Register a Provider
Providers are physical servers that host objects and attributes. Once a provider is registered in ECX, cataloging, searching, and reporting can be performed.
Supported provider types are:
- Amazon Web Services (AWS). Supported types include Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) cloud storage.
- Application servers. Supported application database types include InterSystems Caché, Oracle, SAP HANA, and SQL. Use the File System application type to register file systems for physical servers running Windows, Linux, and AIX. See associated application requirements for supported storage types.
- DPX providers. Register a Catalogic DPX™ provider to run DPX specific reports pertaining to nodes, storage, and status.
- DellEMC storage systems. Supported types include DellEMC Unity.
- IBM storage systems. Supported types include IBM Spectrum Accelerate, IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot, and IBM Spectrum Virtualize.
- LDAP servers. Register an LDAP server to enable LDAP users to be provisioned through a group import. LDAP also supports authentication using the sAMAccountName Windows user naming attribute or an associated e-mail address. Unlike storage systems and VMware servers, LDAP servers are not cataloged.
- NetApp ONTAP storage systems. Supported types include NetApp ONTAP 7-Mode and Cluster-Mode.
- SQL and Oracle application servers. Supported storage platforms for Oracle include IBM storage systems running IBM Spectrum™ Virtualize Software version 7.3 and later, including IBM SAN Volume Controller, IBM Storwize, and IBM FlashSystem V9000 systems. Supported SQL Server versions include SQL Server 2012, SQL Server 2014, SQL Server 2016 standalone and AlwaysON. Supported operating system platforms include Windows 2012R2, Windows 2016 running on vSphere VM using VMDK configuration.
- Pure Storage systems. Supported storage platforms include Pure Storage FlashArray.
- SMTP hosts. Register an SMTP server to enable email notifications from ECX. Unlike storage systems and VMware servers, SMTP servers are not cataloged.
- VMware servers. Supported types includes vCenter and ESX/ESXi hosts.
Adding a provider requires specifying the user name and password of the provider.
Storage providers can be automatically cataloged after registration. If the Run Inventory job after registration option is selected, ECX creates a high-level Inventory job and automatically catalogs the objects on the provider.
Note: Ensure that TLS protocol is enabled on the NetApp storage system by setting the tls.enable
option to ON. For TLS to take effect on HTTPS, ensure that the httpd.admin.ssl.enable
option is also set to ON. See Enabling or disabling TLS on NetApp's Support site.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN:
- Create a site to assign to your provider. A site is a user-defined grouping of providers that is generally based on location. See Add a Site.
- When registering providers it is recommended to assign all related sources, such as hosting vCenters and related storage systems, to the same Site.
- For application server it is recommended to keep all resources, such as hosting vCenters and related storage systems, configured in the same Site.
Note: If an associated provider is unregistered before, during, or after a Backup or Restore job executes, the job fails with a task framework error. If the unregistered providers are re-registered in ECX, new Backup or Restore jobs must be defined for the providers.
The following describes the procedures for registering a provider.
- Click the Configure tab. On the Views pane, select Sites & Providers , then select the Providers tab.
- In the Provider Browser pane, select Application Server.
- Right-click Application Server. Then click Register . The Register Application Server dialog opens.
- Select File System as the Application Type.
- Populate the fields in the dialog:
- Site
- A user-defined provider location, created in the Sites & Providers view on the Configure tab.
- Name
- A user-defined name for the file system or volume. This can be the same as the host name or it can be a meaningful name that is used within your organization to refer to the provider. Provider names must be unique.
- Host Address
- A resolvable IP address or a resolvable path and machine name.
- Port
- The communications port of the provider you are adding. The default Windows port is 5985, and the default Linux and AIX port is 22,
- OS Type
- Select the file system or volume's operating system type. Available options include Windows, Linux, and AIX.
- System Credential
- Select or create your file system or volume's credentials. See Identities Overview.
- Click OK. ECX first confirms a network connection and then adds the provider to the database.
If a message appears indicating that the connection is unsuccessful, review your entries. If your entries are correct and the connection is unsuccessful, contact a system administrator to review the connections.
- Click the Configure tab. On the Views pane, select Sites & Providers , then select the Providers tab.
- In the Provider Browser pane, select Application Server.
- Right-click Application Server. Then click Register . The Register Application Server dialog opens.
