User's Manual

Running Discovery
5-4 Active System Manager User Guide, Release 7.0
2. Click Add System to select your Active System type and populate the information required for each
element, such as username, password, IP addresses, and so on. (Required fields are marked in red with
an asterisk.) For specific details that maps your environment, refer to the Active System Manager
Solution Guide.
3. Click Add vCenter and populate the information required for each element, such as username,
password, IP addresses, and so on. (Required fields are marked in red with an asterisk.) For specific
details that maps your environment, refer to the Active System Manager Solution Guide.
Note VMware vCenter is currently supported for this release.
4. Optional. Click Add Element and populate the information required for each element, such as
username, password, IP addresses, and so on. (Required fields are marked in red with an asterisk.) For
specific details that maps your environment, refer to the Active System Manager Solution Guide.
Note Use this option if your environment deviates from the Active System’s reference architecture.
5. Save your configuration environment.
Running Discovery
After configuring discovery, to start resource discovery, perform the following steps:
1. On the Active System Manager menu bar, click Tools > Discovery > Start.
A prompt asks if you wish to start the discovery process.
2. Click OK to start the discovery process.
The discovery process takes some time based on the amount of inventory to discover. At the bottom of
the screen, the status displays that the discovery is in progress; see Figure 5-2.
Figure 5-2 Discovery Progress Status
While the discovery process is in progress, you can switch to the Inventory or Operation perspective to
dynamically display the discovered elements; see Figure 5-3.