Registering and Viewing Data Connector in NIOS

You must register the Data Connector in NIOS to collect source data from NIOS and send source data to the NIOS Reporting server.

To register the Data Connector, perform the following:

1. Log in to Grid Manager.
2. Navigate to the Grid tab -> Grid Manager -> Members tab, and then click Data Connector from the Toolbar.
3. In the Data Connector editor, select the Enable Registration checkbox.

After you configure and register the Data Connector VM with the Grid, you can log in to Grid Manager to verify the registered Data Connector VM.

To verify the Data Connector, perform the following:

1. Log in to Grid Manager.
2. Navigate to the Grid tab -> Grid Manager tab, and then click Data Connector from the Toolbar.
3. In the Data Connector editor, you can view the details of the registered Data Connector VM in the Data Connector Cluster tab.

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

1. From the Grid tab, select the Grid Manager tab -> Members tab, and then click Data Collection from the Toolbar.
2. The appliance displays the following information in the Data Connector VMs editor:
   

   • Cluster Unique ID: The unique ID of the Data Connector VM.

   • Name: The name of the Data Connector VM.

   • Registration Time: The timestamp when the Data Connector VM was initially registered with the Infoblox Grid.

   • Last Activation Time: The timestamp when the Data Connector last contacted the Infoblox Grid.

   • Comment: Displays additional information about the Data Connector.

   • VMs in Cluster: Displays the following information:

     • VM IP Address: Displays 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: Indicates whether this Data Connector VM should be deleted and moved to the list of deleted clusters so you can allow another Data Connector VM to register with the Grid.