- Select InterSystems Caché as the Application Type.
- Populate the fields in the dialog:
- Site
- A user-defined provider location, created in the Sites & Providers view on the Configure tab.
- Name
- A user-defined name for the InterSystems Caché server. This can be the same as the host name or it can be a meaningful name that is used within your organization to refer to the provider. Provider names must be unique.
- Host Address
- A resolvable IP address or a resolvable path and machine name.
- Port
- The communications port of the provider you are adding.
- Run Inventory job after registration
- If selected, ECX creates a high-level Inventory job and automatically catalogs the objects on the provider. Note that the Inventory job may take considerable time to complete.
- Type
- Select a Virtual or Physical InterSystems Caché server type. Select Virtual if the InterSystems Caché server is a VMware virtual machine.
- If selecting Virtual, enter the vCenter location of the InterSystems Caché application server in the vCenter field.
- OS Type
- Select the InterSystems Caché server's operating system type. Available options include Windows, Linux, and AIX.
- Authentication
- ECX connects to the InterSystems Caché server as a local operating system user through an SSH key or password. See Identities Overview.
- To use an SSH key, select Key, enter a username and select or create an SSH key.
- To use a password, select Password, then select or create a Local credential.
- System Credential:
- Select or create your InterSystems Caché credentials. See Identities Overview.
- Click OK. ECX first confirms a network connection and then adds the provider to the database.
To troubleshoot an application server after registration, use the Test & Configure option. This option verifies communication with the server, tests DNS settings between the ECX appliance and the server, and installs an ECX agent on the server. From the Provider Browser pane, right-click the application server, then click Test & Configure .
If a message appears indicating that the connection is unsuccessful, review your entries. If your entries are correct and the connection is unsuccessful, contact a system administrator to review the connections.
- Click the Configure tab. On the Views pane, select Sites & Providers , then select the Providers tab.
- In the Provider Browser pane, select Application Server.
- Right-click Application Server. Then click Register . The Register Application Server dialog opens.
- Select Oracle as the Application Type.
- Populate the fields in the dialog:
- Site
- A user-defined provider location, created in the Sites & Providers view on the Configure tab.
- Name
- A user-defined name for the Oracle server. This can be the same as the host name or it can be a meaningful name that is used within your organization to refer to the provider. Provider names must be unique.
- Host Address
- A resolvable IP address or a resolvable path and machine name. When registering an Oracle RAC cluster, register each node using its physical IP or name. Do not register a virtual name or SCAN (Single Client Access Name).
- Run Inventory job after registration
- If selected, ECX creates a high-level Inventory job and automatically catalogs the objects on the provider. Note that the Inventory job may take considerable time to complete.
- Type
- Select a Virtual or Physical Oracle server type. Select Virtual if the Oracle server is a VMware virtual machine. Note that AIX virtual servers should be registered as Physical.
- If selecting Virtual, enter the vCenter location of the Oracle application server in the vCenter field.
- Authentication
- ECX connects to the Oracle server as a local operating system user through an SSH key or password. See Identities Overview.
- To use an SSH key, select Key, enter a username and select or create an SSH key.
- To use a password, select Password, then select or create a Local credential.
- Click OK. ECX first confirms a network connection and then adds the provider to the database.
To troubleshoot an application server after registration, use the Test & Configure option. This option verifies communication with the server, tests DNS settings between the ECX appliance and the server, and installs an ECX agent on the server. From the Provider Browser pane, right-click the application server, then click Test & Configure .
If a message appears indicating that the connection is unsuccessful, review your entries. If your entries are correct and the connection is unsuccessful, contact a system administrator to review the connections.
Note: To successfully catalog a SAP HANA application provider, you must also register associated vCenters.
- Click the Configure tab. On the Views pane, select Sites & Providers , then select the Providers tab.
- In the Provider Browser pane, select Application Server.
- Right-click Application Server. Then click Register . The Register Application Server dialog opens.
- Select SAP HANA as the Application Type.
- Populate the fields in the dialog:
- Site
- A user-defined provider location, created in the Sites & Providers view on the Configure tab.
- Name
- A user-defined name for the SAP HANA server. This can be the same as the host name or it can be a meaningful name that is used within your organization to refer to the provider. Provider names must be unique.
