Users Guide

SSH Configuration Options
Field Description
Enable SSH discovery Enables or disables the SSH protocol by
discovery range.
User name Provide the user name.
Password Provide the password.
Port Specifies the port information. The default port
number is 22.
Retries (attempts) Specifies the maximum number of additional times
that the discovery engine will send an SSH
connection request to a device if the first request
times out. The discovery engine reissues the
request until it is successful, or all retry attempts
have timed out. A valid range is from 1 to 10
retries. The default value is 3.
Timeout (seconds) Specifies the maximum number of seconds that
the discovery engine will wait after sending an SSH
connection request to a device. A valid range is
from 1 to 360 seconds. The default value is 3
seconds.
IPMI Configuration
Use the IPMI protocol for out of band discovery of RACs, DRACs, and iDRACs. This option is for Lifecycle
controller enabled discovery and inventory. Ensure that the IP address of the DRAC and iDRAC is
selected. See IPMI Configuration Options to configure the IPMI version 2.0 parameters. This configuration
is required for discovery.
IPMI Configuration Options
Field Description
Enable IPMI Discovery Enables or disables the IPMI protocol by
discovery range.
User name Enter the Baseboard Management Controller
(BMC) or DRAC user name.
NOTE: The default user name is root. It is
recommended that you change it for security.
Password Enter the BMC or DRAC password.
NOTE: The default password is calvin. It is
recommended that you change it for security.
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