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11. On the Specify the account to be used to run discovery screen, click New and create a Simple Authentication Run As
Account.
For more information on creating a Simple Authentication type Run As Account, see Creating A Simple Authentication Run
As Account.
12. Select the Run As Account you created from the Run As Account drop-down menu and click Next.
13. Click Add.
14. On the Add Devices screen specify the iDRAC IP address of the systems you want to monitor using the Server (out-of-
band) Monitoring feature. You can specify the iDRAC IP address of the systems by:
● Scanning the IP Subnet that you provided.
● Scanning a specified IP Range.
● Importing a text file containing the list of iDRAC IP addresses.
15. Click Advanced Options, select the Skip CA Check and Skip CN Check option and click OK.
16. Click Scan for Devices to search for Dell PowerEdge 12G systems on your network.
The IP addresses are listed under Available Devices.
17. Click Add to add the list of IP addresses you want to monitor and click OK.
18. On the Specify the devices you want to monitor screen, click Create.
19. Click Close.
The scanned Dell servers initially appear in Monitoring > WS-Management and SMASH Monitoring > WS-Management
Device State screen. After the automatically triggered SMASH discovery is completed by the OpsMgr, the Dell servers
appear in Monitoring > WS-Management and SMASH Monitoring > SMASH Device State screen.
20. Enable the Server (Out-of-band) Monitoring feature through Feature Management Dashboard.
Next steps
NOTE:
Before discovering a Dell server using the Server (Out-of-Band) monitoring feature, the Dell Connections License
Server URL has to be configured and setup. For more information, see the Configuring Dell Connections License Manager
URL.
Creating A Simple Authentication Run As Account
Steps
1. Log on to OpsMgr 2012 as an administrator for the OpsMgr Management Group.
2. On the OpsMgr console, click Administration.
3. Right-click Accounts, and then click Create Run As Account.
The Create Run As Account Wizard screen is displayed.
4. Click Next.
5. From the Run As Account type drop-down menu, select Simple Authentication.
6. Provide a display name in the Display Name text box.
7. Provide a brief description in the Description text box and click Next.
8. On the Credentials screen provide the iDRAC login credentials for the systems you want to discover using the Server
(Out-Of-Band) Monitoring feature. Click Next.
9. Select the Less secure or More secure option as appropriate.
For more information, see the OpsMgr documentation at technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh321655.aspx.
NOTE:
If the iDRAC login credentials are different for each of the systems, create a separate Run As Account for each
of them.
10. Click Create.
11. After the Run As Account has been created, click Close.
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