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3. For Dell Force10 Switch (ToR) discovery, provide the following element properties
and discovery attributes:
• Assettag—Required. Unique key or name for Dell Force10 Switch which is
used to import or identify the Force10 Switch in Active System Manager. For
example, Assettag Dell_Force10-S4810_1 (a unique name) can be used to
track the Force10 Switch in Active System Manager
• Username—Required. Username to manage the Force10 switch.
• Password—Required. Password to manage the Force10 switch.
• IP Address—Required. Management IP address for the Force10 switch. This
should be IP reachable from the Active System Manager server.
• Role—(Optional) Top / Bottom.
• SupportedVLANIDs—Required. VLAN IDs that could be provisioned on the
Top-Of-Rack (ToR) switch. Sample input format (2..1024); the switch will
support a VLAN range from 2 to 1,024.
In case the values are not specified, default VLAN range (2..1024) will be
automatically populated for the Force10 switch in the inventory.
• Terminal Server IP Address— Optional, not relevant for discovery. Required
if switch to be managed using the Terminal Server port.
• Terminal Server Port— Optional, not relevant for discovery. Required if
switch to be managed using Terminal Server port.
• Terminal Server Username— Optional, not relevant for discovery. Terminal
Server username (if configured)
• Terminal Server Password— Optional, not relevant for discovery. Terminal
Server password (if configured)
NOTE: Keep in mind, since there are two Force10 ToR switches in an AS1000 this
step needs to be done twice, once for the top switch and one for the bottom switch.