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Set Up Remote Collector
The Set Up Remote Collector window allows you to set up a Remote Collector. The following table provides information about the
items displayed in the Set Up Remote Collector window.
Table 71. Set Up Remote Collector
Field Description
Host name / IP address The host name or IP address of the serve where you want to set
up the Remote Collector.
Name (Optional) An optional name that you want to use for identifying the Remote
Collector in SupportAssist Enterprise.
User name The user name required to connect to the server where you want
to set up the Remote Collector.
Password The password required to connect to the server where you want
to set up the Remote Collector.
Hostname Select to enter a hostname expression for assigning devices to the
Remote Collector.
Expression The hostname expression for assigning devices to the Remote
Collector.
IP address / range Select to enter an IP address range for assigning devices to the
Remote Collector.
Add another hostname Click to open an additional hostname expression field.
IP address / range The IP address or IP address range of the devices that you want to
associate with the Remote Collector.
Add another expression Click to open an additional hostname expression field.
The remote system connects to the internet through a proxy
server
Select to enter details of the proxy server through which the
remote server connects to the internet.
Host name / IP address The host name or IP address of the proxy server.
Port The port number used by the proxy server.
Requires authentication Select this option if a user name and password are required to
connect to the proxy server.
Username The user name required to connect to the proxy server.
Password The password required to connect to the proxy server.
Proxy Exclusion List The IP address range or ranges of devices to which the Remote
Collector must communicate directly and not through the proxy
server. IP address of devices that communicate through https
protocol must be included in the proxy exclusion list. Examples of
devices that communicate through https protocol include iDRAC,
Storage SC Series arrays, VMware ESX and ESXi, and XC Series of
Web-scale Hyper-converged appliances.
Remote Collector overview pane
The Remote Collector overview pane displays details of a Remote Collector. This pane is displayed when you select a Remote Collector in
the Remote Collectors page.
Table 72. Remote Collector overview pane
Field Description
Name The name that you have provided for the Remote Collector.
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