Users Guide

expect that a device must be discovered and it is not, you must check the Global Exclusion List to see if the device has
been included in the Global Exclusion List.
Specify discovery mode for creating a server
discovery job
1. From the Device Type drop-down menu, select SERVER.
2. When prompted, select:
● Dell iDRAC: To discover by using iDRAC.
● Host OS: To discover by using an VMware ESXi, Microsoft Windows Hyper-V, or Linux operating system.
● Non-Dell Servers (via OOB): To discover third party servers by using IPMI.
3. Click OK.
Based on your selection, the fields change under Settings.
4. Enter the IP address, host name, or IP range associated with the protocol in IP/Hostname/Range.
5. Under Settings, enter the username and password of the server to be discovered.
6. To customize discovery protocols by clicking Additional Settings, see Creating customized device discovery job template
for servers.
7. Schedule the discovery job. See Schedule job field definitions on page 157.
8. Click Finish.
A discovery job is created and displayed in the list of discovery jobs.
Related information
Discovering devices for monitoring or management on page 104
Create customized device discovery job protocol for
servers –Additional settings for discovery protocols
In the Additional Settings dialog box, enter details for the appropriate protocol with which you want to discover the server(s):
NOTE: The appropriate protocols are automatically preselected based on your initial inputs.
1. To Discover using WS-Man/Redfish (iDRAC, Server, and/or Chassis)
a. In the Credentials section, enter User Name and Password.
b. In the Connection Settings section:
● In the Retries box, enter the number of repeated attempts that must be made to discover a server.
● In the Timeout box, enter the time after which a job must stop running.
● 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
● Select the Enable Common Name (CN) check box if the common name of device is same as the host name used to
access the OpenManage Enterprise.
● Select the Enable Certificate Authority (CA) check box, if needed.
2. To Discover using IPMI (non-Dell via OOB)
a. In the Credentials section, enter User Name and Password.
b. In the Connection Settings section:
● In the Retries box, enter the number of repeated attempts that must be made to discover a server.
● In the Timeout box, enter the time after which a job must stop running.
● In the KgKey box, enter an appropriate value.
3. To Discover using SSH (Linux, Windows, Hyper-V)
NOTE: Only OpenSSH on Windows and Hyper-V is supported. Cygwin SSH is not supported.
a. In the Credentials section, enter User Name and Password.
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