Users Guide

Discovery overview

You can discover new resources or existing resources that are already configured within your

environment. After discovery, you can deploy services on these resources from a template.

When ASM discovers a chassis, it also discovers servers and I/O modules within the chassis.

The Discover Resources wizard enables you to discover resources. To open the Discover Resources

wizard, perform one of the following actions:

• On the Getting Started page, click Discover Resources.

• In the left pane, click Resources. On the Resources page, click Discover in the All Resources tab.

Related Tasks

Discovering resources

NOTE: Only the user with Administrator role can discover the resource.

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 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.

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:

a. Select the Resource Type.

b. Type the IP address range of the resources that you want to discover in Starting IP Address field

and Ending IP Address field.

c. To manage or unmanage resources that you discover, select Managed or Unmanaged from

Manage in ASM drop-down menu..

d. Select or create a new credential to discover resource types.

NOTE: To discover C-series server, you need to select server from Resource Type drop-

down menu and Dell PowerEdge C Default credential from Credential drop-down menu.

3. To discover multiple resources with different IP address ranges, repeat the step 2, and then click

Next.

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

managed networks.

4. On the Initial Chassis Configuration page, perform the following tasks, and click Next.