- Host Address
- A resolvable IP address or a resolvable path and machine name.
- Port
- The communications port of the provider you are adding. The format for the port number is 3<instance number>15. So, for example, if the instance number is 07, then enter the following port number: 30715.
- Run Inventory job after registration
- If selected, ECX creates a high-level Inventory job and automatically catalogs the objects on the provider. Note that the Inventory job may take considerable time to complete.
- vCenter
- The vCenter location of the SAP HANA application server.
- System Credential / Database Credential(s):
- Select or create your SAP HANA credentials. See Identities Overview.
- Click OK. ECX first confirms a network connection and then adds the provider to the database.
To troubleshoot an application server after registration, use the Test & Configure option. This option verifies communication with the server, tests DNS settings between the ECX appliance and the server, and installs an ECX agent on the server. From the Provider Browser pane, right-click the application server, then click Test & Configure .
If a message appears indicating that the connection is unsuccessful, review your entries. If your entries are correct and the connection is unsuccessful, contact a system administrator to review the connections.
When registering physical SQL servers it is recommended to register via the DNS server. The ECX appliance must be resolvable and route-able by the DNS server; the physical SQL server will communicate back to ECX through DNS.
Note that for physical SQL servers, you must allow outgoing connections to port 8443 on the ECX appliance from the SQL server.
Note: To successfully catalog a virtual SQL application provider, you must also register associated vCenters.
- Click the Configure tab. On the Views pane, select Sites & Providers , then select the Providers tab.
- In the Provider Browser pane, select Application Server.
- Right-click Application Server. Then click Register . The Register Application Server dialog opens.
- Select SQL as the Application Type.
- Populate the fields in the dialog:
- Site
- A user-defined provider location, created in the Sites & Providers view on the Configure tab.
- Name
- A user-defined name for the SQL server. This can be the same as the host name or it can be a meaningful name that is used within your organization to refer to the provider. Provider names must be unique.
- Host Address
- A resolvable IP address or a resolvable path and machine name.
- Port
- The communications port of the provider you are adding. The default port is 5985.
- In previous versions of ECX, the default SQL port was 1443. SQL providers that were registered in previous versions using port 1443 will continue to function in newer versions of ECX.
- Run Inventory job after registration
- If selected, ECX creates a high-level Inventory job and automatically catalogs the objects on the provider. Note that the Inventory job may take considerable time to complete.
- Type
- Select a Virtual or Physical SQL server type. Select Virtual if the SQL server is a VMware virtual machine.
- If selecting Virtual, enter the vCenter location of the SQL application server in the vCenter field.
- vCenter
- The vCenter location of the virtual SQL application server.
- System Credential:
- Select or create your SQL credentials. See Identities Overview.
- Note: For Kerberos-based authentication only, the user identity must be specified in the username@FQDN format. The username must be able to authenticate using the registered password to obtain a ticket-granting ticket (TGT) from the key distribution center (KDC) on the domain specified by the fully qualified domain name.
- Click OK. ECX first confirms a network connection and then adds the provider to the database.
To troubleshoot an application server after registration, use the Test & Configure option. This option verifies communication with the server, tests DNS settings between the ECX appliance and the server, and installs an ECX agent on the server. From the Provider Browser pane, right-click the application server, then click Test & Configure .
If a message appears indicating that the connection is unsuccessful, review your entries. If your entries are correct and the connection is unsuccessful, contact a system administrator to review the connections.
- Click the Configure tab. On the Views pane, select Sites & Providers , then select the Providers tab.
- In the Provider Browser pane, select AWS .
- Right-click AWS . Then click Register . The Register Amazon Web Services dialog opens.
- Populate the fields in the dialog:
- Site
- A user-defined provider location, created in the Sites & Providers view on the Configure tab.
- Name
- A user-defined name for the AWS provider. This can be the same as the host name or it can be a meaningful name that is used within your organization to refer to the provider. Provider names must be unique.
- Region
- Select an associated AWS region.
- Comment
- Optional provider description.
- Access Key
- Select or create your AWS access key. See Identities Overview.
- Click OK. ECX first confirms a network connection and then adds the provider to the database.
If a message appears indicating that the connection is unsuccessful, review your entries. If your entries are correct and the connection is unsuccessful, contact a system administrator to review the connections.
