Dell PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance 5.13.0.0 Administrator Guide for DM5500

Access the PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance UI

PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance 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 appliance, use Google Chrome to connect to the appliance:
   https://<appliance_hostname>

   NOTE: You can specify the fully qualified domain name or the IP address of the appliance.
2. Log in with your username and password.
   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 the error 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 Appliance Security Configuration Guide for DM5500 contains instructions to reset your password.

   NOTE: The new password supports the following characters in 5.12.0.1 and above:

   _ . @ ! # % ^ * -

   NOTE: If multi-factor authentication (MFA) is enabled, the Multi-Factor Authentication dialog box prompts you for a passcode. PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance verifies this passcode with the MFA service before allowing the login.

   The PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance Security Configuration Guide for DM5500 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 you are accessing the Data Manager Appliance UI for the first time, an unsigned certificate warning appears in the web browser. The security certificate that encrypts communication between the Data Manager Appliance UI and the web browser is self-signed. A self-signed certificate is signed by the web server that hosts the secure web page. 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. Although the certificate is self-signed, the appliance can be trusted. You can accept the certificate and continue with the appliance usage.

   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 Data Manager Appliance banner provide additional options.