Owner's Manual

48 Configuring Discovery and Inventory Settings
NOTE: If you select ARP, provide the IP address of the router that is
configured to accept SNMP requests.
4 In Step 2: Enter network IP Ranges , and click Include  Custom Range .
Custom ranges are used to define various subnets at the same time.
For example, a custom range of 10.94.*.* with a Subnet mask of
255.255.255.0 will scan all IP addresses from 10.94.1.1 to 10.94.255.254.
Use the custom range with caution as a large custom range can take a very
long time to discover the devices.
5 In the Custom Range dialog box, enter the following information and
then click
Next :
Custom range:
10.94.168.*
Mask: 255.255.255.0
6
In Step 3: Select device communication protocol , select
Default Connection Profile . This profile has protocols such as, HTTP,
ICMP, SNMP, and WMI selected.
7 Edit Default Connection Profile to include the IPMI protocol, and click
Next .
See “Editing the Default Connection Profile.”
8 In Step 4: Enter task name , Enter Discover_All as the Ta sk na m e and
click
Next .
9 In Step 5: Choose when to run the discovery , and then choose the
schedule for the task.
Schedule discovery of devices on the network based on your requirements,
for example, once a week.
To run schedule once a week, do the following:
Schedule : Shared Schedule
Select Shared Schedule : Weekly
click
New .
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