One of the quickest methods of obtaining simple information about a dCache instance is through the web interface. This provides read-only access to dCache information, such as the pool occupancy or which components are running.

The web interface is provided on port 2288. To see the output, point your favourite web browser at http://dcache-node.fzk.de:2288/. You should see a page similar to the following:

Figure 1.1. The dCache web interface