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.