Logging in

To log in to Spectrum Connect from a browser, you need to enter the web address (URL) of the Linux host upon which Spectrum Connect is installed.

Use one of the following login method to start working with IBM Spectrum Connect:

1. Enter the web address (URL) of the Linux host upon which IBM Spectrum Connect is installed. Use the following format https://[Spectrum Connect IP address]:8440.

   You can change the default TCP port (8440) at any time by running a script, as explained in Changing the Spectrum Connect communication port.

2. To log in to a Spectrum Connect installed in a shared environment, click the cloud integration link on the Hyper-Scale Manager welcome page.

   

   Important: Adding storage systems function is disabled for Spectrum Connect instance, when it is installed using Hyper-Scale Manager. Storage systems can be added only using the Hyper-Scale Manager UI.

   If your web browser displays a connection security message after entering the web address, see Managing server certificates.

   The Spectrum Connect login page is loaded .

   

3. Log in by entering your Spectrum Connect username and password.

   Attention: After the installation, the initial username is admin and the initial password is admin1!. To avoid unauthorized access to Spectrum Connect, the default username and password are changed during the initial setup procedure, as explained in Running initial setup. You can also create a new user account and then delete the admin account (see Managing Spectrum Connect users). If the Spectrum Connect service is stopped on the Linux host (see Checking and controlling the Spectrum Connect Linux service), it is not possible to log in or perform any GUI operation.