To collect source data from NIOS and to send source data to the NIOS Reporting server, you must register Data Connector in NIOS, as follows:

Log in to Grid Manager.
Navigate to the Grid tab > Grid Manager > Members tab, and then click Data Connector in the toolbar.
In the Data Connector editor, select the Enable Registration checkbox.

After you configure and register the Data Connector VM with the grid, verify the registered Data Connector VM:

Open the Grid tab > Grid Manager tab, and then click Data Connector in the toolbar.
In the Data Connector Cluster tab of the Data Connector editor, see the details of the registered Data Connector VM.

To view detailed information about the registered Data Connector, perform the following:

From the Grid tab, select the Grid Manager tab -> Members tab, and then click Data Connector in the toolbar.
The appliance displays the following information in the Data Connector editor:

Data Connector ID: The unique ID of the Data Connector VM.
Name: The name of the Data Connector VM.
Registration Time: The timestamp of the date and time the Data Connector VM was initially registered with the Infoblox Grid.
Last Activation Time: The timestamp of the date and time the Data Connector last contacted the Infoblox Grid.
Comment: Additional information about the Data Connector.
Data Connectors: Information for all Data Connectors currently in the cluster:

IP Address: The IP address of the Data Connector VM.
NAT Enabled: Not supported in this release.
NAT IP Address: Not supported in this release.
NAT Group: Not supported in this release.

Disable Cluster: An indication of whether this Data Connector VM is to be deleted and moved to the list of deleted clusters. Deleting a VM enables you to register another Data Connector VM with the grid.

The Data Connector tab appears only for users with read-only and read-write permissions. For information about administrative permissions, refer to the Infoblox NIOS Administrator Guide.

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