Chapter 2. Accessing the Red Hat Discovery user interface
You access the Red Hat Discovery graphical user interface through a browser.
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To learn more about the requirements and steps to log in to and out of the Discovery graphical user interface, see the following information:
2.1. Logging in to the Discovery user interface Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
To log in to the Discovery user interface, you need the IP address of the system where the Discovery server is installed, the port number for the connection if the default port was changed during server installation, and the server administrator username and password to use when logging in. If you do not have this information, contact the administrator who installed the Discovery server.
Prerequisites
- To use the Discovery graphical user interface, the system on which you want to run the user interface must be able to communicate with the system on which the Discovery server is installed.
Procedure
In a browser, enter the URL for the Discovery server in the following format:
https://IPaddress:server_port
, whereIPaddress
is the IP address of the Discovery server andserver_port
is the exposed server port.-
If you log in from the system where the server is installed and the default port
9443
is used, you can use the loopback address (also known as localhost) as the IP address, as shown in the following example:
https://127.0.0.1:9443
https://127.0.0.1:9443
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If you log in from the system where the server is installed and the default port
- After you enter the URL for the server, the Discovery login page displays.
- On the login page, enter the username and password for the Discovery server administrator account and then click Log in to log in to the server.
Verification steps
If this is the first time that you have logged in to Discovery, the Credentials view displays. You can begin by adding credentials and sources that can be used in scans. If you have previously logged in to Discovery, you can interact with your previously created credentials, sources, and scans.
2.2. Logging out of the Discovery user interface Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
Procedure
- In the application toolbar, click the person icon or your username.
- Click Logout.