Monitor a Unix/Linux server (Unix/Linux hosts of your database connections) by supplying the following connection details to Spotlight.
How to enter / edit connection details
Use a Spotlight Client to enter / edit connection details.
From the Spotlight Client
- Click Configure | Connections.
- Double click Add new connection.
- Fill in the connection details.
Connection details
Address
Enter the hostname or IP address to the Unix/Linux machine.
User
Enter the user name to login to the Unix/Linux machine.
Password
Enter the password to login to the Unix/Linux machine.
Port Number
Enter the port number for SSH (secure shell) connection to the Unix/Linux machine. The default value is 22.
Test the connection
On entering / modifying connection details in the Spotlight Client, click Test to test the connection.
Use a high security connection protocol
When selected Spotlight will check that the connection is using a secure protocol and raise a Connection Failure alarm if is not.