Access the Continuous Data Engine

Default users

After installation, the Delphix Continuous Data Engine has two default users: admin and sysadmin. Email addresses are required for both accounts. You can create multiple admins, sysadmins, and other users with more restricted privileges. For more information, read Managing system administrators.

Admin and sysadmin user privileges

User

Initial password

Abilities and duties

sysadmin

sysadmin

  • System administration duties, including:

    • Modifying NTP, SNMP, and SMTP settings

    • Managing storage

    • Downloading support logs for Delphix Continuous Data Engine

    • Performing upgrades and patches

  • Launching the initial Server Setup configuration application

  • Accessing the Command Line Interface (CLI)

admin

delphix

  • Managing data objects, collectively known as the Delphix Continuous Data Engine:

    • dSources

    • Virtual databases (VDBs)

    • Users

    • Groups

    • Related policies and resources

  • Managing the Delphix Continuous Data Engine through the browser-based Engine Admin application or the CLI

Access methods

The three main interfaces to the Delphix Continuous Data Engine include: 

  • Web browser (http or https)

  • CLI through SSH

  • Delphix Web APIs

Web browser access

To access the Delphix Continuous Data Engine administrator and the Delphix Management application, open http://<engine IP or hostname> or https://<engine IP or hostname>.

To use your hostname, your Domain Name System (DNS) administrator must add your hostname and IP Address to your DNS system.

Delphix Management application

By default, the GUI login screen of the Delphix Continuous Data Engine logs you in to the Delphix Management application, where you perform activities like linking source databases and VDB provisioning. This Delphix Management application contains a link which directs you to the Delphix Server Setup application. 

When you log in to the Delphix Server Setup application, you can switch to the Delphix Management application login by clicking Management in the upper-right corner of the Delphix Server Setup screen.

The Delphix Server Setup Graphical User Interface (GUI)

To access the Delphix Continuous Data Engine to perform system administrator actions like adding storage and changing system-level parameters, you can switch to the Delphix Server Setup login by clicking Server setup on the default login screen.

When you log in to the Delphix Management application, you can switch to the Delphix Server Setup login screen by clicking your username in the upper-right corner and selecting Setup.

Command Line Interface (CLI) access

You can use the Delphix administrative CLI in various scenarios, including:

  • If you prefer the CLI or automation over a GUI.

  • If you have a limited bandwidth connection.

You can access the Delphix Administrative CLI through Secure Socket Shell (SSH) sessions. Like the GUI, there are separate Administrative CLIs for admin and sysadmin roles. Delphix assigns your Administrative CLI automatically based on your role.

Using your SSH client, access the Delphix Continuous Data Engine following this example:

Copy 
ssh <user>@<engine IP or hostname>

Where <user> is a predefined user on the Delphix Continuous Data Engine, and <engine IP> is the IP address of your Delphix Continuous Data Engine.

Copy 
ssh delphix_admin@dlpxengine1

You can access all Delphix Continuous Data Engine functionality with the Administrative CLI. For more information, read the Command Line Interface guide.

Delphix web API access

Delphix offers a set of RESTful web service APIs for you to administer the Delphix Continuous Data Engine. Web API calls allow you to create powerful, complex automations, often coordinated with other technologies like Jenkins, Puppet, Chef, and Ansible. You can access all Delphix Continuous Data Engine functionality with the the Web API. For more information, read the Delphix Web Service API Guide.