Accessing and using the Flex Appliance Console
After you have configured Flex Appliance, you can sign in to the Flex Appliance Console to use and manage the appliance software.
To access the Flex Appliance Console
- Open a web browser on a system that has a network connection to the appliance. Flex Appliance supports the following browsers:
Google Chrome version 139 or later recommended (minimum version 105 or later)
Mozilla Firefox version 142 or later recommended (minimum version 140 or later)
Note:
These browsers may display a Privacy error or Insecure Connection page when you access the Flex Appliance Console. Use the Advanced option on the page to proceed.
- Navigate to https://console.domain, where console.domain is one of the following:
If you have a 52xx or a 5150 appliance, console.domain is the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or the IP address that you entered during initial configuration.
If you have a 53xx appliance, console.domain is the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or the IP address that you entered for the Flex Appliance Console during initial configuration.
- After you have signed in, you are required to add a local user and are then signed out. Use the new local user's credentials to sign in again.
When you sign in for the first time, use the following default credentials:
Username: admin
Password: P@ssw0rd
To navigate the Flex Appliance Console, use the icons in the left-side navigation bar or the drop-down menu in the upper-right corner. To see the page names in the navigation bar, hover over the icons or use the icon at the top to expand the entire bar.
The Flex Appliance Console includes the following pages:
Home
The home page includes various widgets that provide information about the status of the appliance. To return to the home page at any time, click the icon in the left-side navigation bar.
System topology
The System topology page shows a complete overview of the appliance nodes, storage, and instances. To access this page, click the box on the home page or click the icon in the left-side navigation bar.
Note:
The System topology page shows the full capacity of the appliance storage. However, not all of the storage is available for use. You can see the usable storage capacity when you create or resize an instance.
Activity Monitor
The Activity Monitor page shows the tasks that have been performed on the Flex Appliance Console and their current status. To access this page, click the icon in the left-side navigation bar.
Repository
The Repository page lets you manage the applications, application add-ons, and update packages for Flex Appliance. To access this page, click the icon in the left-side navigation bar.
Tenants
The Tenants page lets you manage tenants. To access this page, click the icon in the left-side navigation bar.
Access management
The Access management page lets you manage users for the Flex Appliance Console. To access this page, click the Access management icon in the left-side navigation bar.
Network interfaces
The Network interfaces page lets you view and configure the appliance's network interfaces. To access this page, click the icon in the left-side navigation bar.
Fibre Channel interfaces
The Fibre Channel interfaces page lets you check the status of the appliance Fibre Channel ports and view the devices that are connected to them. To access this page, click the icon in the left-side navigation bar.
Remote replication
The Remote replication page lets you configure and manage remote replication with a paired appliance. To access this page, click the icon in the left-side navigation bar.
Settings
The Settings pages let you manage the settings for security and compliance, alert configuration, and remote management. To access these pages, click the gear icon in the upper-right corner of the page.
For Flex Appliance Console access, the following protocols and ciphers are supported:
TLSv1.3
TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
TLSV1.2
ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384
DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384
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