Post-Installation Steps; Logging In To The Adm Console; Initiating Passive Discovery - VMware VCENTER APPLICATION DISCOVERY MANAGER 6.1.1 Administration Manual

To configure the appliance role for Collector
1 Type yes at the appliance role prompt and press Enter.
2 Type the role number and press Enter.
3 If you select 1, you have to enter the Collector ID of your choice and press Enter. The default value is 100.
4 Type the Aggregator IP and press Enter.
The appliance role is then created. This process might take some time.
N The Windows Active Collector role is installed by running an executable as described in "Installing
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Windows Collector" on page 20.

Post-Installation Steps

Before you login to the ADM console, clear the cache of your browser to prevent the possible appearance of
incorrect information in the displays, application errors, and other error messages when opening the ADM.
N Additional ADM UI administrators and the more limited operator users are later defined by the default
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ADM admin user. The VMware vCenter Application Discovery Manager User's Guide provides more details.

Logging In to the ADM Console

After you complete the appliance installation, login to the system by using the browser and perform the
following steps:
1 Type the IP address of the management appliance in the address bar and click Go. The login screen
appears.
2 Type admin in the Username field and default password 123456 in the Password field.
3 Click Login.
I You might be required to upload a new license. Before proceeding, review the criteria and
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if necessary, perform the steps described in"Licenses" on page 39.

Initiating Passive Discovery

Only one Passive Discovery Policy Definition is present in the ADM. The first time you use ADM, you must
set up the policy definition and start it.
To initiate Passive Discovery
1 Click Manage, and then select the Passive Discovery menu.
2 Select the components on which ADM performs Passive Discovery from the Scope Component field.
3 Based on your selection, type the appropriate IP information:
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IP range: Use Notation to type a group of hosts with similar IP addresses. For example, 192.0.2.*
includes all hosts with IPs starting with 192.0.2. You can also search all hosts by typing an asterisk in
each field. Use IP range to include a group of hosts within a defined IP range.
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IP: Add a single specific host to the group to include or exclude from the scope.
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Subnet NetMask: Configure the IP address scope by providing the base network address with the full
dotted decimal notation for the subnet mask,
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Subnet Slash Notation: Configure the IP address scope by providing the base network address with
the Classless Inter‐Domain Routing (CIDR) notation for the subnet mask.
4 Click Include to include the components in the discovery or Exclude to exclude them from it.
5 Repeat Step 2 through Step
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4 for each component that you are including or excluding from discovery.
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