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Active System Manager Release 8.1.1 User’s Guide

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Discovering resources

  • NOTE: Only Administrator level users can discover resources.

Before you begin discovering the resources, gather the IP addresses and credentials associated with the resources, and ensure that:

  • The resources are connected to the network.

  • ASM virtual appliance is connected to the network.

  • NOTE: For some Dell resources such as chassis, servers, and I/O modules, the default credentials have been prepopulated in ASM. If the credentials have been changed from the defaults, add a new credential to ASM with the new login information.

To discover the resources:

  1. On the Welcome page of the Discover Resources wizard, read the instructions, and click Next.
  2. On the Identify Resources page, click Add Resource Type, and perform the following steps:
    1. Select the Resource Type.
    2. Type the IP address range of the resources that you want to discover in IP Address Range* field.
      • NOTE: To discover a resource in an IP range, ensure that you provide the starting and ending IP addresses.
    3. Select one of the following options from the Resource State drop-down menu:
      • Managed — Select this option to monitor the firmware version compliance, upgrade firmware, and deploy services on the discovered resources. This is the default option.
      • Unmanaged — Select this option to monitor firmware version compliance only. The discovered resources are not available for a firmware upgrade or deploying services by ASM.
      • Reserved — Select this option to monitor firmware version compliance and upgrade firmware. The discovered resources are not available for deploying services by ASM.
    4. Select an existing or create a server pool from the Discover into Server Pool drop-down menu. This option allows you to discover the resources into the selected server pool instead of the global pool (default).
      • NOTE: Selecting the server pool is optional.
    5. Select an existing or create a credential from the Credentials drop-down menu to discover resource types. The default options available are:
      • Dell PowerEdge BMC Default — Select PowerEdge servers with the BMC interface.
      • Dell PowerEdge iDRAC Default — Select PowerEdge servers with the iDRAC interface.
  3. Click Next.

    You may have to wait while ASM locates and displays all the resources that are connected to the managed networks.

    • NOTE: To discover multiple resources with different IP address ranges, repeat step 2 and 3.
  4. On the Initial Chassis Configuration page, perform the following tasks, and click Next.
    • NOTE: The Initial Chassis Configuration page is displayed only when one or more chassis are identified in the specified IP range.
    • NOTE:  If you select both PowerEdge M1000e and FX2 chassis during Chassis configuration, the power configuration options for Enable Server Performance Over Power Redundancy or Enable Dynamic Power Supply Engagement are not displayed for selection. The two options are only applicable to PowerEdge M1000e chassis. It is recommended not to select both PowerEdge M1000e and PowerEdge FX2 chassis for chassis configuration.
    1. Under Select Chassis For Initial Configuration, select one or more chassis for which you want to assign IP address and add credentials during discovery.
    2. Under IP Addressing section, select the method for assigning IP address to chassis and servers and I/O modules within the chassis.
    3. Under Credentials section, select credentials to access chassis and servers and I/O modules within the chassis.
  5. On the Discovered Resources page, select the resources from which you want to collect the inventory data, and click Finish. The discovered resources are listed in the Resources page.

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