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Once the candidate has been accepted on the VCMS (as outlined in the next section) an SSH
tunnel to the console server is then redirected back across the Call Home connection. The
console server has now become a Managed Console Server and the VCMS can connect to and
monitor it through this tunnel.
4.12.2 Accept Call Home candidate as Managed Console Server on VCMS
This section gives an overview on configuring the VCMS to monitor console servers that are connected
via Call Home
1. You first must enter a new Call Home Password on the CMS. This password is used solely for
accepting Call Home connections from candidate console servers
2. For the VCMS to be contacted by the console server, it must either have a static IP address or, if
using DHCP, be configured to use a dynamic DNS service.
3. The Configure: Managed Console Servers screen on the VCMS shows the status of local and
remote Managed Console Servers and candidates.
The Managed Console Server section shows the console servers currently being monitored by
the VCMS.
The Detected Console Servers section: