How to Test the DCA Installation

After installing the DCA, you should test your installation by:

These brief tests are only to offer quick confirmation that the DCA installation was successful. You should perform more extensive testing after you have integrated the DCA with Collaboration Server, including testing pages from your own Web site.

To Access the Admin Tool

To access the DCA Admin Tool:

  1. To access the Admin Tool:

  2. Open a Web browser and in the Address line, enter: http://<DCAservername>/uiroot (case-sensitive). Or, if your DCA server is set up to use SSL, you can enter https as the protocol.

  3. Press <Enter>. The Admin Tool Login screen opens. Note: In Solaris Installation, if the page is not loaded properly refer to 'About DCA Installation Troubleshooting'

  4. Enter your DCA Admin username and password. The default values for these are Admin and Admin (case-sensitive).

  5. Depending on your localization configuration, you may also have the option of choosing a different on-screen language to use for the current session.

  6. Click Login.

To Request Pages Through the DCA Collaboration Toolbar (Quick Method)

Here is a quick method for loading and requesting pages through the DCA Collaboration Toolbar. It can be performed from the DCA server or from any networked PC. It does not require the use of CCS.

Note: This method loads the Collaboration Toolbar in standalone mode (independent of CCS). It is intended for internal testing purposes only. It is not supported for, and should not be used to conduct, actual collaboration sessions.

  1. Open a Web browser.

  2. In the address bar enter:

  3. Press <Enter>. The Available Entry Points page opens.

  4. Click the DCA Caller link. A login screen opens.

  5. Enter any value for Name, Session, and Starting URL (the first page to be displayed when the Toolbar opens).  Or you can leave any or all of these fields blank.

  6. Click Log In. The DCA Collaboration Toolbar opens.

  7. In the Toolbar, access pages by entering URLs in the Toolbar's address bar, or by clicking page links.

See Also

For related information, see:

About Installing the DCA

About Installation Troubleshooting

The DCA Administration and Configuration Guide