Users Guide
You may have to wait while ASM locates and displays all the resources that are connected to the
managed networks.
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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Adding IP Address Range and Credentials
Collecting the Resource Inventory
Adding IP Address Range and Credentials
1. On the Discover Resources page, click Add New.
2. In the Add IP Address Range dialog box, perform the following steps, and click Save.
a. Type the Starting IP Address and Ending IP Address (optional) of the resources range that you
want to discover.
b. Under Include Resources, select the resources types.
Active System Manager discovers only the selected resource types within the specified IP
address range.
c. Select the Dell default credentials or existing credentials from the corresponding resource
credentials drop-down list. ASM uses the specified credentials to access the resources.
d. To use new credentials to access the resources, click Add New next to the corresponding
credentials types.
NOTE: For Dell resources (chassis, servers, and I/O modules), use the default root-level user
name root, and password calvin for discovery. However, the default root-level credentials are
not supported for Dell Compellent Storage Center and Dell EqualLogic Storage.
3. To discover resources of the same type with different credentials, repeat the step 2.
4. Click Next to discover and collect the inventory data from the resources.
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Add IP Address Range Dialog Box Options
Add IP Address Range Dialog Box Options
Field Name Description
Starting IP
Address
Type the Starting IP Address of the resource range.
NOTE: To discover single resource, enter only the starting IP address.
Ending IP
Address
(Optional) Type the ending IP Address of the resource range.
Include
Resources
Select the following check boxes next to the resource type. ASM discovers only the
corresponding resource types within the specified IP address range.
• Dell Chassis (Chassis, Blade Servers, I/O Modules)
• Servers
• Storage
• Switches
• vCenter
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