Cloud Connector

Cloud connector is a service that runs on Hardware Management Console (HMC) and sends system resource usage data to IBM Cloud Management Control (CMC) continuously. The HMC Cloud Connector supports either a direct outbound connection or a connection through proxy server to IBM CMC portal. The Cloud Connector supports basic authentication protocol and other authentication protocols, such as Kerberos, LDAP, and Digest-MD5 to connect to the proxy server.

The following steps can be completed on the Cloud Connector task:

1. To enable the Cloud Connector, you need a key from the IBM CMC Portal. To obtain the key, visit your IBM CMC Portal, click Cloud Connector > Settings.
2. To run the Cloud Connector, complete the following steps:
   1. In the navigation area, click HMC management.
   2. In the content panel, click Cloud connector. The State, Authentication Type, HTTP Proxy, and Sock Proxy of the Cloud Connector is displayed.
   3. To start the Cloud Connector, click Start cloud connector and follow the steps in the wizard.
3. To stop the Cloud Connector, complete the following steps:
   1. To stop the Cloud Connector, click Stop cloud connector.
   2. Select the Purge all data checkbox, and all the data that is associated with the HMC in the CMC Cloud Storage is purged when the Cloud Connector is stopped. The HMC Cloud Connector stops collecting and sending data to the CMC Cloud Storage.
   3. Click Stop.
      Note: Alternatively, if you do not select the Purge all data checkbox, the HMC Cloud Connector will be stopped but the historical data that is associated with the HMC will be retained in the CMC Cloud Storage.
4. To restart the Cloud Connector, click Restart cloud connector and follow the steps in the Restart cloud connector wizard.
5. To refresh the Cloud Connector status, click Refresh. The updated HMC Cloud Connector status is displayed.

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