Solarwinds connector instance form

The Solarwinds connector instance form displays the fields you must fill in when creating a Solarwinds connector instance.

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Field

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Description

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Name

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Unique name for the Solarwinds metric connector instance.

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Description

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Brief explanation of the purpose or use of the connector instance.

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Connector Definition

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Connector definition to be used by the connector.Select Solarwinds Metrics.

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Host IP

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Hostname/IP address of the Solarwinds server.

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Credential

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Credentials for a SolarWinds user with Basic Authentication and read access to the SWIS REST API.

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Metric collection

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Option is pre-selected and read-only.

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Metric collection schedule (seconds)

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Time interval (in seconds) at which the connector retrieves metrics from the Solarwinds server.Default: 60 seconds.

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Active

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Option to activate the connector instance.

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