Connecting to a Centera Cluster
- Select Connect... from the File menu to establish a connection with a Centera cluster or click the Connect ... icon.
- The Connect... dialog box appears.

Note: An empty Connect... dialog box only appears if you have an empty clusterlist.
- 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.
- The Authentication dialog box appears. Enter the administrator Password and click OK.
- The connection status indicator in the bottom-right corner of the Centera Viewer window displays the connection status:
- Green indicates that you are connected.
- Red indicates that you are not connected.
- Blue indicates that Centera Viewer is attempting to re-connect with the cluster.
- 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.