Log in to an HCI connection

You have to log in if you want to perform any action in the HCI connection or if you want to search for data sets. You can log in to the HCI connection in the following ways:

• using the Log In option
• using the command palette
• using the smart card option

To log in to an HCI connection by using the login option

1. Right-click the HCI connection and click Log In.
   The Log In to HCI Connection panel is displayed.

2. Enter the user ID and password and press Enter. A successful login message is displayed if the user ID and password are correct. If the user ID and password are incorrect, a notification message is displayed for a failed login.

   Important

   • If you have stored the credentials but for any reason such as the credentials are expired, revoked, or wrongly specified, those credentials don't work then you will be prompted to enter your user ID and password. Additionally, you can store your credentials using the Edit Connection option. For more information, see Editing-an-HCI-connection.
   • If you have not stored the credentials, you will be prompted to specify your user ID and password.
   • If your password is expired, you see a prompt to change your password. To change the password, see Change-password.

To log in to an HCI connection by using the command palette

1. From the menu bar, click View and then click Command Palette. You can also press Ctrl+Shift+P to open Command Palette.
2. In the Command Palette, start typing Log In. You can view DevX Explorer: Log In to HCI Connection command in the list.

3. Select DevX Explorer: Log in to HCI Connection.

   Important

   Log In through the command palette covers the following scenarios:

   • If you have not created any HCI connection and try to log in,  prompts with the error message No HCI Connection Exists and shows the Create HCI Connection option. You can click Create HCI Connection to create an HCI connection.
   • When a single HCI Connection is present, the connection would be established with the present HCI Connection.
   • When multiple HCI Connections are present, you can view the quick pick with the list of inactive connections. You can select the required HCI connection.
     
4. Type your user ID and password and press Enter. A successful login message is displayed if the user ID and password are correct. If the user ID and password are incorrect, a notification message is displayed for a failed login.

To login to the HCI connection using the smart card option

1. Right-click the HCI connection you created where you have used credential provider as X.509 certificates and click Log In.
   All the installed certificates in your certificate manager are displayed.

   Important

   When you have (Elliptic Curve Cryptography) certificates or non-RSA certificates installed in your Windows personal stores, you have to temporarily take back up and remove ECC-based certificates from Windows stores and re-install after the use of the extension or use username password mode of authentication.

2. Select a valid certificate and press Enter.  If the selected certificate is valid for smartcard login, you will get logged in successfully. Else, an error message is displayed.