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Network Node Manager i Software10.30

Administer > Connect multiple NNMi Management Servers (NNMi Advanced) > Global Manager Configuration > Connect to a Regional Manager > Configure Regional Manager Connections

Global Manager: Configure Regional Manager Connection

[This is the Context-Sensitive Help topic for the Regional Manager Connection form.]

(NNMi Advanced - Global Network Management feature) As administrator, you configure how this NNMi management server communicates with another NNMi management server in your network environment (the Regional Manager).

Tip If the group of nodes being managed by a Regional Manager includes nodes already being managed by the Global Manager, the duplicate information from the Regional Manager is not imported into the Global Manager's database. If two Regional Managers are managing the same node, only the first instance to be forwarded is added to the Global Manager's database.

To configure the communication connection to another NNMi management server:

Prerequisite:

All NNMi management servers in your network environment that participate in Global Network Management (Global Managers and Regional Managers) or Single Sign-On (SSO) must have their internal time clocks synchronized in universal time.

Caution Use a Time Synchronization program, for example, the Linux tool Network Time Protocol Daemon (NTPD) or one of the available Windows operating system tools.
Navigate to the Regional Manager Connection form.
1. From the workspace navigation panel, select the Configuration workspace.
2. Select the Global Network Management form
3. Select the Regional Manager Connections tab.
4. Do one of the following:
  - To create a new configuration, click the New icon.
  - To edit a configuration, click the Open icon in the row representing the configuration you want to edit.
  - DO NOT delete a configuration (the Delete icon). See Disconnect Communication with a Regional Manager for more information.
5. In the Regional Manager form, navigate to the Connections tab. Do one of the following:
  - To create a new connection, click the New icon.
  - To edit a connection, select a row, click the Open icon.
  - To delete a connection configuration, select a row and click the Delete icon.
Provide the connection configuration settings (see connection configuration settings table).

Note If the Regional Manager participates in a high-availability (HA) environment, enter configuration settings for each server in the high-availability group (application fail-over).
Click Save and Close to return to the Regional Manager form.
Click Save and Close to return to the Global Network Management form.
Click Save and Close. NNMi establishes communication with the Regional NNMi management server. The Regional Manager forwards information about discovery and monitoring results.

Tip To verify that the connection is working, see Determine the State of the Connection to a Regional Manager.

Connection Configuration Settings for a Regional NNMi Management Server
Attribute	Description
Hostname	The official fully-qualified-domain-name of the Regional Manager (the NNMi management server). To verify the correct value, do one of the following: Log on to the Regional Manager, select Help → System Information, and navigate to the Server tab. Use the value displayed in the Official Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) field. Use the nnmofficialfqdn.ovpls command. Note If you want NNMi to use secure sockets layer encryption (HTTPS) to access this Regional NNMi management server, the value must match the hostname as specified in that server's SSL Certificate. For information about establishing the required trust relationship, see the"Global Network Management" chapter in the Network Node Manager i Software Deployment Reference, which is available at: `https://softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/`. NNMi uses this hostname for communication with the Regional NNMi management server and to construct URL Actions. See Authentication Requirements for URLs Access. See also Actions provided by NNMi and read about these actions: Actions → Regional Manager Console (opens the NNMi console) Actions → Open from Regional Manager (opens the Node form)
Use Encryption	If disabled, NNMi uses hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) and plain sockets to access this Regional NNMi management server. If enabled, NNMi uses secure sockets layer encryption (HTTPS/SSL) to access this Regional NNMi management server.
HTTP(S) Port	The Global Manager initiates all communication sockets. The Global Manager needs access to the following default TCP ports on each Regional Manager: Non-Encrypted nmsas.server.port.web.http = 80 nmsas.server.port.hq = 4457 Encrypted nmsas.server.port.web.https = 443 nmsas.server.port.hq.ssl = 4459 To determine the current port number configuration or change port settings, access the Regional Manager and look in the nms-local.properties file. See the nnm.ports Reference Page for more information. If Use Encryption is disabled (previous attribute), enter the port number for HTTP access to the NNMi console on the Regional NNMi management server. For example `http://<serverName>:<portNumber>/nnm/` If Use Encryption is enabled (previous attribute), enter the port number for HTTPS access to the NNMi console on the Regional NNMi management server. For example `https://<serverName>:<portNumber>/nnm/`
User Name	Type the user name required for NNMi sign-in for the system account on this Regional NNMi management server.
User Password	Type the password for the NNMi system account on this Regional NNMi management server. Note NNMi encrypts the password and displays asterisks for this attribute. If you want to change the password, first clear the asterisks displayed in the Password attribute and enter the new Password value.
Ordering	A numeric value. NNMi checks for configuration settings in the order you define (lowest number first). NNMi uses the first match found for each address. Provide a unique connection ordering number for each Regional Manager configuration. Any duplicate Ordering numbers are checked in random order, for example that group of Regional Manager Connections can be checked in any order during each discovery cycle. Tip Consider incrementing Ordering numbers by 10s or 100s to provide flexibility over time.

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