The following are requirements and considerations for implementing portal connections:
For Assure MIMIX instance management, the Assure UI portal requires a portal connection to one or more nodes. When connecting to only one node, the management node is preferred.
Portal connections to both the source and the target nodes are preferred, but not required. MIMIX checks the first portal connection, in the order of the instance domain, where the user ID is configured with a password. MIMIX attempts to use that node for updating license keys. If the check fails for the first portal connection, an error results. MIMIX will not check the other nodes in the instance domain.
For subscriptions that send notification email for monitored events, portal connections with passwords specified are required.
Refer to the section “License management requirements for portal connections” on page 70 for more information: