You can manually discover compute nodes and switches for a selected site. Discovered devices are onboarded on the selected site.
Discover a single device using its IP address or do a bulk discovery of multiple devices using a CSV file, see Discover multiple devices with a CSV file - bulk discovery.
Discover multiple devices with a CSV file - bulk discovery
Create a comma-separated value (.csv) file that defines the devices for bulk discovery.
For servers, the CSV content is formatted as follows:
CSV Format: DeviceName,BMC Endpoint,Username,Password,Hostname,Managed, OS IP, OS User, OS Password, Blueprint, Scan, Action
where UserName
and Password
are for the baseboard management controller (BMC). BmcEndpoint
must be expressed in http(s)://<IP address> format. You can onboard multiple Managed
servers with the CSV method. Blueprint
, Scan
, and Action
are used for drift detection (see Drift detection for more information).
For switches in ONIE mode, the CSV content is formatted as follows:
SwitchName, Switch Mode, ONIE IP, ONIE Username, ONIE Password, Mac Address, Model, Vendor, Operating System Name
For switches in NOS mode, the CSV content is formatted as follows:
SwitchName, Switch Mode, Management IP Address, Username, Password, Mac Address, Model, Vendor, Operating System Name, Overwrite Installation
Discovered devices are onboarded on the selected site.