Owner's Manual

• Discover new resources
• Update the resource inventory
• Remove resources
• View resource details
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Discovery Overview
Discovering Resources
Viewing Resource Details
Removing Resources
Updating Resource Inventory
Resource Operational State
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 Active System Manager 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, and then click Discover in the Resources → All Resources tab.
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Discovering Resources
Discovering 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 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 Discover Resources page, click Add New.
3. In the Add IP Address Range dialog box, perform the following steps, and click Save
.
a. Type the IP address range of the resources that you want to discover.
b. Select the resource types that you want to discover within the specified IP address range.
c. Select the credentials corresponding to the resource types.
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