Discovering a BladeCenter chassis automatically

This topic describes how to discover a BladeCenter® chassis automatically.

The management server and the BladeCenter chassis must be connected to the network and on the same subnet. One of the following conditions must be true also:

Complete the following steps to discover a BladeCenter chassis automatically:

  1. Start IBM Director Console.
  2. Click Tasks > Discover > BladeCenter Chassis. The discovery operation begins. When it is completed, the BladeCenter chassis managed object is displayed in the Group Contents pane.
    Note: The discovery operation might take several minutes, depending on the number of blade servers, management modules, and switch modules that are installed in the BladeCenter chassis.

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