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ppc64le/discovery/index.rst: some fixes/changes

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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ In the chapter :doc:`xCAT Object <../../../basic_concepts/xcat_object/index>`, i
xCAT offers several powerful **Automatic Hardware Discovery** methods to simplify the procedure of SP configuration and server information collection. If your managed cluster has more than 10 servers, the automatic discovery is worth to take a try. If your cluster has more than 50 servers, the automatic discovery is recommended.
Following are the brief characters and adaptability of each method, you can select a proper one according to your cluster size and other consideration.
Following are the brief characteristics and adaptability of each method, you can select a proper one according to your cluster size and other consideration.
* **Manually Define Nodes**
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It will take additional time to configure the SP (Management Modules like: BMC, FSP) and collect the server information like MTMS (Machine Type and Machine Serial) and Host MAC address for OS deployment ...
This method is inefficiency and error-prone for a large number of servers.
This method is inefficient and error-prone for a large number of servers.
* **MTMS-based Discovery**
**Step1**: **Automatically** search all the servers and collect server MTMS information.
**Step2**: Define the searched server to a **Node Object** automatically. In this case, the node name will be generate base on the **MTMS** string. Or admin can rename the **Node Object** to a reasonable name like **r1u1 (It means the physical location is in Rack1 and Unit1)** base on the **MTMS**.
**Step2**: Define the searched server to a **Node Object** automatically. In this case, the node name will be generated based on the **MTMS** string. The admin can rename the **Node Object** to a reasonable name like **r1u1** (It means the physical location is in Rack1 and Unit1).
**Step3**: Power on the nodes, xCAT discovery engine will update additional information like the **MAC for deployment** for the nodes.
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* cons
Compare to **Switch-based Discovery**, admin needs to be involved to rename the auto discovered node if wanting to give node a reasonable name. It's hard to rename the node to a location awared name for a large number of server.
Compared to **Switch-based Discovery**, the admin needs to be involved to rename the automatically discovered node to a reasonable name (optional). It's hard to rename the node to a location-based name for a large number of server.
* **Switch-based Discovery**