Users Guide
Create customized device discovery job protocol
HTTPS storage devices –Additional settings for
discovery protocols
In the Additional Settings dialog box:
1. Enter username and password of the PowerVault ME to be detected.
2. In the Connection Settings section:
a. In the Retries box, enter the number of repeated attempts that must be made to discover a server.
b. In the Timeout box, enter the time after which a job must stop running.
c. Enter in the Port box to edit the port number. By default, 443 is used to connect to the device. For supported port
numbers, see Supported protocols and ports in OpenManage Enterprise on page 28.
d. Select the Enable Common Name (CN) check check box if the common name of device is same as the host name
used to access the OpenManage Enterprise.
e. Select the Enable Certificate Authority (CA) check check box.
3. Click Finish.
4. Complete the tasks in Create a device discovery job on page 107.
Create customized device discovery job protocol for
SNMP devices
By default, the Discover using SNMP check box is selected to enable you detect the storage, networking, or other SNMP
devices.
NOTE:
Only the IO Modules with Standalone, PMUX (Programmable MUX), VLT (Virtual Link Trunking) Modes are
discoverable. Full switch and Stacked Modes will not be discovered.
1. Under Credentials, select the SNMP version, and then enter the community type.
2. In the Connection Settings section:
a. In the Retries box, enter the number of repeated attempts that must be made to discover a server.
b. In the Timeout box, enter the time after which a job must stop running.
c. In the Port box, enter the port number that the job must use to discover.
NOTE:
Currently, the settings in the Retries box and the Timeout box do not have any functional impact on the
discovery jobs for SNMP devices. Hence, these settings can be ignored.
3. Click Finish.
4. Complete the tasks in Create a device discovery job on page 107.
Related information
Discovering devices for monitoring or management on page 105
Specify discovery mode for creating a MULTIPLE
protocol discovery job
1. From the Type drop-down menu, select MULTIPLE to discover devices using multiple protocols.
2. Enter the IP address, host name, or IP range in IP/Hostname/Range.
3. To create customized discovery template by clicking Additional Settings, see Create customized device discovery job
protocol for servers –Additional settings for discovery protocols on page 113.
Related information
Discovering devices for monitoring or management on page 105
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Discovering devices for monitoring or management