Configure Discovery Options

The BFC enables you to configure the Automatic Discovery feature for the current backbone network as needed. Automatic Discovery is off by default.

Follow these steps:

Select Administration from the left Menu.
The Administration page opens.
Click the Discovery tab.
Select the Off option button next to Server Discovery.
When server discovery is off, new servers are not discovered when they are powered on. In addition, server discovery must be turned off before you can specify the Discovery Mode.
Indicate if you want to use Manual Configuration or Auto Discovery mode. In Manual Configuration mode, only servers that are on your defined list of MAC addresses are discovered by this BFC when they PXE boot on the backbone network. In Auto Discovery mode, all servers that PXE boot on the backbone network are discovered except those that are on the defined list of MAC addresses. Servers are specified by providing their backbone NIC's MAC addresses.
Choose the appropriate Discovery mode and click Save.
You are prompted to turn on Server Discovery.
Choose Yes to enable Discovery.
Note: Discovery lists can only be edited while discovery is off. If you decide to change the discovery mode later, any existing quarantine lists you created are deleted.