Configuring GPSS Server Access

In order to create and manage data loading jobs from Command Center, you must configure access to a GPSS Server, via the Data Loading> Settings view.

1. To configure client access to a GPSS Server for the first time or edit an existing configuration, click EDIT and fill in the following fields:

• GPSS Address

  The hostname or IP address of the GPSS server.

• Port

  The port the GPSS server is listening on for client connections.

• Username

  The client username, configured on the GPSS server side. For more information, see Configuring the Streaming Server for Client-to-Server Authentication.

• Password

  The client password, configured on the GPSS server side. For more information, see Configuring the Streaming Server for Client-to-Server Authentication.

• Authentication Method

  There are three possible authentication methods:

  • Without TLS. This means the client connection to the GPSS server will be an unencrypted gRPC connection. This is the default.

  • TLS. The client will use Transport Layer Security for authentication and Command Center will verify that the GPSS server's certificate is signed by a Certificate Authority (CA). COmmand Center displays a second input box for a "CA Certificate File. YOu may leave it blank if your certificate is issued by a well-known CA. Otherwise, you must provide a CA certificate file located on the Command Center server host and readable by Command Center.

  • TLS (CA Skip Checks). This configuration is for clients with self-signed certificates. The client will use Transport Layer Security for authentication, but Command Center will not verify that the GPSS server's certificate has been signed by a CA.

2. Click APPLY to apply changes. Click Cancel to leave without saving changes.

NOTE: Before a GPSS server connection has been configured for the first time, all fields will be empty except for Port, which will be set to the default: 5000.

For more information on setting up encrypte connections, see the section " "Configuring gpss and gpsscli for Encrypted gRPC Communications" in Configuring the Streaming Server for Encryption and Authentication.