Adding components to the Console

To access captured and analyzed data on the

, you must add at least one instance to the Console instance. To use functionality, you must add at least one instance of this component, too. And, to make drilldowns to a instance possible, you must add it to the Console.

Before you begin

If you want to use the DNS hostname of your component instances (rather than the IP address), you must set DNS parameters on the Console before adding components to it.

To add a component instance to the Console

To add a component (Collector, Analyzer, or

) to the system, you must know the IP address and the Security account credentials for the component.

1. On the Console, click the Administration tab.
2. On the menu, click Component Management > Configuration.
3. On the Action menu, click Add Component.
4. In IP/DNS Name, type the IP address of the component (Collector, Analyzer, or

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   ), for example 10.160.1.63.
5. In the Port box, accept the default value of 443.
6. In User Name, type you user name.
7. In Password, type your password.
8. Click Save.

The instance is now added to the Console. It can be observed at the Configuration page.

Result

The component is now added to the Configuration page. While the Console is trying to establish a connection to the component, the Status displays UNKNOWN. After a connection is established, the Status changes to OK. If the Status displays ERROR, the component was not added correctly.

After connecting the components to each other and adding them to the Console, the system can pull traffic data into the configured Watchpoints.

Where to go from here

Next, BMC recommends that you verify the initial configuration.