Step 2: Set the base configuration

Deploying an HCP VM System on KVM
Version
9.6.x
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-94HCP009-07

The Hitachi Remote Ops base configuration specifies information such as the customer site ID, how frequently to scan devices, and whether to report communication errors that occur between Hitachi Remote Ops and monitored services. The Hitachi Remote Ops base configuration specifies information such as the customer site ID, how frequently to scan devices, and whether to report communication errors that occur between Hitachi Remote Ops and monitored devices. The base configuration also specifies the addresses to which Hitachi Remote Ops should send email about error conditions.

If Hitachi Remote Ops is already in use at your site, the base configuration may already be set. In this case, you can leave it as is, or you can make changes to accommodate the addition of HCP to the devices being monitored.

To set the Hitachi Remote Ops base configuration:

  1. In the row of tabs at the top of the Hitachi Remote Ops interface, click Configuration.
    1. The Base page appears by default. To return to this page from another configuration page, click Base in the row of tabs below Configuration.
  2. (Optional) In the Device Monitoring section:
    1. Type your Hitachi Vantara customer ID, in the Site ID field.
    2. Specify different values in the other fields to meet the needs of your site. For information about these fields, click the Help on this table's entries link above the fields.
  3. In the Notify Users by Email section:
    1. In the eMail Server field, type the fully qualified hostname or a valid IP address of the email server through which you want Hitachi Remote Ops to send email about error conditions.
    2. In the Local Interface field, select the Ethernet interface that has connectivity to the specified email server. This is the interface on the Hitachi Remote Ops server.
    3. In the User List field, type a comma-separated list of the email addresses to which Hitachi Remote Ops must send email about error conditions.
    4. In the Sender’s Email Address field, type a valid email address to be used in the From line of each email.
      Some email servers require that the value in the From line be an email address that is already recognized by the server.
  4. Click the Submit button.
  5. (Optional) Click the Test Email button to send a test email to the specified email addresses.