Agents - Add CIMOM

Use the Add CIMOM page to manually add a CIMOM to the Agents > CIMOM node.

Field Descriptions

Field Name

Description

Host Name

The hostname of the machine on which the CIMOM is installed.

Port

The port through which to contact the CIMOM.

User ID

The CIMOM user ID.

Password

The password for the CIMOM.

Interop Schema Namespace

Enter the interoperability namespace of the CIMOM. This namespace within the CIMOM allows for accessing the CIM Interop Schema (including the class instances of the Server Profile) and determines how the product interacts with the CIMOM when retrieving information.

Protocol

The protocol to be used when accessing the CIMOM. Possible values: http or https

Trustore Location

The location of the truststore for the CIMOM.

Truststore Passphrase

The passphrase for the truststore for the CIMOM.

Display Name

A user-specified name for the CIMOM.

Description

An optional description of the CIMOM can be entered in this field. This description can be any combination of alphanumeric characters.

Test CIMOM connectivity before adding

Check this box to ensure that communication to the CIMOM is working properly before adding that CIMOM. If this box is not checked, the CIMOM will be added to the database repository without verifying connectivity with the given parameters. This might cause a failure later if the CIMOM can not be scanned or probed.