Field | Description | Sample Values |
Collector Name* | Click Change to edit the unique name assigned to this Data Collector. The Data Collector will use this value for authentication purposes. Changing the Collector ID or passcode requires manual changes to the corresponding Data Collector server. Collection will break if these corresponding changes are not made. See User ID and Passcode on the Data Collector Server. | BUEdc1 TSMdc1 HRdc1 |
Passcode* | Click Change to edit the passcode assigned to this Data Collector. It can be any character sequence. Unlike other StorageConsole passwords (which are encrypted and then saved) this Data Collector passcode is not encrypted prior to saving in the StorageConsole database and may appear as clear case in certain files. It simply is intended as a “handshake” identification between the data collector and the policy. Changing the Collector ID or passcode requires manual changes to the corresponding Data Collector server. Collection will break if these corresponding changes are not made. See User ID and Passcode on the Data Collector Server. | Password1 |
Short Notes | Descriptive notes associated with this Data Collector. | |
Enable SSL | Both secure (SSL) and non-secure Data Collectors can send data to the same Portal. Check this box to select the secure communication protocol (https) that the Data Collector will use. This check box will not appear in the dialog box if SSL is not enabled in your environment. The Portal data receiver must be listening for https traffic; for example: https://agent.mycollector.com | |
Auto-upgrade aptare.jar | Indicate if you want this configuration file upgraded automatically. This part of the Data Collector is responsible for event and metadata processing threads. The .jar file contains the processing and parsing logic for data collection. The latest versions can be downloaded automatically and applied to the collector during upgrades. It is recommended that this setting be set to Yes. | Yes |
Auto-upgrade Upgrade Manager | Indicate if you want this configuration bundle upgraded automatically. This data collector component is responsible for managing Data Collector upgrades. The latest versions can be downloaded automatically and applied to the collector during upgrades. It is recommended that this setting be set to Yes. | Yes |