Users Guide

• Discover new resources
• Update the resource inventory
• Remove resources
• View resource details
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Discovery Overview
Discovering Resources
Viewing Resource Details
Removing Resources
Updating Resource Inventory
Resource Operational State
Discovery Overview
You can discover new resources or existing resources that are already configured within your
environment. After discovery, you can deploy services on these resources from a template.
When ASM discovers a chassis, it also discovers servers and I/O modules within the chassis.
The
Discover Resources wizard enables you to discover resources. To open the Discover Resources
wizard, perform one of the following actions:
• On the
Getting Started page, click Discover Resources.
• In the left pane, click Resources. On the Resources page, click
Discover in the All Resources tab.
Related Links
Discovering Resources
Discovering Resources
Before you begin discovering the resources, gather the IP addresses and credentials associated with the
resources, and ensure that:
• The resources are connected to the network.
• ASM virtual appliance is connected to the network.
NOTE
: For Dell resources (chassis, servers, and I/O modules), use the default root-level user name
root, and password calvin for discovery. However, the default root-level credentials are not
supported for Dell Compellent Storage Center and Dell EqualLogic Storage.
To discover the resources:
1. On the
Welcome page of the Discover Resources wizard, read the instructions, and click Next.
2. On the
Identify Resources page, click Add Resource Type, and perform the following steps:
a. Select the resource type.
b. Type the IP address range of the resources that you want to discover.
c. To manage or unmanage the resources that you discover, select Managed or Unmanaged.
d. Select or create a new credentials to discover resource types.
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