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.

Figure 6‒3: Create Connection Destination dialog box

The following items are displayed in this dialog box:

Type list box

Select the type of connection destination.

• Host Name

  Select this item to specify a host name.

• IPv4

  Select this item to specify an IPv4 address.

• IPv6

  Select this item to specify an IPv6 address.

Destination text box

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

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

Specify whether to set authentication information.

• Set

  Select this item to set authentication information.

• Do not Set

  Select this item to omit authentication information.

Protocol area (radio buttons)

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.

• WMI

  Select this radio button to establish a connection using WMI.

• SSH

  Select this radio button to establish a connection using SSH.

• Telnet

  Select this radio button to establish a connection using Telnet.

SSH authentication method area (radio buttons)

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.

• Password authentication

  Select this radio button to establish a connection using password authentication.

• Public key authentication

  Select this radio button to establish a connection using public key authentication.

User ID text box

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

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

Specify the superuser password for the connection-destination host in the following cases:

• 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

• 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.

OK button

To add the connection destination definition, click this button.

Cancel button

To close the Create Connection Destination dialog box, click this button.

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