
Installing a hub
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4.2. Deploying a hub
Resource Manager provides 3 optons for adding hub hosts, to support different security scenarios. The following table
associates the security scenarios with the names of the options.
Table 4.1.
Option Name Security Scenario Notes
root user pass-
word
• The Resource Manager administrator has
the root password of the hub host.
• After the hub is added, the zenoss user on
the master host can log in as root on the
hub host.
After the hub is added, all communications
with the hub host use keys for authentication.
The hub host's root password is not stored
or reused.
root user SSH
keys
• The Resource Manager administrator does
not have the root password of the hub
host.
• After the hub is added, the zenoss user on
the master host can log in as root on the
hub host.
After the hub is added, this option works the
same way as the preceding option.
zenoss user SSH
keys
• The Resource Manager administrator does
not have the root password of the hub
host.
• The zenoss user on the master host can
not log in as root on the hub host.
This is the most secure option.
Note
When Resource Manager is started for the first time, the Distributed Collector ZenPack generates a new,
unique key pair for user zenoss, with the OpenSSH ssh-keygen command. You may use the generated key
pair to deploy a hub, or replace the pair with a new or different key pair before deploying a hub. For more
information about Distributed Collector security, refer to the chapter titled "Distributed Collector" in Zenoss
Service Dynamics Extended Montitoring.
4.2.1. Root user password
Follow these steps to install a new hub using the root password of the hub host.
1. Log in to the Resource Manager browser interface as a user with ZenManager or Manager permissions.
2. Click Advanced > Collectors.
The browser displays the deployed hubs and collectors.
3. From the action menu next to Hubs, select Add Hub....
The Add Hub page displays.
4. Select root user password.
5. Provide values for the following fields:
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