Launching and Logging In

The method used to launch and log in to the web interface will vary slightly depending on the authentication configuration.

In general:

Platform Authentication

To launch and log into the web interface when platform authentication (non-SSO) is enabled:

  1. In a Web browser, navigate to either http://<A.B.C.D> or https://<A.B.C.D>, where <A.B.C.D> is either:
    • The IP address of the Controller host.
    • The cluster IP address, which will automatically route you to either the Controller host (under normal circumstances) or the Shadow Controller host (if platform High Availability is enabled and the Controller host has failed). Please see Host Requirements and Controllers Tab for information on enabling platform High Availability.
    • If HPE Ezmeral Container Platform is installed on a non-routable network with one or more Gateway host(s) installed, then you may navigate to the IP address of any Gateway host without a port number to be automatically redirected to the Container Platform Primary or Shadow Controller, as appropriate. You may specify Port 80 for HTTP, 443 for HTTPS, or 8080 for RESTful API access. Adding a port number other than 80, 443, or 8080 to the IP address of a Gateway host will access the mapped service within one of the containers.

    Alternatively, if you have a DNS service on the network that maps the Controller IP address to the Controller hostname or cluster FQDN, then you can navigate to either http://<hostname> or https://<hostname>, as appropriate.

    The Login screen appears.

  2. Enter your username and password in the appropriate fields. If multiple authentication domains are configured, then you may either enter your username as <username>@<domain> (where <username> is your username, and <domain> is the name of the domain to use to authenticate your login), or simply enter your username and then proceed to Step 3.
    • The default Member credentials are demo.user/admin123.
    • The default Administrator credentials are admin/admin123.
    Note: You must have at least one role assigned in one tenant or project in order to be able to log in to the web interface.
  3. If HPE Ezmeral Container Platform is configured for either local authentication or local authentication and a single LDAP/AD login, then skip to Step 5, otherwise proceed to Step 4.
  4. If multiple authentication domains are configured, then you may use the Domain for Authentication pull-down menu to select the domain to use to authenticate your login. This menu does not appear if either local authentication or a single authentication domain has been configured, or if the Platform Administrator has disabled it, as described in Configuring User Authentication Settings.
    • You may do this instead of entering your username as <username>@<domain>, as described in Step 2.
    • If you entered your username as <username>@<domain> in Step 2, then that entry will override any selection you make in the Domain for Authentication menu.
      • If multiple domains are configured and the Platform Administrator has disabled the Domain for Authentication pull-down menu, then you may simply enter your username to search all available authentication domains.
  5. Click the Login button.

You will be logged in to the tenant or project you last accessed before logging out of your previous session, and the Dashboard screen appropriate to the role you have in that tenant or project will appear:

You may switch to any tenant or project that you have access to by clicking the User Actions icon (down arrow) to the right of the Role display at the top of the screen to open the User Actions menu, and then selecting the desired tenant or project in the pull-down menu.



Single Sign On (SAML SSO)

To launch and log in when SAML SSO is enabled, launch a web browser and then navigate to one of the following:

This bypasses the Login screen and displays one of the following: