Getting Started with vFabric Hyperic v.5.7 - VMware

7. What IP should HQ use to contact the agent [default=n.n.n.n]?The prompt will show the first IP address the agent detects on the host.If there is another IP address on the host you prefer to use, enter it.If there is a firewall blocking traffic from the server to the agent, enter the IP address ofthe firewall, and configure the firewall to forward traffic intended for the vFabric HypericAgent to the listen address of the agent host.8. What port should HQ use to contact the agent [default=2144]?Enter the agent port the vFabric Hyperic Server should use when it initiates contact withthe agent. Specify the port that the agent binds to at startup, which by default is 2144.If you have previously edited agent.properties to explicitly define a different listenport, using the optional agent.listenPort property, that is the value you shouldsupply to this prompt.If there is a firewall blocking traffic from the server to the agent, configure the device toforward traffic on TCP port 2144 to the vFabric Hyperic Agent.After you respond to the last prompt the agent initiates a connection to the server and theserver verifies that it can communicate with the agent.If you have not configured user-managed keystores on the agent and server theagent will issue warning related to the components' self-signed SSL certificates. Formore information see the SSL Warnings note on vFabric Hyperic Installation andStartup Process.Once the agent and server successfully establish communication and complete theregistration process, messages similar to the following appear:Received temporary auth token from agentRegistering agent with HQHQ gave us the following agent token1215038691323-8570363106994871928-8259195015465958356Informing agent of new HQ serverValidatingSuccessfully setup agentThe vFabric Hyperic Agent discovers the platform and supported products running on it. Formore information, see the Import discovered resources step on vFabric Hyperic Installationand Startup Process.65