- Click the Configure tab. On the Views pane, select Sites & Providers , then select the Providers tab.
- In the Provider Browser pane, select DellEMC Unity.
- Right-click DellEMC Unity . Then click Register . The Register dialog opens.
- Populate the fields in the dialog:
- Site
- A user-defined provider location, created in the Sites & Providers view on the Configure tab.
- Name
- A user-defined name for the DellEMC provider. This can be the same as the host name or it can be a meaningful name that is used within your organization to refer to the provider. Provider names must be unique.
- Host Address
- A resolvable IP address or a resolvable path and machine name.
- Comment
- Optional provider description.
- Run Inventory job after registration
- If selected, ECX creates a high-level Inventory job and automatically catalogs the objects on the provider. Note that the Inventory job may take considerable time to complete.
- Credentials
- Select or create your DellEMC Unity credentials. See Identities Overview.
- Note: If upgrading from a previous version of ECX in which a username and password was entered during the provider registration process, an Identify will be automatically created for the provider.
- Click OK. ECX first confirms a network connection and then adds the provider to the database.
If a message appears indicating that the connection is unsuccessful, review your entries. If your entries are correct and the connection is unsuccessful, contact a system administrator to review the connections.
Use the Discover feature to find and register multiple DellEMC Unity providers by IP address or a range of IP addresses. For example: 172.27.*, 172.27.100.10-172.27.100.200, or 172.27.100.10.
- Click the Configure tab. On the Views pane, select Sites & Providers , then select the Providers tab.
- In the Provider Browser pane, select DellEMC Unity.
- Right-click DellEMC Unity . Then click Discover. The Discover DellEMC Unity Providers dialog opens.
- Enter an IP address or range of IP addresses associated with your DellEMC Unity storage systems in the IP Address field.
- Click Discover. Discovered DellEMC Unity providers display.
- Select providers to register along with universal custom parameters such as Site and credentials. To select individual parameters for each provider, click the parameters in the Custom Parameters field. Select specific Sites, credentials, ports and SSL parameters for each provider. If Run Inventory job after registration is selected, ECX creates a high-level Inventory job and automatically catalogs the objects on the provider.
- Click Register. ECX adds the providers to the database.
If a message appears indicating that the connection is unsuccessful, review your entries. If your entries are correct and the connection is unsuccessful, contact a system administrator to review the connections.
- Click the Configure tab. On the Views pane, select Sites & Providers , then select the Providers tab.
- In the Provider Browser pane, select DPX .
- Right-click DPX. Then click Register . The Register DPX Provider dialog opens.
- Populate the fields in the dialog:
- Name
- A user-defined name for the DPX server. This can be the same as the host name or it can be a meaningful name that is used within your organization to refer to the provider. Provider names must be unique.
- Host Address
- A resolvable IP address or a resolvable path and machine name.
- Comment
- Optional provider description.
- Credentials
- Select or create your DPX credentials. See Identities Overview.
- Note: If upgrading from a previous version of ECX in which a username and password was entered during the provider registration process, an Identify will be automatically created for the provider.
- Click OK. ECX first confirms a network connection and then adds the provider to the database.
If a message appears indicating that the connection is unsuccessful, review your entries. If your entries are correct and the connection is unsuccessful, contact a system administrator to review the connections.
- Click the Configure tab. On the Views pane, select Sites & Providers , then select the Providers tab.
- In the Provider Browser pane, select IBM Spectrum Accelerate.
- Right-click IBM Spectrum Accelerate. Then click Register . The Register dialog opens.
- Populate the fields in the dialog:
- Site
- A user-defined provider location, created in the Sites & Providers view on the Configure tab.
- Name
- A user-defined name for the IBM provider. This can be the same as the host name or it can be a meaningful name that is used within your organization to refer to the provider. Provider names must be unique.
- Host Address
- A resolvable IP address or a resolvable path and machine name.
- Comment
- Optional provider description.
- Run Inventory job after registration
- If selected, ECX creates a high-level Inventory job and automatically catalogs the objects on the provider. Note that the Inventory job may take considerable time to complete.
- Credentials
- Select or create your IBM Spectrum Accelerate credentials. See Identities Overview.
- Click OK. ECX first confirms a network connection and then adds the provider to the database.
If a message appears indicating that the connection is unsuccessful, review your entries. If your entries are correct and the connection is unsuccessful, contact a system administrator to review the connections.
