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The EMA Platform is bundled with the ConnexIP OS package and is accessible through configured host management interfaces. This application is available from a different port (port 444) from the default EMA service port. The EMA Platform handles activities like SBC application installation and upgrade as well as host troubleshooting, and it contains other OS utilities.
The following are prerequisites to use your PC to launch the EMA Platform:
The SBC is delivered with sample self-signed X.509 certificates. Be aware that even though these sample certificates allow you to use HTTPS to access the SBC from the EMA Platform, BMC and EMA interfaces, using this protocol with the sample certificates is not a truly secure access method. If your organization requires more secure access, refer to Uploading New SSL Certificates using BMC for instructions on uploading replacement SSL certificates to meet your organization's security requirements.
Launch the EMA Platform in one of two ways:
https://<mgtport_ip>:444
in a Web browser, where <mgtport_ip>
is the management port IP address. The BMC GUI is not applicable to the SBC Software Edition.
From BMC GUI menu bar, click the Platform Manager Port 0 or Platform Manager Port 1, as shown in Figure 1.
On the Platform Manager, "Port 0" is associated with the MGMT0 port interface and "Port 1" is associated with MGMT1 port interface.
This method is not applicable for SBC SWe.
BMC Main Screen
Type https://<IP Address>:444
into a web browser and press Enter.
where, <IP Address>
is the default management interface IP address. The EMA Platform Login dialog displays similar to the figure below.
Login screen
Username: admin
Password: admin
Note: If you provide incorrect login credentials, an error message is displayed.
The EMA Platform main screen similar to the figure below .
Platform Manager Main Screen
Note: If you log into the EMA Platform Mode when an installation procedure is being carried out, you see the following message:
EMA PLatform Mode - Ongoing Installation Message
Navigate to Monitoring > Dashboard > System and Software Info. This screen displays system information and SBC software details.
System Information
This security enhancement is available for SBC Core version 07.00.00R000 onward.
This enhancement enables the EMA application (including EMA in Platform Mode) to disable concurrent user sessions. Once a new session is established, any existing session is terminated immediately. When an EMA user attempts to log in, the system checks for any open sessions with the same username. If an existing user session is identified, that user is immediately logged out from the application, allowing the new user to log into the system.
This is applicable for all EMA users (local users, radius users, PKI certificate-based users, and CAC users).