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5.12.2 ACCEPT CALL HOME CANDIDATES AS MANAGED CONSOLES
This section gives an overview on configuring a VCMS to monitor console servers that Call Home. For more details, refer to the
Virtual Central Management System (VCMS) User Manual.
NOTE For a VCMS to be contacted by the console server, it must have a static IP address or, if using DHCP, use a dynamic DNS
service.
Enter a Call Home Password. This is used to accept connections from candidate console servers.
The Configure > Managed Console Servers screen on the VCMS shows the status of local and remote Managed Console Servers and
candidates.
FIGURE 5-40. CONFIGURE; MANAGED CONSOLE SERVERS SCREEN
The Managed Console Server section shows the console servers currently being monitored by the VCMS.
The Detected Console Servers section shows the Local Console Servers drop down list (which lists all the console servers which are
on the same subnet as the VCMS but are not currently being monitored) and the Remote Console Servers drop down list (which lists
all the console servers that have established a Call Home connection but are not currently being monitored). Put another way, the
Remote Console Servers drop-down list lists VCMS candidates.
To update either list, click Refresh.
To add a console server candidate to the Managed Console Server list:
Select it from the Remote Console Servers drop down list.
Click Add.
Enter the IP Address and SSH Port (if these fields have not been auto-completed).
Enter a Description and unique Name for the Managed Console Server you are adding.
Enter the Remote Root Password (that is, the System Password that has been set on this Managed Console Server).
This password is used by the VCMS to propagate auto generated SSH keys and then forgotten. It will not be stored.
Click Apply.
CHAPTER 5: SERIAL PORT, HOST DEVICE AND USER CONFIG
