PowerProtect Data Manager 19.11 Deployment Guide

Access the PowerProtect Data Manager UI

PowerProtect Data Manager provides a web-based UI that you can use to manage and monitor system features and settings from any location over a network.

1. From a host that has network access to the virtual appliance, use Google Chrome to connect to the appliance:
   https://<appliance_hostname>

   NOTE You can specify the hostname or the IP address of the appliance.
2. Log in with your username and password.

   Usernames follow the format user[@domain], where domain is an optional identifier that associates the user with a particular identity provider.

   For example: jsmith or administrator@test-lab.

   • If you do not supply a domain, the authentication service checks the default identity provider.
   • If you supply a domain, the authentication service consults the external identity provider for that domain and determines whether to allow the login.

     Domains are case-sensitive. Supply the domain with the same capitalization that was used when configuring the identity provider. Otherwise, you may receive error messages such as 500: Resources cannot be retrieved.

   NOTE

   If the user interface is left unattended for more than 30 minutes and times out, the login page might display with the error 503: Unknown Error. If this occurs, dismiss the error and log in again with your username and password.

   If you log in with an expired password, reset the password immediately. Clicking Cancel, closing the browser, or navigating away from the page before changing your password disables your credentials for subsequent logins. To re-enable your credentials, the PowerProtect Data Manager Security Configuration Guide contains instructions to reset your password using the REST API.

   When the identity provider validates the credentials, the authentication service issues a user token. The PowerProtect Data Manager UI uses the token information to authorize activities.

   Unless you have changed the system configuration, the default identity provider is the local identity provider.

   The PowerProtect Data Manager Security Configuration Guide provides more information about the available user roles and their associated permissions. The associated roles for an account determine what parts of the UI a user can see and use, and what operations a user can perform.

   If this is your first time accessing the PowerProtect Data Manager UI, an unsigned certificate warning might appear in the web browser.

   The security certificate that encrypts communication between the PowerProtect Data Manager UI and the web browser is self-signed. A self-signed certificate is signed by the web server that hosts the secure web page. There is nothing wrong with this certificate. This certificate is sufficient to establish an encrypted channel between the web browser and the server. However, it is not signed by a trusted authority.

   The Get Started window appears with configuration options that are required upon first deployment. To skip this window and go right to the Dashboard, click Launch.

   From the Dashboard window:

   • The left pane provides links to the available menu items. Expand a menu item for more options.
   • The icons in the PowerProtect Data Manager banner provide additional options.