Users Guide

Discovering Resources | Resource Management
OMNM 6.5.3 User Guide 211
Discovering Resources
This section outlines some basic resource discovery steps. Discover resources as follows.
1 Set up Authentications for the resource you want to discover.
a. Click Settings from the navigation bar.
b. Right-click the Authentications portlet and then select New.
c. Enter a unique identification.
d. Add any associated equipment.
OpenManage Network Manager must be authorized to set CLI session parameters;
permissions-related timeouts may occur during device access if it is not enabled. For example,
Cisco CLI access requires the
set terminal length 0 command.
2 Set up the Discovery Profiles for the resource you want to discover.
a. Select Resources > Discovery from the navigations bar.
b. Right-click the Discovery Profiles portlet and then select New.
c. Enter a unique name for the profile.
d. Specify the discovery, network, actions, and inspection options.
e. Execute the profile.
If the discovery fail, use the Network Tools Portlet to confirm that any device missing
from discovery is online. The device itself must permit the OpenManage Network
Manager system access it.
3 View the results in the Managed Resources portlet.