Note: IBM providers utilize port 22 for communication with ECX.
Note: To successfully catalog an IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot provider, you must also register associated vCenters and IBM storage providers.
- Click the Configure tab. On the Views pane, select Sites & Providers , then select the Providers tab.
- In the Provider Browser pane, select IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot.
- Right-click IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot. Then click Register . The Register dialog opens.
- Populate the fields in the dialog:
- Site
- A user-defined provider location, created in the Sites & Providers view on the Configure tab.
- Name
- A user-defined name for the IBM provider. This can be the same as the host name or it can be a meaningful name that is used within your organization to refer to the provider. Provider names must be unique.
- Host Address
- A resolvable IP address or a resolvable path and machine name.
- Comment
- Optional provider description.
- Run Inventory job after registration
- If selected, ECX creates a high-level Inventory job and automatically catalogs the objects on the provider. Note that the Inventory job may take considerable time to complete.
- Note: An automatic IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot catalog job fails if associated IBM storage and vCenter providers are not registered. Ensure associated resources are registered before the automatic catalog job begins.
- Credentials
- Select or create your IBM Spectrum Protect credentials. See Identities Overview.
- Note: When registering an IBM Spectrum Protect system, you must use credentials for the tdpvmware user.
- Note: If upgrading from a previous version of ECX in which a username and password was entered during the provider registration process, an Identify will be automatically created for the provider.
- Click OK. ECX first confirms a network connection and then adds the provider to the database.
If a message appears indicating that the connection is unsuccessful, review your entries. If your entries are correct and the connection is unsuccessful, contact a system administrator to review the connections.
Note: IBM providers utilize port 22 for communication with ECX.
- Click the Configure tab. On the Views pane, select Sites & Providers , then select the Providers tab.
- In the Provider Browser pane, select IBM Spectrum Virtualize.
- Right-click IBM Spectrum Virtualize. Then click Register . The Register dialog opens.
- Populate the fields in the dialog:
- Site
- A user-defined provider location, created in the Sites & Providers view on the Configure tab.
- Name
- A user-defined name for the IBM provider. This can be the same as the host name or it can be a meaningful name that is used within your organization to refer to the provider. Provider names must be unique.
- Host Address
- A resolvable IP address or a resolvable path and machine name.
- Comment
- Optional provider description.
- Run Inventory job after registration
- If selected, ECX creates a high-level Inventory job and automatically catalogs the objects on the provider. Note that the Inventory job may take considerable time to complete.
- Credentials
- Select or create your IBM Spectrum Virtualize credentials. See Identities Overview.
- Note: If upgrading from a previous version of ECX in which a username and password was entered during the provider registration process, an Identify will be automatically created for the provider.
- Click OK. ECX first confirms a network connection and then adds the provider to the database.
If a message appears indicating that the connection is unsuccessful, review your entries. If your entries are correct and the connection is unsuccessful, contact a system administrator to review the connections.
Note: IBM providers utilize port 22 for communication with ECX.
- Click the Configure tab. On the Views pane, select Sites & Providers , then select the Providers tab.
- In the Provider Browser pane, select LDAP .
- Right-click LDAP . Then click Register . The Register LDAP Server dialog opens.
- Populate the fields in the dialog:
- Name
- A user-defined name for the LDAP Server. Provider names must be unique.
- Host Address
- The IP address or resolvable logical node name of the LDAP server.
- Port
- The port on which the LDAP server is listening. The typical default port is 389 for non SSL connections or 636 for SSL connections.
- Use SSL
- Enable to establish a secure connection to the LDAP server.
- Credentials
- Select or create your LDAP credentials. See Identities Overview.
- Note: If upgrading from a previous version of ECX in which a username and password was entered during the provider registration process, an Identify will be automatically created for the provider.
- Base DN
- The location where users and groups can be found.
- User Filter
- A filter to select only those users under the Base DN that match certain criteria. An example of a valid default user filter is cn={0}.
- To enable authentication using the sAMAccountName Windows user naming attribute, set the User Filter to samaccountname={0}.
- To enable authentication using an e-mail address associated with LDAP, set the User Filter to mail={0}.
- Note that this entry also controls the type of user name that appears in ECX display of users.
