Checking your web browser settings for the management GUI

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To access the management GUI, you must ensure that your web browser is supported and that the appropriate settings are enabled.

Before you begin

The management GUI supports the following HTML5-compliant browsers:
  • Mozilla Firefox 89.0
  • Mozilla Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) 78.11.0
  • Microsoft Edge 91.0
  • Google Chrome 91.0
Note: The minimum viewpoint for browser window for the management GUI is 1024 x 768. Scaling browser view to less than those dimensions affects readability of data on management GUI pages.

IBM® supports higher versions of the browsers if the vendors do not remove or disable function that the product relies upon. For browser levels higher than the versions that are certified with the product, customer support accepts usage-related and defect-related service requests. If the support center cannot re-create the issue, support might request the client to re-create the problem on a certified browser version. Defects are not accepted for cosmetic differences between browsers or browser versions that do not affect the functional behavior of the product. If a problem is identified in the product, defects are accepted. If a problem is identified with the browser, IBM might investigate potential solutions or work-arounds that the client can implement until a permanent solution becomes available.

Procedure

To configure your web browser, follow these steps:

  1. Enable JavaScript for your web browser.

    For Mozilla Firefox, JavaScript is enabled by default and requires no additional configuration.

    For Microsoft Edge running on Microsoft Windows 10, JavaScript is enabled by default and requires no additional configuration.

    For Google Chrome, complete the following steps:

    1. On the menu bar in the Google Chrome browser window, click Settings.
    2. Click Show advanced settings.
    3. In the Privacy section, click Content settings.
    4. In the JavaScript section, select Allow all sites to run JavaScript.
    5. Click OK.
    6. Refresh your browser.
  2. Enable cookies in your web browser.

    For Microsoft Edge running on Microsoft Windows 10, cookies are enabled by default and require no additional configuration.

    For Mozilla Firefox, complete the following steps:
    1. On the menu bar in the Firefox browser window, click Tools > Options.
    2. On the Options window, select Privacy.
    3. Set "Firefox will" to Use custom settings for history.
    4. Select Accept cookies from sites to enable cookies.
    5. Click OK.
    6. Refresh the browser.

    For Google Chrome, complete the following steps:

    1. On the menu bar in the Google Chrome browser window, click Settings.
    2. Click Show advanced settings.
    3. In the Privacy section, click Content settings.
    4. In the Cookies section, select Allow local data to be set.
    5. Click OK.
    6. Refresh your browser.
  3. Enable file download on Microsoft Edge running on Windows 2012.

    For Microsoft Edge running on Microsoft Windows 10, file download is enabled by default and requires no additional configuration.

  4. Enable scripts to disable or replace context menus (Mozilla Firefox only).

    For Mozilla Firefox, complete the following steps:

    1. On the menu bar in the Firefox browser window, click Tools > Options.
    2. On the Options window, select Content.
    3. Click Advanced by the Enable JavaScript setting.
    4. Select Disable or replace context menus.
    5. Click OK to close the Advanced window.
    6. Click OK to close the Options window.
    7. Refresh your browser.