Setting up BMC Discovery

To set up BMC Discovery

1. Log on to the BMC Discovery URL. 
   The default username is system and the default password is system.

2. On the Change password screen, set the following three passwords and note them down:

   Example
   Smart Appliance URL
   Username / password : system / myP4sswd#
   
   tideway login
   ssh login : tideway / myP4sswd%
   
   Root login
   su root
   password: myP4sswd$

3. Set the hostname.
   For more information, see The netadmin user.

   su - netadmin
   [root@dhcp-10-128-127-93 tideway]# su - netadmin
   
   ADDM Appliance Network Administration Shell
   -------------------------------------------
   
    G  Configure General Settings
    I  Configure Network Interfaces
    P  Change netadmin password
    R  Exit & Reboot the appliance
    Q  Exit *without* rebooting
   
   Select option: G
   
   Configure General Settings
   --------------------------
   
    H  Change Hostname: localhost.localdomain
    G  Change Gateway: None
    D  Discard changes
    C  Commit changes
    Q  Return to the Main menu
   
   Select option: H
   Hostname or FQDN [localhost.localdomain] : <hostname>
   
   Configure General Settings
   --------------------------
   
    H  Change Hostname: <hostname> [CHANGED]
    G  Change Gateway: None
    D  Discard changes
    C  Commit changes
    Q  Return to the Main menu
   
   Select option: C
   Are you sure [n] ? y
   
   Configure General Settings
   --------------------------
   
    H  Change Hostname: <hostname>
    G  Change Gateway: None
    D  Discard changes
    C  Commit changes
    Q  Return to the Main menu
   
   Select option: Q
   
   ADDM Appliance Network Administration Shell
   -------------------------------------------
   
    G  Configure General Settings
    I  Configure Network Interfaces
    P  Change netadmin password
    R  Exit & Reboot the appliance
    Q  Exit *without* rebooting
   
   Select option: R

4. Create a DNS alias for the URL created for BMC Discovery with the IP of the BMC Discovery machine.
   For example, acme-disc-private-poc.lab.bmc.com
   Make sure that the format of the URL is as shown in the example.

   The DNS is derived from the the COMPANY, TENANT_TYPE, ENVIRONMENT, and DOMAIN parameters from the helix-on-prem-deployment-manager/ configs/infra.config  file.
   For more information, see Configuration-file-settings.

5. Apply the Technology Knowledge Updates (TKU). For more information, see Knowledge management (for BMC Discovery appliance).

To import the CA-bundle for BMC Discovery

If you want to deploy BMC Helix IT Operations Management with custom CA certificates, you must import the CA-bundle for BMC Discovery. 

1. Log on to BMC Discovery. 
2. From the main menu, click Administration .
3. In the Security section, select Single Sign On.
   
   
4. On the Web Authentication: Helix SSO page, scroll down to the Trusted CA section.

5. Click Choose file, upload the CA certificate, and then click Update CA Bundle.

   The following message is displayed: CA Bundle uploaded.
   
   

To configure the smart-graph-tenant-config configmap for BMC Discovery

If you want to deploy BMC Helix IT Operations Management with custom CA certificates, you must add the BMC Discovery mapping details in the smart-graph-tenant-config configmap :

1. In the deployment namespace, run the following command to view the smart-graph-tenant-config configmap:

   kubectl -n <namespace> get cm smart-graph-tenant-config -o yaml

2. Run the following command to edit the smart-graph-tenant-config configmap:

   kubectl -n <namespace> edit cm smart-graph-tenant-config -o yaml

3. Add the tenant name, address, username and password.
   Example:

   apiVersion: v1
   data:
     tenants.yaml: |
       acmeonprembhompsr:
         address: acmeonprembhompsr-disc-private-poc.aus-ranchpdvm.bmc.com
         username: "system"
         password: "bmcAdm1n$"

   Important

   Enclose both username and password within double quotation marks.

   Do not begin the password with '@'.

4. Save the .yaml file.