Renaming data collectors

In IBM Storage Insights, you can change the name of a data collector from the default hostname it is initially assigned to a more identifiable name.

About this task

You can rename data collector services only one at a time. The new name assigned to the data collector service is used for IBM Storage Insights display purposes only.
Important:

You must have Administrator rights to rename a data collector service.

Procedure

  1. From the Configuration menu, click Data Collectors.
  2. Right-click on the data collector and click Rename.
  3. Enter a unique new name. The new name must not include special characters such as these: 

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  4. Click Rename.

    If you clear the input field in the rename window, the data collector name reverts to the hostname as default.

Results

The data collector is renamed in the IBM Storage Insights GUI.