Secure Connect Gateway 5.x — Virtual Edition User's Guide

Add an EqualLogic or PowerVault MD3 or ME4 device

1. Go to Device management > Manage devices > Devices > Add device.
2. From the Device type list, select Data Storage.
3. Select the storage type.
4. Enter the hostname or IP address of the device.
5. Optionally, enter a name for the device that can be used to represent the device in secure connect gateway. If you do not enter a name, the IP address or hostname is used to represent the device.
6. To discover and add other devices that are associated with the primary device, select Perform deep discovery.
7. If you enabled deep discovery, select a credential profile that you want to assign to the primary device and its associated devices. To create a new credential profile, click Create profile. See Create a credential profile.
8. If you did not enable deep discovery, select an account credential that you want to assign to the device. To create an account credential, click Create a new account. See Add account credentials.
9. Select a custom group to which you want to assign the device. If you do not select a custom group, the device is automatically assigned to the default device group. To create a new custom group, click Create group. See Create a device group.
10. Click Next.

Results

The Devices page is displayed. If the device is discovered successfully through Redfish, a success message is displayed and the device details are displayed on the Devices page.Click on the Devices page to view the device discovery progress or the error message if the device discovery failed.

NOTE:You can use other features in secure connect gateway during the device discovery process.