Log In / Log Out
Best Practices For Logging In
- When logging in to Server Administrator, use your operating system user name and password.
- When logging in to Server Administrator on a system that is running Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or later, you cannot use a blank password due to operating system design.
Managed System Login
Use the Managed System Login window to log in to Server Administrator on a managed system.
Hostname / IP address | Type the managed system's IP Address or system name or Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN). |
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Username | Type your managed system's username. Use the following combinations
to enter a valid user name:
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Password | Type your managed system's password. |
Application | Specifies the application to which you are logging in. |
Active Directory Login | Check this option to log in using Microsoft Active Directory authentication. You should select the Active Directory Login check box to log in using the Extended Schema Solution in Microsoft Active Directory. This solution enables you to provide access to Server Administrator; allowing you to add/control Server Administrator users and privileges to existing users in your Active Directory software. For more information see Using Microsoft Active Directory in the Server Administrator Installation Guide. |
Ignore Certificate Warnings | Check this option to ignore the certificate warnings. You can ignore the web server managed system's certificate, installed on the managed node. |
Submit | Continues with the login. |
Cancel | Erases what you have entered in the page. |
The following table lists the login failure errors of the managed system and the probable cause:
Error | Probable Cause |
Could not resolve hostname | This error may occur when the Web server cannot resolve the hostname you have entered. |
Connection error | The error may occur due to any of the following reasons:
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Certificate error | The error may occur due to any of the following reasons:
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Authentication Failure | This error may occur due to any of the following reasons:
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Connection timeout | This error may occur if the managed system you are trying to access is unreachable or taking too long to respond. This may be because the dependent service(s) on the managed system are processing other requests. |
Internal error occurred | This error may occur due to any of the following reasons:
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Out of Memory | This error is an operating system error. See the operating system documentation of the managed system and fix the issue and login again. |
CRL file not present or bad | This error may occur if you have not specified a valid CRL (Certificate Revocation List) file. |
Lockdown mode is enabled in the managed node | This error may occur if the lockdown mode is enabled on a VMware ESXi managed node. For more information on lockdown mode, see VMware documentation. |
Local System Login
Use the Login window to log in to Server Administrator on local system.
Username | Enter the username assigned for your operating system login. Use
the following combinations to enter a valid user name:
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Password | Type your local system's password. |
Application | Specifies the application to which you are logging in. |
Active Directory Login | Check this option to log in using Microsoft Active Directory authentication. You should select the "Active Directory Login" check box to log in using the Extended Schema Solution in Microsoft Active Directory. This solution enables you to provide access to Server Administrator; allowing you to add/control Server Administrator users and privileges to existing users in your Active Directory software. For more information see "Using Microsoft Active Directory" in the Server Administrator Installation Guide. |
Submit | Continues with the login. |
Cancel | Erases what you have entered in the page. |
The following table lists the login failure error of the local system and the probable cause:
Error | Probable Cause |
Login Failed | This error may occur, if you entered an incorrect username or password. |
Web Server Login
Use the Web Server Login window to log in to Server Administrator Web server.
Username | Enter the username assigned for your operating system login. |
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Password | Type your operating system password. |
Application | Specifies the application to which you are logging in. |
Active Directory Login | Check this option to log in using Microsoft Active Directory authentication. You should select the "Active Directory Login" check box to log in using the Extended Schema Solution in Microsoft Active Directory. This solution enables you to provide access to Server Administrator; allowing you to add/control Server Administrator users and privileges to existing users in your Active Directory software. For more information see "Using Microsoft Active Directory" in the Server Administrator Installation Guide. n |
Submit | Continues with the login. |
Cancel | Erases what you have entered in the page. |
The administrator can restrict access to the application by User or Power User groups. A user that is a member of either of these groups might not regain access to an application because the group lacks the appropriate access level.
Log Out
Use the Log Out window to end your Server Administrator program session after clicking Log Out on the Global Navigation Bar.
The Log Out button is located in the upper-right corner of each Server Administrator window.
Window Controls for Log Out window
Log in | Returns to the Log in window. |
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Close Browser | Closes the browser. |