Users Guide

Field Description
• Clear to provide different credentials for
discovering the iDRACs in the chassis.
SSH Configuration
Use the SSH protocol to discover and inventory servers running Linux. See SSH Configuration Options to
configure the SSH configuration parameters.
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.
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