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Add Computers Manually

To add a computer manually

1. Click Add Computers to open the Add Computers dialog.
2. The Add Computers dialog lets you manually add a computer not detected by the CA SRM Computer Registration Wizard to the To Be Managed table:

   

3. Click on the Computer drop-down list to see if any computers were discovered.

   The computers discovered using SNMP gets populated in the drop-down list.

4. Provide the following information:

   IP Address

   Type the IP address of the computer.

   Installation Security

   Type the user name and password of a user with Superuser privileges on the target computer.

   Communication Security

   Select the communications method, Telnet or SSH, and enter the user name and password of a user with access to the target computer.

   Data Collection Security

   Type the user name and password of a user that has access to the target computer.

   Data Collection Frequency

   Specify how often you want the target computer to collect the data. CA SRM collects data once each day. To change the frequency, click the ellipsis button to open the Data Collection Frequency dialog.

   Software Destination Location

   Type a directory on the target computer in which to install the CA SRM agent. You can specify any directory except a subdirectory of /usr/rsc.

   Install Agent as Daemon

   Select this check box, if you want to install the agent as a daemon.

   Note: RSCD agent listens on a fixed port 7167. Verify that no other applications use this port.

5. To add another computer, click Another. When you finish, click OK.