Dell PowerFlex 4.6.x Install and Upgrade Guide

Discover a resource

A resource must be discovered in PowerFlex Manager in order for PowerFlex Manager to manage it.

1. Access the Discovery Wizard by performing either of the following actions:
   • On the Getting Started page, click Discover Resources.
   • On the menu bar, click Resources. On the Resources page, click Discover Resources on the All Resources tab.
2. On the Welcome page of the Discovery Wizard, read the instructions, and click Next.
3. On the Identify Resources page, click Add Resource Type, and perform the following steps:
   1. From the Resource Type list, select Node (Software Management).
   2. Enter the management IP address (or hostname) of the operating system (SLES 15 SPx) that you want to discover in the IP/Hostname Range field.

      To discover one or more nodes by IP address, select IP Address and provide a starting and ending IP address.

      To discover one or more nodes by hostname, select Hostname and identify the nodes to discover in one of the following ways:

      • Enter the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) with a domain suffix.
      • Enter the FQDN without a domain suffix.
      • Enter a hostname search string that includes one of the following variables:

        Table 1. Hostname search stringsThis table describes the hostname search strings that include one of the following variables.

        Variable	Description
        ${num}	Produces an automatically generated unique number.
        ${num_2d}	Produces an automatically generated unique number that has two digits.
        ${num_3d}	Produces an automatically generated unique number that has three digits.

        If you use a variable, you must provide a start number and end number for the hostname search.

   3. Select the Managed option from the Resource State list.
   4. To discover resources into a selected node pool instead of the global pool (default), select an existing or create a node pool from the Discover into Node Pool list. To create a node pool, click the + sign to the right of the Discover into Node Pool box.
   5. Select an existing or create a credential from the Credentials list to discover resource types. To create a credential, click the + sign to the right of the Credentials box. PowerFlex Manager maps the credential type to the type of resource that you are discovering.
   6. In Create Credentials select the Credentials type from the following available options: OS Admin or OS User.
      • If the deployment is using root user, then select OS Admin.
      • If the deployment is using non-root user, then select OS User.
   7. Provide the required information and click Save.
4. Click Next and in the Discovery Wizard click Finish.

   You might have to wait while PowerFlex Manager locates and displays all the resources that are connected to the managed networks.

   To discover multiple resources with different IP address ranges, repeat steps two to four.

5. The discovered resources are listed on the Resources page.