Accessing the WebSphere Automation UI

The WebSphere Automation user interface (UI) displays the results of vulnerability and health assessments of the servers in your inventory. Administrators can also use the UI to manage notifications of security and health alerts. You must have credentials and appropriate permissions to view or modify settings within the UI.

Before you begin

To log in, you must have the URL to the WebSphere Automation installation and a valid username and password. To get this information, contact the Red Hat® OpenShift® administrator that installed WebSphere Automation. If you are a cluster administrator, you can find the URL using the Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) console or the CLI.

Procedure

  1. Open the URL to the WebSphere Automation UI in a browser.
    Unless you have single sign-on enabled, the IBM Cloud Pak foundational services login page appears. The authentication options might appear differently than the following image, depending on how identity management is configured.
    Screenshot of the IBM Cloud Pak foundational services login page
  2. On the login page, click the authentication type that is indicated by your cluster administrator.
    • Select Enterprise LDAP to log in using a configured enterprise LDAP identity provider. If no enterprise LDAP is configured, this option is not available.
    • Select OpenShift authentication if you are using Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform to handle identity management or if you want to log in using an administrator profile for the cluster.
    • Select IBM provided credentials (cpadmin only) to use the default administrator profile.
  3. Enter the appropriate username and password.
    These credentials must be for a user profile that contains the roles and permissions for using WebSphere Automation.

    The IBM Cloud Pak foundational services Welcome page appears.

    Screenshot of the product welcome page
  4. On the welcome page, open the menu, click Operate > Application runtimes.
    Screenshot of the Application Runtimes entry in the product menu
    The Application runtimes section opens to the Security page.
    Screenshot of the Application runtimes page
    The Security page contains vulnerability status information for your WebSphere server inventory and pertinent CVE information. Your permissions affect what you are able to view or modify.
  5. If you are an administrator that is logging in to WebSphere Automation for the first time, proceed to Setting up WebSphere Automation for instructions on setting up the product.