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Discover Nodes from CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup

CA ARCserve Central Host-Based VM Backup lets you discover nodes automatically by adding vCenter Server and ESX Server systems to your environment. By adding them, the application can detect virtual machines that they host automatically.

Important! The process of discovering nodes requires you to specify the host name or IP address of the vCenter Server or ESX Server system. This information lets the discovery process discover virtual machines attached to vCenter Server and ESX Server systems. When you find it necessary to modify the host name or IP address of a vCenter Server or ESX Server system, repeat the steps in this topic and then redeploy the backup policy to create a new backup set with the updated host name or IP address.

Follow these steps:

1. Log in to the application and click Node on the Navigation bar to open the Node screen.
2. Click Discover on the toolbar to open Discover Nodes by vCenter/ESX server dialog.
3. On the Discover Nodes by vCenter/ESX server dialog, complete the following fields:
   • vCenter/ESX Host
   • User Name

     Note: The account that you specify must be an account with administrative privileges on the ESX Server or vCenter Server system.

   • Password
   • Port

   Click Add.

   Note: Repeat this step to add more vCenter/ESX Server systems.

4. Click Discover to start the discovery process.

   The Discovery Monitor opens, showing the discovery progress.

5. When the discovery process completes, a confirmation message appears: Do you want to continue to add nodes from Discovery Result?

   Click Yes and the Add nodes from the Discovery Result screen is displayed or click No if you have more hypervisors to add.

   Note: To detect the nodes automatically and add them to the Node Name list, see the topic Configure Discovery Schedules for more details.

6. From the Nodes Discovered list, click the nodes that you want to add and then click the right arrow. The nodes are added to the Nodes to Protect list.
7. Click Next to open the Node Credentials screen.
8. Provide a user name and password for each node you want to add or specify the appropriate global credentials.

   Click Finish.

   The nodes that you selected are added to the Node Names list on the Node screen for the Node Group selected.

9. (Optional) Click Refresh. The server that you added is now listed in the Groups list on the Node screen.
10. (Optional) Click Discover and repeat the previous steps until all servers are added.