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Discovering hosts and virtual machines
The first time you connect the Flash Accel Management Console (FMC) to a vCenter Server, the list of ESXi hosts and virtual machines is empty. You need to discover available vCenter resources before you can configure hosts and virtual machines for caching.
Before you begin 
During discovery, the FMC will attempt to log in to each ESXi host and VM to determine whether Flash Accel software is installed. Make sure you have entered the default credentials for these devices.
Steps 
1.
From the Navigation area of the FMC home page, click Console Settings > Discovery Settings.
The Discovery Settings tab opens.
2.
In the vCenter Inventory Details section, select the host and virtual machine resources you want to discover. These are the devices on which you want to run Flash Accel software:
Click Select All.
Click Select All Hosts.
Click Select All VMs.
Click Unselect All.
Discovery can be time-consuming. It is usually a good idea to discover a small subset of resources first, so that you can get some idea of how much time it will take to discover the entire vCenter.
3.
When you are satisfied with your choices, click Save Configuration, then click Rediscover in the upper right-hand corner of the tab.
Note: Ignore the Auto-Rediscover Settings section for this task.
The Rediscover page displays.
4.
Note: This operation can take one or more minutes per resource. You can monitor the progress of the host discovery process in the Host Directory page. You can monitor the progress of the VM discovery process in the VM Directory page. Open the directories by clicking the appropriate link in the Navigation area of the home page.
When the discovery process is complete, the FMC home page is displayed with the discovered hosts and VMs. The figure below shows the FMC home page for a typical vCenter.
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After you finish 
Wait until all resources have been discovered before attempting to configure hosts and VMs.
Parent Topic: Getting started with Flash Accel


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