- User RDN
- The relative distinguished path for the user. Specify the path where user records can be found. An example of a valid default RDN is:
- cn=Users
- Group RDN
- The relative distinguished path for the group. Specify the path where group records can be found if the group is at a different level than the user path.
- Comment
- Optional description.
- Click OK. ECX first confirms a network connection and then adds the provider to the database.
- If a message appears indicating that the connection is unsuccessful, review your entries. If your entries are correct and the connection is unsuccessful, contact a system administrator to review the connections.
- Click the Configure tab. On the Views pane, select Sites & Providers , then select the Providers tab.
- In the Provider Browser pane, select NetApp ONTAP.
- Right-click NetApp ONTAP. Then click Register . The Register NetApp ONTAP dialog opens.
- Populate the fields in the dialog:
- Site
- A user-defined provider location, created in the Sites & Providers view on the Configure tab.
- Name
- A user-defined name for the NetApp storage system. This can be the same as the host name or it can be a meaningful name that is used within your organization to refer to the provider. Provider names must be unique.
- Host Address
- A resolvable IP address or a resolvable path and machine name.
- Port
- The communications port of the provider you are adding. Select the Use SSL check box to enable an encrypted Secure Socket Layer connection. The typical default port is 80 for non SSL connections or 443 for SSL connections.
- Comment
- Optional provider description.
- Run Inventory job after registration
- If selected, ECX creates a high-level Inventory job and automatically catalogs the objects on the provider. Note that the Inventory job may take considerable time to complete.
- Credentials
- Select or create your NetApp ONTAP credentials. See Identities Overview.
- Note: If upgrading from a previous version of ECX in which a username and password was entered during the provider registration process, an Identify will be automatically created for the provider.
- Click OK. ECX first confirms a network connection and then adds the provider to the database.
If a message appears indicating that the connection is unsuccessful, review your entries. If your entries are correct and the connection is unsuccessful, contact a system administrator to review the connections.
Use the Discover feature to find and register multiple NetApp ONTAP providers by IP address or a range of IP addresses. For example: 172.27.*, 172.27.100.10-172.27.100.200, or 172.27.100.10.
- Click the Configure tab. On the Views pane, select Sites & Providers , then select the Providers tab.
- In the Provider Browser pane, select NetApp ONTAP .
- Right-click NetApp ONTAP . Then click Discover. The Discover NetApp ONTAP Providers dialog opens.
- Enter an IP address or range of IP addresses associated with your NetApp ONTAP storage systems in the IP Address field. Enter Simple Network Management Protocol settings such as the community name and protocol version in the SNMP Options fields. The default community name is "public."
- Click Discover. Discovered NetApp ONTAP providers display.
- Select providers to register along with universal custom parameters such as Site and credentials. To select individual parameters for each provider, click the parameters in the Custom Parameters field. Select specific Sites, credentials, ports and SSL parameters for each provider. If Run Inventory job after registration is selected, ECX creates a high-level Inventory job and automatically catalogs the objects on the provider.
- Click Register. ECX adds the providers to the database.
If a message appears indicating that the connection is unsuccessful, review your entries. If your entries are correct and the connection is unsuccessful, contact a system administrator to review the connections.
- Click the Configure tab. On the Views pane, select Sites & Providers , then select the Providers tab.
- In the Provider Browser pane, select Pure Storage FlashArray .
- Right-click Pure. Then click Register . The Register dialog opens.
- Populate the fields in the dialog:
- Site
- A user-defined provider location, created in the Sites & Providers view on the Configure tab.
- Name
- A user-defined name for the Pure provider. This can be the same as the host name or it can be a meaningful name that is used within your organization to refer to the provider. Provider names must be unique.
- Host Address
- A resolvable IP address or a resolvable path and machine name.
- Port
- The communications port of the provider you are adding. Select the Use SSL check box to enable an encrypted Secure Socket Layer connection. The typical default port is 80 for non SSL connections or 443 for SSL connections.
- Credentials
- Select or create your Pure credentials. See Identities Overview.
- Click OK. ECX first confirms a network connection and then adds the provider to the database.
If a message appears indicating that the connection is unsuccessful, review your entries. If your entries are correct and the connection is unsuccessful, contact a system administrator to review the connections.
- Click the Configure tab. On the Views pane, select Sites & Providers , then select the Providers tab.
