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3.4. Connect to the Administration Portal

The Administration Portal allows you to create, configure, monitor, and maintain the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization environment using a graphical interface. To begin configuring your Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization environment you must first log into the Administration Portal. Before logging in the first time there are a number of prerequisites that must be met.
The system(s) used to access the Administration Portal must run either:
Additionally, the system must have Internet Explorer 7 or later, and the .NET Framework 4 installed. Further checks must also be performed to ensure that Internet Explorer's security configuration supports the Administration Portal. To access the Administration Portal successfully you must make the following changes to the security configuration:
This section includes information on all of the steps that you need to undertake to ensure that these requirements are met. If you have already met all of the listed requirements you can proceed directly to connect to the Administration Portal, see Procedure 3.1, “Connect to Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization web management portal”.
Install .NET Framework 4
The installation package for the .NET Framework 4 is available at http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=17718. You should download, and run this executable prior to accessing the Administration Portal for the first time. You will need to run the executable as a user with administration access to the system.
Configure Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration
Internet Explorer on Windows Server 2008 R2 includes an Enhanced Security Configuration. To access the Administration Portal from these platforms you must first disable the Enhanced Security Configuration.
  1. Click StartAdministrative ToolsServer Manager. On the Security Information pane in the Server Manager window, click Configure IE ESC.
  2. The Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration dialog displays. Select Off for Administrators and Users to disable the security configuration. Click OK.
    Disable Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration
    Figure 3.1. Disable Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration

Certificate Installation and Browser Configuration
To access the Administration Portal from any system, regardless of the version of Windows or Internet Explorer in use, you must:
These changes must be made to support secure access to the Administration Portal.
  1. Open a browser and navigate to http://manager.demo.redhat.com:8080/RHEVManager. Substitute manager.demo.redhat.com with the fully qualified domain name provided during Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager installation. Additionally, where a non-default HTTP port was selected during installation replace 8080 with the port that was chosen.
  2. To trust the certification authority's certificate click the this certificate link. When prompted select to Open the file. On Internet Explorer 9 the prompt appears at the bottom of the screen. Earlier versions will display a dialog box instead.
  3. On the screen that appears, click Install Certificate to commence certificate installation.
  4. On the Certificate Store screen enable the Place all certificates in the following store option, then click the Browse... button.
  5. From the list of certificate stores, select Trusted Root Certification Authorities and click OK.
  6. Click Next >, then follow the prompts to complete installation of the certification authority's certificate.
  7. Click the here link on the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager page to download and launch the site certificate installation. Follow the prompts to complete installation of the certificate.
Result:
The certification authority and site certificates have successfully been installed. Users of Internet Explorer 9 must complete additional configuration before accessing the Administration Portal.
Additional Configuration for Internet Explorer 9
To access the Administration Portal using Internet Explorer 9 you must add the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager's fully qualified domain name as a Trusted Site in Internet Explorer. Additionally you must ensure that support for XAML browser applications is enabled.
  1. On the browser's toolbar, click ToolsInternet Options. The Internet Options dialog displays. Click on the Security tab and select Trusted Sites.
    Add to Trusted Sites
    Figure 3.2. Add to Trusted Sites

  2. Click Sites to display the Trusted Sites dialog. The URL for your Administration Portal should appear in the text box under Add this website to the zone. Click Add to move the site to the list of trusted zones, then click Close.
  3. Click Custom Level.... Locate the XAML browser applications item in the list, ensure that it is set to Enable, then click Ok.
  4. Click Ok to save the configuration changes, you must now restart Internet Explorer for them to take effect.
Result:
The Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager is listed in trusted sites, and Internet Explorer is configured to allow the running of XAML browser applications in this zone.
Connecting
Now that the prerequisites have been resolved, you can log in to the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager. Ensure that you have the user name and password provided during Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager installation.
Procedure 3.1. Connect to Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization web management portal
  1. Return to the browser and navigate to https://manager.demo.redhat.com:8443/RHEVManager. Substitute manager.demo.redhat.com with the URL provided during installation. Additionally where a non-default HTTPS port was selected during installation, replace 8443 in the URL with the port that was chosen.
  2. If this is your first time connecting to the Administration Portal, you will be prompted to trust the ca.cer certificate and install the RHEV-GUI-CertificateInstaller.exe certificate.
    Install certificate
    Figure 3.3. Install certificate

    Follow the prompts, then click the new link that appears on the page to reload the Administration Portal.
  3. The portal login screen displays. Enter admin as your User Name. Enter the password that was set during installation in the Password field. Select the internal domain from the Domain list.
    Click Login to log in.
    Administration Portal Login Page
    Figure 3.4. Administration Portal Login Page

Result:
You have now successfully logged into the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization web Administration Portal. You can now: