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Discover a System Using CA Configuration Automation

You can specify a single system for discovery, management, and optionally assignment to a service or a CA Configuration Automation server. You can have multiple CCA servers in your environment and decide which CCA server manages each individual server. Each system in CA Server Automation can only have one CA Configuration Automation source. At least one CCA server must be designated as the default CCA server.

Note: CA Server Automation discovery requires hostname resolution. If the IP address for a discovered server changes, CA Server Automation does not automatically resolve the IP address. As a result, the discovery profile fails to update the Management DB. If the IP address changes, rediscover the server.

To discover a system

1. Click Resources, Manage, Discover System.
2. Select System in the Discovery Type drop-down list.
3. Specify the server name or IP address in the System Name field.
4. (Optional) Using the Add to Service list, select a service to add the discovered system to.
5. Click Next.

   The Enhanced Discovery and SNMP Information page appears.

6. (Optional) Select Enhanced Discovery or Override SNMP Defaults, and supply the required credentials.
7. Click Next.

   The Assignment section appears.

8. Select a server from the CCA Server column to assign to the discovered system, and click Finish.

   All discovered servers are assigned to the specified CCA server. When you select the Assignment by OS Type option, the OS Types column is disabled.

   Discovered servers are managed automatically, but servers in a subnet discovery are not managed.

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