Starting Hawk Console

Start the Hawk Console to view all the information of the Hawk system in its web interface.

Prerequisite

Ensure that the transport parameters are setup in the Hawk Console configuration file (hawkconsole.cfg). For details about Hawk Console configurations, see TIBCO Hawk Installation, Configuration, and Administration Guide.

Procedure

1. Start the Hawk Console by using either of the following steps:
Run tibhawkconsole.exe. (or tibhawkconsole.sh, depending on your operating system) from HAWK_HOME\bin\.
(Windows only) Click Start > All Programs > TIBCO > HAWK_HOME > TIBCO Hawk > Start Hawk Console.
2. In a web browser enter the URL http://<Console_host_IP>:<Host_port>/HawkConsole.
3. On the Hawk Console login page, enter your login credentials for the Hawk Console and click Login.

Result

The Hawk Console dashboard is displayed with information about the domain and their alerts, see TIBCO Hawk Console Dashboard.

Note 

When you start Hawk Console for the first time, you see information on only the default domain.

What to do Next

After logging in to the Hawk Console, you can perform either of the following major tasks:

Configuring a Domain to Hawk Console
Viewing Alerts for the Hawk Agent.
Creating an Alert Rule for a Hawk Agent