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Starting Surround SCM

The Seapine License Server and Surround SCM Server must be running before you start Surround SCM. Contact your administrator for help if the servers are not running. See Starting the Seapine License Server and Starting the Surround SCM Server.

If this is your first time using Surround SCM and you have not set up any users, you can log in as the default administrative user. The username is Administrator and there is no password.

Note: If you try to log in to Surround SCM and the Seapine License Server is not running or is not found, you are prompted to log in using the local SCM admin password. This allows you to log in and verify the Seapine License Server settings. See Configuring a Seapine License Server connection.

Surround SCM Client

Windows—Choose Programs > Seapine Software > Surround SCM > Surround SCM Client on the Start menu.
Mac—Double-click the Surround SCM Client icon in the Applications/Surround SCM folder.
Linux—Enter /usr/bin/scmgui start

The first time you start Surround SCM, you are prompted to add a server connection. See the Surround SCM help for information about adding server connections.

Command line interface (CLI)

You can use the Surround SCM CLI to access all features and functionality from a Unix command shell or Windows DOS prompt.

1. In a command prompt, use the cd command to change to the directory where Surround SCM is installed.

For example, enter cd C:\Program Files\Seapine\Surround SCM to open the default installation directory on Windows.

2. Enter sscm followed by the command and options at the prompt. See the Surround SCM CLI help for information about the available commands and options.

Surround SCM Web

The administrator needs to make sure the Surround SCM Web Server is running before users can access Surround SCM Web. See Starting the Surround SCM Web Server.

To use Surround SCM Web, you need the Surround SCM URL and your Surround SCM username and password.

1. Start a web browser and enter the Surround SCM URL.

The URL includes the name or IP address of the computer that hosts Surround SCM, the port number (default is 8090), and the path to the login page. For example, http://yourserver.com:8090/sscmweb.

2. Enter your Username and Password.

3. Click Log In.

You are logged in and ready to start using Surround SCM. See the Surround SCM Web help for more information.