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Table Of Contents
- EMC Smarts Integration Guide
- Contents
- EMC Smarts Integration Guide
- Updated Information
- Introduction to EMC Smarts Integration
- Installing the EMC Smarts Adapter
- Configuring EMC Smarts Integration
- Viewing Alerts and EMC Smarts Information
- Troubleshooting the EMC Smarts Adapter
- Index
13 (Optional) Click Test to test the adapter instance.
IMPORTANT In pre-5.6 installations, this test does not provide accurate results if you configured an EMC
Smarts SecureBroker Credentials credential kind for the adapter instance. The test always fails, even when
the credentials are correct.
14 Click OK to save your configuration.
What to do next
By default, the adapter instance collects metrics every five minutes. To change this value, you must edit the
adapter instance resource in vCenter Operations Manager. For information about editing resources, see the
administration guide for your vCenter Operations Manager version.
Add a Credential
You must add a credential for an EMC Smarts adapter instance. The credential consists of a valid EMC Smarts
user name and password.
You can add the credential before you create the adapter instance and select the correct credential when you
define the adapter instance, or you can add the credential when you define the adapter instance.
Prerequisites
Install the EMC Smarts adapter. See Chapter 2, “Installing the EMC Smarts Adapter,” on page 11.
Procedure
1 Log in to the Custom user interface as an administrator.
2 Select Environment > Configuration > Credentials.
3 Select EMC Smarts from the Adapter Kind drop-dow menu.
4 Select a credential kind from the Credential Kind drop-down menu.
Option Description
EMC Smarts Credentials
Select this credential kind if the EMC Smarts installation is in default mode.
EMC Smarts SecureBroker
Credentials
Select this credential kind if the EMC Smarts installation is in Secure Broker
mode.
5 At the top of the list of credentials, next to Action, click Add.
6 Type a unique name for the credential instance in the Instance name text box.
7 Type the user name and password to use to connect to EMC Smarts in the User Name and Password text
boxes.
8 If you selected EMC Smarts SecureBroker Credentials, type the Broker user name and password in the
Broker Username and Broker Password text boxes.
9 Click OK to add the credential for the adapter kind.
The credential appears in the list in the Manage Credentials window.
Chapter 3 Configuring EMC Smarts Integration
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