Overview

The user ID, password, and domain configured in a device are the credentials that are created and validated. The validation is done by comparing the credentials configured in ESM server against the credentials that are already configured in the device.

You can configure device credentials by using the Service Assurance Manager console. The advantages are:

• You can discover devices without restarting the ESM server.

• You can upgrade from ESM 2.X by reading credential from old clientConnect.conf and upload them to the new credential paradigm.

  The credential configuration related tasks are:

• Creating a credential on page 326

• Validating a credential on page 327

• Deleting a credential on page 327

• Debug flags in Server Manager on page 330

• WMI credential configuration on page 327