Enabling universal connector on collectors

Enable the Guardium universal connector on collector by using the Guardium UI or by using the API commands.

About this task

Tip: To simplify managing multiple collectors, create a managed unit group and use the API. For more information, see Creating managed unit groups.

Attention: When you restart your Guardium system, restart the Guardium universal connector by using the following API command.

grdapi run_universal_connector

Procedure

On each collector that has connectors, enable the universal connector.
- For CLI, use the following commands:
```
grdapi run_universal_connector
```
To enable on multiple collectors by using the API, on the central manager enter.
```
grdapi run_universal_connector api_target_host=group:<managed unit group name>
```
- For Guardium UI, click Setup > Tools > Tools and Views > Configure Universal Connector and then click Enable.
Verify the connector status by using the following instructions.
- For CLI, use the following API command on managed unit.
```
grdapi get_universal_connector_status
```
- For Guardium UI: Verify that the Disabled option is active on the Configure Universal Connector page, which indicates that the Guardium Universal Connector is enabled.