This section explains how to register LAN switches.
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 "Register".
Note
The registration method described here can be used only for the following LAN switches. When registering other LAN switches, use the method described in "7.5 Registering Network Devices".
Cisco Catalyst 2950 series
Cisco Catalyst 2960 series
Cisco Catalyst 3560 series
Cisco Catalyst 3750 series
Discovery
From the ROR console menu, select [Tools]-[Topology]-[Discover LAN switches].
The [Discover LAN Switches] dialog is displayed.
Perform the following settings:
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 the [OK] button.
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]].
Register
In the ROR console network device tree, right-click a discovered resource, and select [Register]-[LAN Switch] from the popup menu.
The [Register LAN Switch] dialog is displayed.
Perform the following settings:
Enter the name to assign to this LAN switch.
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 the [OK] button.
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 "11.4.2 Deleting Network Devices", then perform Discover and Register again.
