Users Guide

Figure 21. Set Up Remote Collector window
3. Type the hostname or IP address of the server where you want to set up the Remote Collector.
4. If desired, type a name for the Remote Collector in the appropriate field.
5. Type the user name and password in the appropriate fields.
6. Type the IP address or IP address ranges of the devices that you want to associate with the Remote Collector. To add
multiple IP address ranges, click Add address range, and then type the IP address range of the devices.
You can add the IP address range by using one of the following formats:
NOTE: Ensure that the IP address ranges you have entered do not overlap with each other.
● 193.109.112.99
● 193.109.112.*
● 193.104.20-40.*
● 192.168.*.*
● 192.168.2-51.3-91
● 193.109.112.45-99
NOTE: You can enter up to five different IP address ranges.
7. If the remote server connects to the internet through a proxy server, select the Remote server connects to the internet
through a proxy server option and then do the following:
a. Type the host name or IP address, and port number of the proxy server in the appropriate fields.
b. If a user name and password are required to connect to the proxy server, select Proxy requires authentication and
then type the user name and password in the appropriate fields.
c. In the Proxy Exclusion List box, type the IP address range or ranges of devices to which the Remote Collector must
communicate directly and not through the proxy server. IP address of devices that communicate through https protocol
must be included in the proxy exclusion list. Examples of devices that communicate through https protocol include
iDRAC, Compellent storage arrays, VMware ESX and ESXi, and XC Series of Web-scale Hyper-converged appliances.
NOTE:
You can enter one or more IP address ranges as semi-colon separated values. For example, 10.49.*.* ;
10.49.18.* ; *.*.100.10
You can enter the IP address ranges in the following formats:
● 10.49.*.*
● 10.49.18.*
● *.*.100.10
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