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.

   Information

   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 verify the LDAP flag configuration

When BMC Discovery is integrated with BMC Helix Operations Management, the Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) settings are sent to BMC Helix Portal.
As a result, all user permissions are managed from BMC Helix Portal and no longer managed from BMC Discovery.

To verify whether LDAP is enabled in BMC Discovery:

1. Log in to the BMC Discovery by using the URL https://<discovery-url>/ui/LocalLogin .
2. Click Settings .
3. On the Settings page, confirm that the authentication is managed by BMC Helix Single Sign-on (SSO), which indicates that RBAC is handled by BMC Helix Portal.

4. Check whether the LDAP Flag is enabled:

   • If enabled, you can log in as an ITOM System user or as an LDAP user. 
   • If disabled, you can log in only as an ITOM System user.

   Warning

   Important

   After deploying BMC Discovery, make sure that it is disconnected from any existing BMC Helix Single Sign-On (SSO) instances. If BMC Discovery is connected to LDAP, remove it from the protocol as well.

   A new BMC Helix Single Sign-On service is deployed during the installation of BMC Helix Operations Management. The installer automatically connects BMC Discovery to this new service.

   After BMC Helix Operations Management is successfully deployed, you can manually reconnect BMC Discovery to the LDAP.

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 Settings .
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$"

   Warning

   Important

   Enclose both username and password within double quotation marks.

   Do not begin the password with '@'.

4. Save the .yaml file.