Assembling the system

Assemble the system by connecting at least one

to at least one and adding the Collector and the Analyzer to the .

• Managing-Collector-feeds
• Adding-components-to-the-Console

As a result, the data gathered by the

will be available on both the Console and the Analyzer for further analysis. The procedures for adding the Analyzer and the Collector components to the Console are the same.

To add an Analyzer component on the Console

To add a component 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 Analyzer component, 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.

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 this configuration.