Setting up an authentication resource

When Netcool Configuration Manager sets up the communication between itself and a device, it builds a list of credentials to use when authenticating. An authentication resource must be set up for this reason. This allows the users to specify user login credentials, as well as SNMP device login community string credentials.

About this task

Netcool Configuration Manager cannot support authentication resource VTMOS types in the following formats: unknown/*/*/* or */unknown/*/* or */*/unknown/* or */*/*/unknown for IDT auto. While defining VTMOS field values, an 'UNKNOWN' value can not be used for a singular field.

Procedure

  1. You can edit the default authentication resource. Navigate to the Resource Browser, highlight the authentication resource, then right click and select Edit.
  2. The authentication resource username and password can be edited, as well as SNMP information.
  3. Select File > Save to complete the changes.

What to do next

Next, you can create an FTP resource. This is an optional step.