Determine HTTPS information for the engine and console connection

You need to determine HTTPS information for the engine and console connection before you install IBM® Sterling Control Center Monitor.

About this task

If the IBM Sterling Control Center Monitor console will use the HTTPS protocol to communicate with the IBM Sterling Control Center Monitor engine, gather the following information before installation:

Procedure

  1. The host name of any computer where the IBM Sterling Control Center Monitor engine or console is to be installed. Obtain the host name by doing the following:
    1. Open a command line prompt at the computer.
    2. Type hostname from the command line. The system returns a text string. For example, WIN2000. This string is the host name.
  2. Determine a password to access the keystore (the file that contains certificates which include the identity and private key for an entity) and a password to access the truststore file (the file that contains the entities to be trusted. Each entity includes an identity and its public key).
  3. Determine the HTTPS port the IBM Sterling Control Center Monitor engine will use.
  4. Use this information during IBM Sterling Control Center Monitor installation.

What to do next

After you install IBM Sterling Control Center Monitor, create a connection between the IBM Sterling Control Center Monitor engine and an IBM Sterling Control Center Monitor console or a Sterling Connect:Direct® managed server.