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7.4.2 Registering LAN Switches
Use the following procedure to register LAN switches:
1. Discover LAN switches. For instructions, refer to "Discovery".
2. Register LAN switches displayed in the network device tree. For instructions, refer to "Registration".
Discovery
1. From the ROR console menu, select [Tools]-[Topology]-[Discover LAN switches].
The [Discover LAN Switches] dialog is displayed.
2. To use this feature, the following settings must first be defined:
Start address
Enter the start IP address of the network where to discover LAN switches.
Enter the IP address using periods ".".
Subnet mask
Enter the subnet mask of the network where to discover LAN switches.
Enter the IP address using periods ".".
Addresses in range
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.
SNMP Community
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 ("-").
3. 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
1. 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.
2. To use this feature, the following settings must first be defined:
LAN switch name
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.
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