2.3 Verifying the Deployment

The following topics describe how to create sessions and verify your Web 2.0 Connect deployment:

2.3.1 Creating a Session

To access data from Operations Center, you must initiate a session first with a username and password.

To create a session:

Go to

http://OperationsCenter_Dashboard_Server:port/moweb2cn/rest/session?username=admin&password=formula

The session is created and a valid XML document indicating success displays, as follows:

<response>
   <value>OK</value>
</response>

Note that all parameter values should be URL encoded.

If the validation displays, continue with Section 2.3.3, Viewing a List of Child Elements.

To verify a session:

Using any Web browser, go to:

http://OperationsCenter_Dashboard_Server:port/moweb2cn/rest/ping

If a session exists, the following validation displays:

<response>
    <value>OK</value>
</response>

If the validation displays, continue with Section 2.3.3, Viewing a List of Child Elements.

To view a list of child elements:

To view a list of the child elements of the top-level Elements branch within Operations Center, go to
```
http://OperationsCenter_Dashboard_Server:port/moweb2cn/rest/element/children/root=Elements
```
Continue with Section 2.3.4, Verifying the Dashboard Infrastructure.

To verify the Dashboard infrastructure:

Log in to the dashboard.

For instructions, see the Operations Center Dashboard Guide.
Go to
```
http://OperationsCenter_Dashboard_Server:port/ManagedObjectsPortlets/rest/element/children/root=Elements
```
A listing of the Operations Center’s child elements of the top-level Elements branch displays.

If a No context response is received, you are not logged into the context. You must issue a sign in request, such as: http://dashboardServer:dashboardPort/ManagedObjectsPortlets/rest/session?username=admin&password=formula
Verify that the dashboard infrastructure exists and is correct.