Users Guide

Set Up Remote Collector
The Set Up Remote Collector window allows you to set up a Remote Collector. The following table provides information about
the items displayed in the Set Up Remote Collector window.
Table 74. Set Up Remote Collector
Field Description
Host name / IP address The host name or IP address of the serve where you want to
set up the Remote Collector.
Name (Optional) An optional name that you want to use for identifying the
Remote Collector in SupportAssist Enterprise.
User name The user name required to connect to the server where you
want to set up the Remote Collector.
Password The password required to connect to the server where you
want to set up the Remote Collector.
Hostname Select to enter a hostname expression for assigning devices
to the Remote Collector.
Expression The hostname expression for assigning devices to the Remote
Collector.
IP address / range Select to enter an IP address range for assigning devices to
the Remote Collector.
Add another hostname Click to open an additional hostname expression field.
IP address / range The IP address or IP address range of the devices that you
want to associate with the Remote Collector.
Add another expression Click to open an additional hostname expression field.
The remote system connects to the internet through a
proxy server
Select to enter details of the proxy server through which the
remote server connects to the Internet.
Host name / IP address The host name or IP address of the proxy server.
Port The port number used by the proxy server.
Requires authentication Select this option if a user name and password are required to
connect to the proxy server.
Username The user name required to connect to the proxy server.
Password The password required to connect to the proxy server.
Proxy Exclusion List 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, Storage SC Series arrays,
VMware ESX and ESXi, and XC Series of Web-scale Hyper-
converged appliances.
Remote Collector overview pane
The Remote Collector overview pane displays details of a Remote Collector. This pane is displayed when you select a Remote
Collector in the Remote Collectors page.
Table 75. Remote Collector overview pane
Field Description
Name The name that you have provided for the Remote Collector.
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