Connecting to the HTML5-based DPX Proxy Server UI
After creating the Catalogic DPX Proxy Server virtual appliance in the VMware environment, you can access its HTML5-based DPX Proxy Server UI from your web browser.
From a web browser on your workstation, open the following URL:
Note. You must allow connections between your workstation and the Catalogic DPX Proxy Server via TCP 9090.
In the log in page, enter the default user name and password for the Catalogic DPX Proxy Server:
User name: dpxadmin
Password (only for the first time): dpxadmin
Check Reuse my password for privileged tasks to use some features in this interface, such as managing the Linux accounts.
This graphical interface is based on Red Hat Cockpit (cockpit-project.org). You can open the following pages from the navigation pane:
System
You can see the system information and resource monitors for the CPU utilization, memory usage, disk input and output (I/O), and network traffics. You can also restart or shut down the system.
Logs
In the Logs page, you can view the records of the Linux system log (/var/log/messages). You can specify the time range, event severity, and service such as kernel and systemd.
Note. The time stamps in the Logs page uses the time zone (TZ) of your browser which is typically the system TZ of your workstation. For example, set the system TZ to the US Eastern Time (America/New_York) when you deploy this virtual appliance from VMware vSphere Client, open the Logs page from a workstation in San Francisco, and you see the time stamps in Pacific Time which is 3 hours behind Eastern Time.
Networking
Monitor the throughput of the sending packets and receiving packets. You can also see the Networking Logs for network-related services such as NetworkManager and firewall.
Do not enable the firewall from this page or you lose access to the Cockpit interface immediately. To disable the firewall and regain access to the Cockpit interface, log in to the Linux shell and stop the firewall by using the following command:
Accounts
Manage accounts such as root and dpxadmin in this Linux system. You need to log in with the privileged access to use this page.
Services
View a list of system services that are usually managed by systemd. Click either service and you can see the details of this system service such as the status: active, inactive, and so on. You can also start, stop, or restart the system service.
Attention! Do not make any changes to these system services unless otherwise instructed by Catalogic Technical Support.
Navigator
You can browse and view files in this Linux system.
Diagnostic Reports
You can download the system files and log files that are usually helpful to troubleshoot system issues. These files are archived and compressed in tar.xz format.
DPX Proxy
You can see the product information of the Catalogic DPX Proxy server application on this virtual appliance: the product version number, the patch level, and so on. In addition, you can check the server status, stop the server, and start it again.
Terminal
Access the Linux shell from your web browser without using the machine monitor or an SSH client.
For more information about every function in Red Hat Cockpit, see the following web sites:
Red Hat Customer Portal: Managing systems using the RHEL 7 web console.
Restrictions. Some features that are shown in the UI are not available. For example, you cannot change the display language.
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