Configuration and Credentials

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The following sections describe how to configure ancillary Cisco Unified Communications devices for monitoring by Skylar One using the "Cisco: UC Ancillary" PowerPack:

Use the following menu options to navigate the Skylar One user interface:

  • To view a pop-out list of menu options, click the menu icon ().
  • To view a page containing all of the menu options, click the Advanced menu icon ().

Prerequisites for Monitoring Ancillary Cisco Unified Communications Devices

To configure Skylar One to monitor ancillary Cisco Unified Communications (UC) devices using the "Cisco: UC Ancillary" PowerPack, you must have already properly installed and configured the ancillary Cisco UC devices that you want to monitor. You must also note the following information, as appropriate, for each of the ancillary UC devices you want to monitor:

  • SNMP community string
  • Secure Shell (SSH) username and password to monitor Cisco voice components

Creating an SNMP Credential

Skylar One uses SNMP to collect information about the devices that can be monitored using the Dynamic Applications in the "Cisco: UC Ancillary" PowerPack. To monitor these devices, you must first define an SNMP credential that enables Skylar One to communicate with the devices.

To configure an SNMP credential:

  1. Go to the Credential Management page (System > Manage > Credentials).
  2. Click Create.
  3. In the drop-down list that appears, select SNMP Credential. The Credential Editor page appears.
  4. In the Profile Name field, type a name for the credential.
  5. In the SNMP Version field, select SNMP V2.
  6. In the SNMP Community (Read Only) field, type the community string for the device you want to monitor.
  7. Optionally, supply values in the other fields in this page. In most cases, you can accept the default values for the other fields.
  8. Click Save.

Creating an SSH/Key Credential

To configure Skylar One to monitor ancillary Cisco Unified Communications (UC) devices, you must first create an SSH/Key credential that allows the Dynamic Applications in the "Cisco: UC Ancillary" PowerPack to connect with these devices. An example SSH/Key credential that you can edit for your own use is included in the "Cisco: UC Ancillary" PowerPack.

To create an SSH/Key credential to access ancillary Cisco UC devices:

  1. Go to the Credentials page (Manage > Credentials).
  2. Locate the "Cisco: Dial Peer - Example" credential, then click its Actions icon () and select Duplicate from the drop-down field. The "Cisco: Dial Peer - Example copy" credential appears.

    3. Create SSH/Key credential for Cisco: UC Ancillary

  3. Click the Action icon () for the "Cisco: Dial Peer - Example copy" credential and then select Edit. The Edit Credential page appears.

    4. Cisco UCS Manager SOAP/XML Credential editor.

  4. Enter values in the following fields:
  • Name. Type a new name for the credential.
  • All Organizations. Toggle on (blue) to align the credential to all organizations, or toggle off (gray) and then select one or more specific organizations from the Select the organizations the credential belongs to drop-down field to align the credential with those specific organizations.
  • Timeout. Enter the time, in milliseconds, after which Skylar One will stop trying to communicate with the Cisco UC Ancillary device. The default value is 10000. This field is required.
  • Hostname/IP. Keep the default value of %D.
  • Port. Type "22".
  • Username. Type the username for the user account that you configured in the Cisco UC Ancillary Manager.
  • Password. Type the password for the user account that you configured in the Cisco UC Ancillary Manager.
  1. Click Save & Close to update your credential.

Creating an SSH/Key Credential in the Skylar One Classic User Interface

To configure Skylar One to monitor ancillary Cisco Unified Communications (UC) devices in the classic user interface, you must first create an SSH/Key credential that allows the Dynamic Applications in the "Cisco: UC Ancillary" PowerPack to connect with these devices. An example SSH/Key credential that you can edit for your own use is included in the "Cisco: UC Ancillary" PowerPack.

To create an SSH/Key credential to access ancillary Cisco UC devices in the classic user interface:

  1. Go to the Credential Management page (System > Manage > Credentials).
  2. Locate the "Cisco: Dial Peer - Example" credential, and then click its wrench icon (). The Edit SSH/Key Credential modal page appears.
  3. Type values in the following fields:
  • Credential Name. Type a new name for the credential.
  • Hostname/IP. Type "%D".
  • Port. Type "22".
  • Username. Type the administrator username used to connect to the dial peers via SSH.
  • Password. Type the password used to connect to the dial peers via SSH.
  • Private Key (PEM Format). Leave this field blank.

    The private key can have a maximum of 64 characters per line. Therefore, you cannot use keys in the OpenSSH format, because that format uses 70 characters per line. When you attempt to save the credential, Skylar One will validate that the private key entered is in the correct format. You will be able to save the credential only if the private key is correctly formatted.

  1. Click Save As.
  2. When the confirmation message appears, click OK.