Designating the hub server

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When you connect to the Operations Center for the first time, you must designate which IBM Storage Protect server is the hub server.

Before you begin

The Operations Center requires secure communication between the hub server and the Operations Center. To secure communication, you must add the Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificate of the hub server to the truststore file of the Operations Center. For more information, see Securing communications between the Operations Center and the hub server by using self-signed certificates.

Procedure

In a web browser, enter the following address, where hostname represents the name of the computer where the Operations Center is installed, and secure_port represents the port number that the Operations Center uses for HTTPS communication on that computer: 
https://hostname:secure_port/oc
Tips:
  • The URL is case-sensitive. For example, ensure that you type oc in lowercase as indicated.
  • For more information about the port number, see the Installation checklist.
  • If you are connecting to the Operations Center for the first time, you must provide the following information:
    • Connection information for the server that you want to designate as a hub server
    • Login credentials for an administrator ID that is defined for that server
  • If the event-record retention period of the server is less than 14 days, the period is automatically reset to 14 days if you configure the server as a hub server.

What to do next

If you have multiple IBM Storage Protect servers in your environment, add the other servers as spoke servers to the hub server.

Attention: Do not change the name of a server after it is configured as a hub or spoke server.