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 72.0.1
- Mozilla Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) 68.4
- Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) 11 and Microsoft Edge 44
- Google Chrome 79.0
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:
- Enable JavaScript for your web browser.
For Mozilla Firefox, JavaScript is enabled by default
and requires no additional configuration.
For Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) 11 and Microsoft
Edge running on Microsoft
Windows 10, JavaScript is enabled by default and requires no additional configuration.
For Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) running on Microsoft
Windows 7, complete the following steps:
- In Internet Explorer, click .
- Click Security Settings.
- Click Internet to choose the internet zone.
- Click Custom Level.
- Scroll down to the Scripting section, and then in Active
Scripting, click Enable.
- Click OK to close Security Settings.
- Click Yes to confirm the change for the zone.
- Click OK to close Internet Options.
- Refresh your browser.
For Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) running on Microsoft
Windows Server 2008, complete the following steps:
- In Internet Explorer, click .
- Click Security.
- Click Trusted sites.
- On the Trusted sites window, verify that the web address for the
management GUI is correct and click Add.
- Verify that the correct web address was added to the Trusted sites
window.
- Click Close on the Trusted sites window.
- Click OK.
- Refresh your browser.
For Google Chrome, complete the following steps:
- On the menu bar in the Google Chrome browser window, click Settings.
- Click Show advanced settings.
- In the Privacy section, click Content
settings.
- In the JavaScript section, select Allow all sites to run
JavaScript.
- Click OK.
- Refresh your browser.
- Enable cookies in your web browser.
For Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) 11 and Microsoft
Edge running on Microsoft
Windows 10, cookies are enabled by default and require no
additional configuration.
For Mozilla Firefox, complete the following steps:
- On the menu bar in the Firefox browser window, click .
- On the Options window, select Privacy.
- Set "Firefox will" to Use custom settings for history.
- Select Accept cookies from sites to enable cookies.
- Click OK.
- Refresh the browser.
For Microsoft Internet Explorer, complete the
following steps:
- In Internet Explorer, click .
- Click Privacy. Under Settings, move the slider to
the bottom to allow all cookies.
- Click OK.
- Refresh your browser.
For Google Chrome, complete the following steps:
- On the menu bar in the Google Chrome browser window, click Settings.
- Click Show advanced settings.
- In the Privacy section, click Content
settings.
- In the Cookies section, select Allow local data to be
set.
- Click OK.
- Refresh your browser.
-
Enable file download on IE 11 running on Windows 2012.
- In Internet Explorer, click .
- On the Internet Options window, select the Security
tab.
- On the Security tab, click the Internet zone.
- Click Custom level to customize the security level for this zone.
- Scroll down to Downloads and select Enable under
File download.
- Click OK.
- Click Yes to confirm.
- Click OK to close the Internet Options window.
For Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) 11 and Microsoft
Edge running on Microsoft
Windows 10, file download is enabled by default and
requires no additional configuration.
-
Enable scripts to disable or replace context menus (Mozilla Firefox only).
For Mozilla Firefox, complete the following steps:
- On the menu bar in the Firefox browser window, click .
- On the Options window, select Content.
- Click Advanced by the Enable JavaScript setting.
- Select Disable or replace context menus.
- Click OK to close the Advanced window.
- Click OK to close the Options window.
- Refresh your browser.