3.7.1 Initial secret
Temporary secret that the client uses for authentication when automatically registering and retrieving client secret when setting up the client (subject to authentication).
The secret ID is "MANAGER_initial".
Use initial secret in the following cases:
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To specify in the installer when installing JP1/IM-Agent (integrated agent)
For more information, see "1.3.1 (3) Installing JP1/IM-Agent" in JP1/Integrated Management 3-Manager Configuration Guide documentation (for Windows) and "2.3.1 (2) Installing JP1/IM-Agent" in UNIX documentation.
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When specifying in the [Add lower manager] dialogbox when adding lower manager data
For more information, see Section 2.2.5 [lower manager Administration] window in the manual "JP1/Integrated Management 3-Manager GUI Reference" and Section 5.19.2 "lower manager Info Registration" in the manual "JP1/Integrated Management 3-Manager Command/Definition File API Reference".
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When you want an external application (IM client) to obtain an client secret automatically and specify it together with the secret ID as authentication of IM client secret registered API
For more information, see How to authentication 5.2.8 REST API in JP1/Integrated Management 3-Manager Command-Definition File API Reference manual and 5.4.5 Issuing client secret.
The following are REST API that initial secret can authentication:
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IM client secret enrollment API
Register client secret to use as authentication for connecting to the manager host (Intelligent Integrated Management Base) from your own OSS, or the cloud service log linkage tool (CloudWatch Logs or AzureMonitor linkage) provided by JP1/IM-Manager.
Registers and retrieves initial secret when clicking [initial secret] in integrated operation viewer administration menu or executing initial secret Publishing API. If you want to change initial secret, you can reissue or re-acquire it by repeating the above procedure.
For more information, see 2.2.3 [Displaying initial secret] window in the manual "JP1/Integrated Management 3-Manager GUI Reference" and 5.4.3 initial secret Publishing in the manual "JP1/Integrated Management 3-Manager Command, Definition File and API Reference".