The static and local connections are already
listed in the connections table as are any remote connections that
have been created. Create a connection to a remote data
provider that you want to retrieve information from for such features
as charting and dashboard creation.
Before you begin
Defining a connection to a remote data provider involves accessing
the computer where the remote data
provider is located, discovering the data providers, and selecting
one from the list. You must know which network protocol is required,
the host name and port number, and the user ID for authenticating
with the host.
Procedure
- If the connections table is not already open, click Settings → Connections from
the navigation tree.
- Click
Create New. Fields are displayed for specifying the connection to
the remote data provider.
- In the Protocol field, select the
application protocol for connecting to the remote data provider: HTTP or HTTPS-TLS (Transport
Layer Security).
- Click inside the Host name field
and enter the fully qualified name of the computer where the remote
data provider is located.
- Click inside the Port field and
enter the port number for the host system, such as 16311 for the Dashboard Application Services Hub server.
- Select the method of logging on to the data provider:
- Use the credentials of the user (requires SSO Configuration) means
to use the existing name and password that are registered with the
federated repository. Select
the first option if you want the same ID that was used to log in to
the portal to also be used to access the remote data provider. Any
portal user ID that is not registered with the federated repository
for single sign-on receives no data from this remote data provider.
- Always use the following credentials means
to log on to the data provider with the ID that you specify in the Name and Password fields.
Credential information is stored securely in the credential
vault.
- Click Search to populate the table
with the data providers that are on the host system.
- Click the radio button for a remote data provider to select
it and fill in the remaining fields.
- You can edit the entries in the following
fields or leave them as is:
- Name is the same as the original data
provider name.
- Provider ID is initially Provider_ID.Host_Name.
If you change the ID, the new name must be unique on thisDashboard Application Services Hub server.
- Description is the same as the original
data provider description.
- After you are finished defining the connection, click OK to
save it and connect to the data provider.
Results
The connection is made to the data provider and the connections
table
Status column shows the progress:
Pending,
Working,
Failed,
No data sources, or
Not configured.