Preparing to Install the FlexConnector

Before you install the FlexConnector, make sure that the ArcSight products with which the connector will communicate have already been installed correctly (such as ArcSight ESM or ArcSight Logger). This configuration guide takes you through the installation process with ArcSight Manager (encrypted) as the destination.

For complete product information, read the Administrator's Guide as well as the Installation and Configuration guide for your ArcSight product.

Before installing the FlexConnector, be sure the following are available:

• Local access to the machine where the FlexConnector is to be installed

• Vendor login credentials (user name and password). During the configuration, you are redirected to the vendor’s login page, where you will log into the vendor’s application using your vendor credentials. After you log into the vendor application, the connector can access and collect vendor log data.

Unless specified otherwise at the beginning of this guide, this connector can be installed on all ArcSight supported platforms; for the complete list, see the SmartConnector Platform Support document, available from the OpenText SSO and Protect 724 sites.