Users Guide

9. Select Enable REST discovery and enter the MX7000 chassis credentials.
10. If required, change the timeout, retries and port values based on your preference, and then click Next.
The WS-Man Conguration page is displayed.
11. Select Enable WS-Man discovery and enter the chassis credentials.
12. If required, change the timeout, retries, and port values based on your preference, and then click Next.
13. If you want to disable auto discovery of the chassis components or if you want to enter alternate credentials for discovering the
iDRACs, click Alternate WS-Man Conguration for iDRACs.
• To disable the auto discovery of iDRACs and switches, clear the Auto discover iDRACs and switches in the CMC option.
• To provide alternate credentials for discovering the iDRACs, clear the Use same credentials of CMC for discovering
iDRACs option, and enter the iDRAC username and password.
NOTE: If you have selected MX Chassis Discovery - All Components only in the Device Type Filtering page, enter the
WS-Man credentials to discover the chassis components.
14. Click Next.
The Summary page is displayed.
15. Review the protocol congurations and click Finish.
A job is initiated to discover the chassis and its components (iDRACs and IOA switches).
Excluding ranges
Congure exclude ranges to prevent servers from being discovered or rediscovered, or limit the number of devices displayed in the
device tree.
To exclude a range from discovery task:
1. From OpenManage Essentials, select Manage → Discovery and Inventory → Common Tasks → Add Exclude Range.
2. In Exclude Range Conguration, provide IP address/range, discovery range name or host name, and click Add.
3. Click Finish.
Related links
Discovery and Inventory Portal
Last Discovery and Inventory
Discovered Versus Inventoried Devices
Task Status
Viewing congured discovery and inventory ranges
From OpenManage Essentials, click Manage → Discovery and Inventory → Discovery Ranges → All Ranges.
Related links
Discovery and Inventory Portal
Last Discovery and Inventory
Discovered Versus Inventoried Devices
Task Status
Scheduling discovery
1. Click Manage → Discovery and Inventory → Common Tasks → Discovery Schedule.
2. In Discovery Schedule Settings:
• Select the desired schedule parameters.
• (Optional) You may adjust the task speed slider for faster task execution; however, more system resources are consumed if
the speed is increased.
• Discover all instrumented devices.
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