Tools->Options->Monitoring->Nodes Defaults
You can set and change the default credentials for all monitored Linux, BSD, Mac OS X, ESX/ESXi machines. You can also specify credentials for a particular node in the monitored network.
Credentials specified in the Options window will be used by NetCrunch only if no such information is provided for a particular node in the Node settings->Monitoring.
Linux Default Credentials
- NetCrunch supports Linux systems with kernel 2.4 and higher.
- In order to obtain information from the kernel of a Linux system, the /proc file system must be mounted. Since it is a default Linux file system, no additional installation is required.
- To obtain information from the Linux machine the SSH connection must be established.
BSD Default Credentials
- NetCrunch supports OpenBSD, FreeBSD and NetBSD systems.
- The root password is not required.
- In order to establish connection with the BSD machine the SSH protocol is used. Therefore, the SSH must be enabled on the BSD node.
Mac OS X Default Credentials
- NetCrunch supports Mac OS X systems from the 10.4 version.
- In order to establish connection with the Mac OS X machine the SSH protocol is used. Therefore, the SSH must be enabled on the Mac OS X node.
