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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, 22 is used to connect to the device. For supported port
numbers, see Supported protocols and ports in OpenManage Enterprise on page 28
● Select the Verify the known Host key check box if needed.
● Select the Use SUDO Option check box if sudo accounts are preferred.
NOTE: For sudo accounts to work, the server(s) /etc/sudoer file must be configured to use NOPASSWD.
4. To Discover using ESXi (VMware)
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.
Related information
Discovering devices for monitoring or management on page 104
Specify discovery mode for creating a chassis
discovery job
1. From the Device Type drop-down menu, select CHASSIS.
Based on your selection, the fields change under Settings.
2. Enter the IP address, host name, or IP range in IP/Hostname/Range.
3. Under Settings, enter the username and password of the server to be detected.
4. Type the community type.
5. To create customized discovery template by clicking Additional Settings, see Create customized device discovery job
protocol for Chassis – Additional settings for discovery protocols on page 113.
NOTE:
Currently, for any M1000e chassis that is discovered, the date in the TIMESTAMP column under Hardware Logs is
displayed as JAN 12, 2013 in the CMC 5.1x and earlier versions. However, for all versions of CMC VRTX and FX2 chassis,
correct date is displayed.
NOTE: When a server in a chassis is separately discovered, slot information about the server is not displayed in the
Chassis Information section. However, when discovered through a chassis, the slot information is displayed. For example,
an MX740c server in an MX7000 chassis.
Create customized device discovery job protocol for
Chassis – Additional settings for discovery protocols
In the Additional Settings dialog box:
1. Select the Discover using WS-Man/Redfish (iDRAC, Server, and/or Chassis) .
NOTE:
For chassis, the Discover using WS-Man/Redfish check box is selected by default. Implies that the chassis
can be discovered by using either of these two protocols. The M1000e, CMC VRTX, and FX2 chassis support the
WS-Man commands. The MX7000 chassis supports Redfish protocol.
2. Enter username and password of the chassis to be detected.
3. In the Connection Settings section:
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