Configuration and Discovery

Use the following menu options to navigate the SL1 user interface:

• To view a pop-out list of menu options, click the menu icon ().
• To view a page containing all of the menu options, click the Advanced menu icon ().

The following sections describe how to configure and discover Cisco UCS Director devices for monitoring by SL1 using the Cisco: UCS Director PowerPack:

Copying the REST API Access Key for a UCS Director Account

When configuring the Basic/Snippet credential that SL1 uses to discover and monitor UCS Director, you must include the REST API Access Key for a UCS Director administrator user account as the credential password.

To locate and copy the REST API Access Key:

1. Log in to UCS Director as an administrator, and then click the username at the top of the page.

2. The User Information modal page appears. Click the Advanced tab.

3. Click the Copy Key Value button to copy the REST API Access Key.

Configuring a UCS Director Credential

To configure SL1 to monitor UCS Director, you must first create a Basic/Snippet credential. This credential allows the Dynamic Applications in the Cisco: UCS Director PowerPack to connect with a UCS Director server. An example Basic/Snippet credential that you can edit for your own use is included in the Cisco: UCS Director PowerPack.

To create a Basic/Snippet credential to access a UCS Director server:

1. Go to the Credential Management page (System > Manage > Credentials).

2. Locate the UCS Director - Example credential, then click its wrench icon (). The Edit Basic/Snippet Credential modal page appears.

3. Enter values in the following fields:

• Credential Name. Enter a new name for the UCS Director credential.

• Hostname/IP. Enter "http://%D".
• Port. Enter "80".
• Timeout. Enter "60000".
• Username. Keep the default value.
• Password. Enter the REST API Access Key that you located in the section Copying the REST API Access Key for a UCS Director Account.

4. Click the Save As button.
5. When the confirmation message appears, click OK.

Discovering UCS Director

To create and run a discovery session that will discover UCS Director, perform the following steps:

1. Go to the Discovery Control Panel page (System > Manage > Classic Discovery or System > Manage > Discovery in the classic user interface).

2. Click the Create button to create a new discovery session. The Discovery Session Editor window appears.

3. Edit the following fields in the Discovery Session Editor window:

• Name. Enter a name for the discovery session.

• IP Address/Hostname Discovery List. Enter the IP address for UCS Director.
• Other Credentials. Select the Basic/Snippet credential that you created for UCS Director.
• Discover Non-SNMP. Select this checkbox.

4. Optionally, you can enter values in the other fields on this page. For more information about the other fields on this page, see the Discovery & Credentials section.
5. Click the Save button and then close the Discovery Session Editor window.
6. The discovery session you created appears at the top of the Discovery Control Panel page. Click its lightning-bolt icon () to run the discovery session.
7. The Discovery Session window appears. When UCS Director is discovered, click its device icon () to view the Device Properties page for the UCS Director server.

Viewing UCS Director Component Devices

In addition to the Device Manager page (Devices > Classic Devices, or Registry > Devices > Device Manager in the classic SL1 user interface), you can view UCS Director component devices in the following places in the user interface:

• The Device View modal page displays a map of a particular device and all of the devices with which it has parent-child relationships. Double-clicking any of the devices listed reloads the page to make the selected device the primary device:

• The Device Components page (Devices > Device Components) displays a list of all root devices and component devices discovered by SL1 in an indented view, so you can easily view the hierarchy and relationships between child devices, parent devices, and root devices. To view the component devices associated with UCS Director, find the UCS Director device and click its plus icon (+):

• The Component Map page (Classic Maps > Device Maps > Components) allows you to view devices by root node and view the relationships between root nodes, parent components, and child components in a map. This makes it easy to visualize and manage root nodes and their components. SL1 automatically updates the Component Map as new component devices are discovered. The platform also updates each map with the latest status and event information. To view the map for UCS Director, go to the Component Map page and select the map from the list in the left NavBar. To learn more about the Component Map page, see the section on Views.