Creating a credential

You can create a credential both by testing and without testing it. To create a credential:
  1. Start a Service Assurance Manager console with ESM Domain Manager.
  2. In the
    Topology Browser
    console, go to
    Configure
    and select
    Domain Manager Administration Console
    .
  3. In the
    Domain Manager Administration Console
    topology, right-click the ESM server in the left pane and select
    Configure ESM Credentials
    .
  4. In the
    Configure ESM Credential
    window, select the host and type the credential information:
    • Host —
      Hostname
      or the IP address
      Ensure that you type the exact name as it is discovered in INCHARGE-ESM > Host class for Virtual Center, and Microsoft (WMI) instances.
      • User ID
      • Password
      • Domain
      • Port
  5. Click:
    • Apply credential with testing
      — to create the credential after testing
      • Apply credential without testing
        — to create the credential without testing