Adding a component in TrueSight Smart Reporting - Platform


As a component administrator, you can add a component in TrueSight Smart Reporting - Platform. 

After you add a component in TrueSight Smart Reporting - Platform:

  • The component views and reports are automatically imported in TrueSight Smart Reporting - Platform.
  • You can open TrueSight Smart Reporting - Platform from the component user interface
  • You can create custom reports by using the component views.

You can add multiple components in TrueSight Smart Reporting - Platform. However, you can add only a single instance of a component type. For example, you can add both TrueSight Server Automation and TrueSight Network Automation as components. However, you can add only a single instance of TrueSight Server Automation and a single instance of TrueSight Network Automation at a time.

If you try to add an additional instance of the component, the following message is displayed:

The component is already registered.

Before you begin

  • Ensure that you are a component administrator.
  • If you have installed TrueSight Smart Reporting - Platform on Windows and if you are planning to use the Chrome or Microsoft Edge browser to access TrueSight Smart Reporting - Platform, you must import CA-signed certificates for TrueSight Smart Reporting - Platform. Ensure that the connection to TrueSight Smart Reporting - Platform is in the secure mode for all clients.
    If you cannot import a CA-signed certificate and want to use a self-signed certificate, access TrueSight Smart Reporting - Platform on any browser other than Chrome or Microsoft Edge, for example, Mozilla Firefox.

  • If you are adding any of the following components, ensure that ETL has run successfully at least once for each component:

    • TrueSight Server Automation - Data Warehouse

    • TrueSight Network Automation - Data Warehouse

To add a component

Do the following:

  1. Use the following URL to open the Login page:
    https://<TrueSight Smart Reporting hostname>:<port>/tsr
  2. In the Click here to add a component link, click here. You can see the Add Components page.

    Who can log in to the component?

    Until a component is registered, the component administrator cannot log in to TrueSight Smart Reporting - Platform. A TrueSight Smart Reporting - Platform administrator can log in to the component even if the component is not registered. However, the TrueSight Smart Reporting - Platform administrator cannot add a component.

  3. Select the options as described in the following table:

    FieldDescription
    Component Type

    Select the component.

    Host Name/IP Address

    Enter the host name or IP address of the server where the component is installed. This is a required field.

    ProtocolHTTPS is the supported protocol, and this setting cannot be changed.
    Port

    Enter the port number of the component. 9443 is the default port.

    This is a required field.

    Admin Username

    Enter the component administrator credentials. These are required fields.

    Default user names for all components are given below:

    – TrueSight Server Automation - Data Warehouse: DWAdmin

    – TrueSight Network Automation - Data Warehouse: DWNetworkAdmin

    Admin Password
  4. Click SaveYou can see the component that you added on the Components page. Before the component is connected, its status is Initializing.
    After the component is connected and all the component views and reports are added, the status changes to Connected.



    Time required for component registration

    Component registration might take some time to complete.


    The Status column displays values according to the registration status of your component. The following statuses are available:

    • Initializing
      You can view the files that are being imported while the component is initializing.
    • Connected

      The Connected status with a warning message

      If all the custom properties are not added into the component, a warning message appears along with the Connected status. Resolve the root cause of the warning, and click the Update Content button after you add the component. See the log files Open link to understand the root cause of the warning.

    • Registration Error
    • Disconnected
    • Deleting
    • Delete Error
    • Updating
    • Update Error

Where to go from here

Now that you have added a component in TrueSight Smart Reporting - Platform, you can do one of the following:





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