Specify MI Listeners

In Administration, you specify one or more MI Listeners to enable running Vusers or monitoring data over a firewall.

To add an MI Listener:

  1. On the Administration sidebar, under Maintenance > Hosts, select MI Listeners.

  2. In the MI Listeners tab, click the Add MI Listener button Add button. The New MI Listener page opens.

  3. Enter the following details.

    Field

    Description
    MI Listener Name

    The host name of the MI Listener.

    Note: If you have two different IP addresses for the same MI Listener (one for internal communication with the Controller and a second for public communication with a Load Generator located over a firewall), enter the internal IP address here. Enter the public IP address in the Public IP field (see below).
    Description

    A description of the MI Listener.
    Public IP

    The public IP address of the MI Listener.

    Note:

    If you have two different IP addresses for the same MI Listener, one for public communication with a Load Generator located over a firewall and a second for internal communication with the Controller, enter the public IP address here. Enter the internalIP address in the MI Listener Name field (see above).
    Purpose

    The role designated to the MI Listener:

    • Monitoring over a firewall

    • Running Vusers over a firewall

  4. Click Save. The MI Listener is added to the grid.