While you can navigate through the client pages without connecting to the server, the site specific information e.g. beowulf nodes, LDAS machines for system load etc. can only be retrieved by connecting to the server. To connect, select a site e.g. ldas-dev from the choice of servers.
You will be prompted for a login and password; enter your ldas login and password; once you have entered the correct login and password, a connection is made to the cntlmonAPI server.
The orange text "Not connected to cntlmonAPI" will change to green and displayed the domainname of the site connected.
If the version of cmonClient you are using does not match that of cntlmonAPI, you will see a warning dialog. This does not necessarily mean you cannot use your cmonClient since the changes may be compatible. But try to use the cmonClient version with the LDAS release for that LDAS release or as close as possible.
If you want to change to another site, a warning dialog appears to make you confirm that you will disconnect from the current server.
Note: if your active page is LDAS System Control and you have selected "Start LDAS ..." option, you will not be prompted for a login and password if you select the site button. Select a function other than "Start LDAS ..." to activate the login prompt for connection.
There is an indicator for presence of priviledged user password cached in memory, next to the connection status bar. Unconnected, it shows the image of a lock. When you login and the cntlmonAPI server confirms that you are a priviledged user, the indicator changes to green with an image of keys. There is also a progressive bar. After a set duration, the password will time out and you will be prompted for the priviledged password again when accessing a priviledged function e.g. reboot an API. The access password used to connect between sites never times out.
Hit the tabs to navigate to different pages;
Hit the tabs within a page to navigate to sub-pages.
Use the SUBMIT button to send the command to cntlmonAPI server.
Status of command is displayed in the Command Statuswindow.
Severe errors are shown in red accompanied by a beep, and an error dialog which you have to acknowledge. Informational messages are in blue and no dialog are displayed for them. You may have to open the paned window for the status window to see the message returned.
If the right mouse is clicked, a CLEAR button pops up allowing you to clear the contents of the window. To popdown the button, click the right mouse outside of the button.
To exit cmonClient, select Exit under Session menu button, or hit close window icon in the window frame. If you have been connected to a server, a confirmation dialog will appear. Press Yes in this dialog for exit.
If the server disconnects for some reason of its own, a notification dialog will appear to warn of the disconnection.
Once disconnection is acknowledged, the green socket button will revert back to "Not connected ..." text in orange color. The priviledged password indicator remains the same until time out when it will revert back to orange.
This dialog allows: