Connecting to a Centera Cluster


  1. Select Connect... from the File menu to establish a connection with a Centera cluster or click the Connect ... icon.

  2. The Connect... dialog box appears.


    Note: An empty Connect... dialog box only appears if you have an empty clusterlist.

  3. Select the cluster you want to connect to and click Connect to establish a connection with that cluster.

    Note: If a connection cannot be established, a Connect Error message appears. Verify that your cluster is version 2.1 or higher and that the supplied IP address and port number are correct.

  4. The Authentication dialog box appears. Enter the administrator Password and click OK.
  5. The connection status indicator in the bottom-right corner of the Centera Viewer window displays the connection status:
  6. The cluster name and the IP address appear at the top of the Centera Viewer window and a Connection established with XXX [IP Address] message appears at the bottom of the window upon successful connection.

Also see:

Go to Disconnecting from a Centera Cluster for information on how to disconnect form a Centera cluster.