Use the following procedure to register LAN switches:
Discover LAN switches. For instructions, refer to "Discovery".
Register LAN switches displayed in the network device tree. For instructions, refer to "Registration".
Note
When using "auto-configuration of network devices" function on a LAN switch, register it as a network device using the method described in "5.7 Registering Network Devices" instead of re-executing LAN switch discovery.
LAN switches registered using the registration method described here will only be monitored.
Discovery
From the ROR console menu, select [Tools]-[Topology]-[Discover LAN switches].
The [Discover LAN Switches] dialog is displayed.
To use this feature, the following settings must first be defined:
Enter the start IP address of the network where to discover LAN switches.
Enter the IP address using periods ".".
Enter the subnet mask of the network where to discover LAN switches.
Enter the IP address using periods ".".
Enter the number of addresses to scan for LAN switches.
Enter a number greater than 1.
The maximum number of addresses is determined by the number of hosts allowed by the subnet mask.
Example
If subnet mask is "255.255.255.0", the number of addresses in the specified range could be any value between 1 and 256.
Enter the SNMP community that was set on this LAN switch.
Either select [public] or enter an arbitrary string.
Enter a string of up to 32 alphanumeric characters, underscores ("_"), and hyphens ("-").
Click <OK>.
Resource Orchestrator starts scanning for LAN switches within the specified network range.
Discovered LAN switches will be displayed under the network device tree with the status [[Unregistered]].
Registration
In the ROR console network device tree, right-click a discovered LAN switch, and select [Register]-[LAN Switch] from the popup menu.
The [Register LAN Switch] dialog is displayed.
To use this feature, the following settings must first be defined:
Enter the name to assign to this LAN switch blade.
Enter up to 32 characters, including alphanumeric characters (upper or lower case), underscores ("_"), hyphens ("-"), or periods (".").
By default, the name of a discovered LAN switch will be set to its system name or to its IP address if the system name could not be detected.
Enter the SNMP community that was set on this LAN switch.
Either select [public] or enter an arbitrary string.
Enter a string of up to 32 alphanumeric characters, underscores ("_"), and hyphens ("-").
Click <OK>.
The registered LAN switch will be displayed in the network device tree.
Note
It is possible to set an automatically detected IP address to another unregistered LAN switch. However, this will result in the Resource Orchestrator configuration being inconsistent with the actual network configuration.
If a LAN switch was registered with the IP address of another network device, delete the registered LAN switch following the instructions given in "9.4.2 Deleting LAN Switches and Network Devices", then perform Discover and Register again.
