The device must be running a Linux, ESX, or ESXi operating system. For the list of supported Linux, ESX, and ESXi operating systems, see the
Secure Connect Gateway 5.x — Virtual Edition Support Matrix available
on the
Secure Connect Gateway - Virtual Edition documentation page.
If the device is running a Linux operating system, the unzip package must be installed on the local system.
About this task
NOTE:If you want to add a 12th generation PowerEdge server or later with iDRAC7 or later installed, it is recommended that you add the device in
secure connect gateway as an iDRAC device. See
Add an iDRAC.
Steps
Go to
Device management > Manage devices > Devices > Add device.
From the
Device type list, select
Server / Hypervisor.
Enter the hostname or IP address of the device.
Optionally, enter a name for the device that can be used to represent the device in
secure connect gateway. If you do not enter a name, the IP address or hostname is used to represent the device.
Select an account credential that you want to assign to the device. To create a new account credential, click
Create a new account. See
Add account credentials.
NOTE:You cannot add account credentials for a server or hypervisor running Windows operating system. For the list of supported operating systems, see the
Secure Connect Gateway 5.x — Virtual Edition Support Matrix available
on the
Secure Connect Gateway - Virtual Edition documentation page.
Select a custom group to which you want to assign the device. If you do not select a custom group, the device is automatically assigned to the default device group. To create a new custom group, click
Create group. See
Create a device group.
By default,
Enable and configure alerts and events check box is selected. This enables
secure connect gateway to monitor the device for hardware issues and automatically configure the device settings to receive the alert traps or event subscriptions. If you want to manually configure alert and event forwarding for the device, clear the
Enable and configure alerts and events check box.
CAUTION:If the device alerts and event settings are not configured,
secure connect gateway cannot monitor hardware issues that may occur on the device.
NOTE:If monitoring is disabled,
secure connect gateway does not create service requests for issues that are detected on the device. However, periodic collections are performed on the device.
Click
Next.
Results
The
Devices page is displayed.
If the device is discovered successfully through Redfish, a success message is displayed and the device details are displayed on the
Devices page.Click
on the
Devices page to view the device discovery progress or the error message if the device discovery failed.
NOTE:You can use other features in
secure connect gateway during the device discovery process.
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