External applications use API clients to connect to SMC.
Before you begin
SMC API must be enabled for the Management Server.
For more details about the product and how to configure features, click Help or
press F1.
Steps
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Select
Configuration, then browse to Administration.
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Browse to Access Rights.
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Right-click
Access Rights and select
.
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In the
Name field, enter a unique name for the API Client.
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Use the initial authentication key or click
Generate Authentication Key to generate a new one.
Important: This key appears only once, so be sure to record it. The API Client uses the authentication key to log on to SMC API.
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Click the
Permissions tab.
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Select the permissions for actions in the SMC API. As a minimum, set the Viewer permission to All
Simple Elements.
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Click
OK.