Configuration

Automatic Discovery Screen

The Automatic Discovery screen is only displayed for users who have administrator rights. Automatic discovery is the process that HP Rack and Power Manager uses to locate and identify devices (UPSs and CMCs) and System Agents on the network. Devices and agents must first be discovered before they can be managed.

The Automatic Discovery screen enables you to configure HP Rack and Power Manager to automatically discover devices and agents according to a schedule.

NOTE: Discovered devices and agents appear on the Discovery Results screen.

To configure automatic discovery:

1.Add a new range of IP addresses to search.

a.Click Add New IP Range. The Add/Edit IP Range box appears.

b.Enter a description for the IP address range in the Description field.

c.Enter the beginning and ending IP address for the range.

NOTE: The beginning IP address must be a lower value than the ending IP address.

d.Enter the number of times you want the timeout process to repeat in the Retries field. If the retries value equals zero, the system only sends the initial broadcast message. If the retries setting is greater than zero, more than one discovery request is made.

Additional requests seek new devices that were not previously discovered.

NOTE: If the discovery is unsuccessful, your network might be too large for the retries value set on the Add/Edit IP Range box. Increase the retries value.

e.Enter the amount of time the system should wait for responses during discovery in the Timeouts field. The timeout setting you choose must be adequate for your network. To ensure that enough time is available to discover all devices, be sure to take into account network traffic and network latency when selecting a timeout value.

NOTE: If the discovery is unsuccessful, your network may be too large for the timeout value set on the Add/Edit IP Range box. Increase the timeout value.

2.Click Apply to accept the information. Enable automatic discovery by selecting Enable Automatic Discovery in the Status box.

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