SMI-S Credential

The Credentials Library stores SMIS authentication data for devices in your WhatsUp Gold database to be used whenever authentication is needed to connect to and gather data from a NetApp FAS series storage device. Configure the following fields to create a SMIS credential:

• Name. Enter a unique name for the credential. This name displays in the Credentials Library.
• Description. Enter additional information about the credential. This information displays next to the credential in the Credentials Library.
• Username. Enter a username. This username is used to authenticate to the device.
• Password. Enter a password. This password is used with the above username to authenticate to the device.
• Confirm password. Re-enter the authentication password for confirmation.
• Protocol. Select either HTTP or HTTPS as the authentication protocol to be used for communication between the WhatsUp Gold server and the storage device.
• Port. Enter the port number WhatsUp Gold should use to communicate with the storage device.
• Timeout. Enter a timeout (in seconds) for the length of time the connection should be attempted. The default timeout is 10 seconds.

Note: The features described in this help topic are included in WhatsUp Gold® Total and WhatsUp Gold® Total Plus. Additionally, you must install the SMI-S agent to successfully monitor storage devices using WhatsUp Gold. Please see Installing the SMI-S Agent for additional information.

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