If the machine is not registering than software Catalog will not work.
Is the machine pointing to a external Scalability or directly to the DM ?
If it is external , try pointing directly to the DM.
Also try cserver reset on Scalability Server and/or DM and then try to register the machine again.
R12.5 is a very old version, do you need help upgrading to a newer version which might work better ?
You would have to upgrade to R12.8 or R12.9, then do a 2nd upgrade to get to one of the latest versions
Support could help you with that or get you a copy of the R12.8 or R12.9 ISO if you need it.