<adminport>. The IP address of the appliance was set during the initial
configuration as described in the HP Web Cache Server Appliance Getting Started Guide. The
is configurable, but will be 8081 after initial configuration until a different port is manually
adminport
specified. The user will be prompted for a user name and password, which are both admin after initial
configuration unless manually specified otherwise.
2. General Telnet access. By using telnet to access the appliance with the Telnet access user name and
password entered during the appliance initial network configuration session, you will be presented with a
menu listing a number of configuration and maintenance tasks. There are some Traffic Server
configuration tasks that require shell access to the cache appliance file system, and you will have to select
shell access from the menu to complete these tasks. Instructions in this guide include Traffic Manager
instructions as well as manual editing of configuration files through shell access for completeness;
however, it is highly recommended that Traffic Manager be used whenever possible.
3. Telnet access to the appliance initial network configuration utility. This is covered in the HP Web
Cache Server Appliance Getting Started Guide. If you telnet into a previously unconfigured appliance or
an appliance that has just been reset to factory defaults with a user name of hpsaconfig and a password of
hpsa, you will access the appliance initial network configuration utility where you can enter the IP
addresses for the LAN adapters, console user name and password. After successfully completing the
appliance initial network configuration task, the
the appliance with the console user name and password you entered during the initial network
configuration.
4. Serial port access for initial configuration. This is covered in the HP Web Cache Server Appliance
Getting Started Guide. This allows a user to initially access the cache appliance before it has any IP
address to perform initial network setup.
user will be deleted and you must access
hpsaconfig
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