- In the Provider Browser pane, select SMTP .
- Right-click SMTP . Then click Register . The Register SMTP Server dialog opens.
- Populate the fields in the dialog:
- Name
- A user-defined name for the SMTP server. This can be the same as the host name or it can be a meaningful name that is used within your organization to refer to the provider. Provider names must be unique.
- Host Address
- A resolvable IP address or a resolvable path and machine name.
- Port
- The communications port of the provider you are adding. Select the Use SSL check box to enable an encrypted Secure Socket Layer connection. The typical default port is 25 for non SSL connections or 443 for SSL connections.
- Credentials
- Select or create your SMTP credentials. See Identities Overview.
- Note: If upgrading from a previous version of ECX in which a username and password was entered during the provider registration process, an Identify will be automatically created for the provider.
- Comment
- Optional provider description.
- Click Email Options to set additional SMTP provider options:
- From Address
- Set the address to be associated with email communications from ECX.
- Subject Prefix
- Set a prefix to add to the email subject lines sent from ECX.
- Timeout (msec)
- Set the email timeout value in milliseconds.
- Click OK. ECX first confirms a network connection and then adds the provider to the database.
- If a message appears indicating that the connection is unsuccessful, review your entries. If your entries are correct and the connection is unsuccessful, contact a system administrator to review the connections.
- Click the Configure tab. On the Views pane, select Sites & Providers , then select the Providers tab.
- In the Provider Browser pane, select VMware .
- Right-click VMware . Then click Register . The Register VMware Server dialog opens.
- Populate the fields in the dialog:
- Site
- A user-defined provider location, created in the Sites & Providers view on the Configure tab.
- Name
- A user-defined name for the VMware server. This can be the same as the host name or it can be a meaningful name that is used within your organization to refer to the provider. Provider names must be unique.
- Host Address
- A resolvable IP address or a resolvable path and machine name.
- Port
- The communications port of the provider you are adding. Select the Use SSL check box to enable an encrypted Secure Socket Layer connection. The typical default port is 80 for non SSL connections or 443 for SSL connections.
- Credentials
- Select or create your VMware credentials. See Identities Overview.
- Note: If upgrading from a previous version of ECX in which a username and password was entered during the provider registration process, an Identify will be automatically created for the provider.
- Application Cataloging
- Select the credentials to use for application cataloging. Select Use credentials above to select the credentials used to register the provider, or Select a different user identify to select or create different VMware credentials.
- Comment
- Optional provider description.
- Run Inventory job after registration
- If selected, ECX creates a high-level Inventory job and automatically catalogs the objects on the provider. Note that the Inventory job may take considerable time to complete.
- Click OK. ECX first confirms a network connection and then adds the provider to the database.
If a message appears indicating that the connection is unsuccessful, review your entries. If your entries are correct and the connection is unsuccessful, contact a system administrator to review the connections.
To add credentials to a registered virtual machine, see Add Credentials to a Virtual Machine.
Use the Discover feature to find and register multiple VMware providers by IP address or a range of IP addresses. For example: 172.27.*, 172.27.100.10-172.27.100.200, or 172.27.100.10.
- Click the Configure tab. On the Views pane, select Sites & Providers , then select the Providers tab.
- In the Provider Browser pane, select VMware .
- Right-click VMware . Then click Discover. The Discover VMware Providers dialog opens.
- Enter an IP address or range of IP addresses associated with your VMware providers in the IP Address field.
- Click Discover. Discovered VMware providers display.
- Select providers to register along with universal custom parameters such as Site and credentials. To select individual parameters for each provider, click the parameters in the Custom Parameters field. Select specific Sites, credentials, ports and SSL parameters for each provider. If Run Inventory job after registration is selected, ECX creates a high-level Inventory job and automatically catalogs the objects on the provider.
- Click Register. ECX adds the providers to the database.
If a message appears indicating that the connection is unsuccessful, review your entries. If your entries are correct and the connection is unsuccessful, contact a system administrator to review the connections.
To add credentials to a registered virtual machine, see Add Credentials to a Virtual Machine.
NEXT STEPS:
- Once providers are available in ECX and associated with a site, assign them to a resource pool. See Configure Resource Pools.
- Add credentials to virtual machines in a VMware environment. See Add Credentials to a Virtual Machine.
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