This section provides instructions on how to start and stop the Web Desktop.

Starting the Desktop

Start the Web Desktop by entering the URL in a web browser in accordance with your configuration:

http://<http host>:<wd port>/auth

or

https://<http host>:<wd port>/auth

http://192.168.0.45:9999/auth

Containerized installation

When starting the Web Desktop in Private Cloud or AWS, you will need to use the NodePort number substitute for 9999 in the output example in of the kubectl get services below it is 31400. 

$ kubectl get services -n <namespace>

#Example
NAME                                             TYPE        CLUSTER-IP       EXTERNAL-IP   PORT(S)                         AGE
mz-operator-controller-manager-metrics-service   ClusterIP   10.107.192.50    <none>        8443/TCP                        154m
mz-operator-controller-manager-service           ClusterIP   10.100.197.208   <none>        443/TCP                         154m
mzonline                                         NodePort    10.101.65.181    <none>        80:31200/TCP,443:31300/TCP      154m
platform                                         NodePort    10.96.40.10      <none>        9000:31600/TCP,6790:31700/TCP   154m
wd                                               NodePort    10.104.196.85    <none>        9999:31400/TCP                  154m

The Web Desktop login dialog

In the Web Desktop login dialog, enter your username and password. If memory selection is enabled, you can also set the amount of memory allocated to the client from the Memory dropdown.

Stopping the Web Desktop

When you want to exit the Web Desktop, it is recommended that you sign out with the door icon in the bottom left of the window. This immediately frees up resources used on the server.

If you close either the tab or your browser, you keep resources allocated to the Web Desktop for up to 5 minutes, which may prevent further logins.