6.2.1 Create Connection Destination dialog box
Use the Create Connection Destination dialog box to create the connection destination definition used for connecting to the connection destination.
To display the Create Connection Destination dialog box, click the Create Destination button in the Connection Destinations view.
The following items are displayed in this dialog box:
- Type list box
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Select the type of connection destination.
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Host Name
Select this item to specify a host name.
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IPv4
Select this item to specify an IPv4 address.
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IPv6
Select this item to specify an IPv6 address.
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- Destination text box
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Enter the name or IP address of the host at the connection destination. The text box allows a maximum of 1,024 characters.
- Resource Group list box
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Select a resource group to be assigned to the connection destination definition. By default, All Resources is displayed in this list box.
- Authentication Information list box
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Specify whether to set authentication information.
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Set
Select this item to set authentication information.
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Do not Set
Select this item to omit authentication information.
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- Protocol area (radio buttons)
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Select WMI, SSH, or Telnet as the protocol to be used for communication with the connection-destination host. The Protocol area appears if Set is selected in the Authentication Information list box.
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WMI
Select this radio button to establish a connection using WMI.
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SSH
Select this radio button to establish a connection using SSH.
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Telnet
Select this radio button to establish a connection using Telnet.
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- SSH authentication method area (radio buttons)
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Select password authentication or public key authentication as the authentication method used on the connection-destination host. The SSH authentication method area appears if SSH is selected in the Protocol area.
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Password authentication
Select this radio button to establish a connection using password authentication.
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Public key authentication
Select this radio button to establish a connection using public key authentication.
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- User ID text box
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Specify the ID of the user who logs in to the connection-destination host. To specify a domain user, use domain-name\user-name format or user-name@domain-name format. The User ID text box appears if Set is selected in the Authentication Information list box.
- Password text box
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Specify the password of the user who logs in to the connection-destination host. The Password text box appears if Set is selected in the Authentication Information list box. However, this text box is not displayed if the Public key authentication radio button is selected in the SSH authentication method area, which appears if the SSH radio button is selected in the Protocol area.
- Superuser Password text box
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Specify the superuser password for the connection-destination host in the following cases:
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When you execute a service that uses a general command plug-in, file-forwarding plug-in, or content plug-in by elevating the user who executes the plug-in to root privileges
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When you execute a service that uses a terminal command plug-in by specifying the reserved property (reserved.terminal.suPassword) as the command value for the plug-in property commandLine
The Superuser Password text box appears if SSH or Telnet is selected in the Protocol area.
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- OK button
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To add the connection destination definition, click this button.
- Cancel button
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To close the Create Connection Destination dialog box, click this button.