Settings |
Rule name |
The name of the discovery rule |
Description |
User-provided description of the discovery rule |
Network Scan Interval (minutes) |
Specifies the interval, in minutes, at which the network scan repeats |
Admin State |
Specifies the administrative state for the discovery rule
Up means the policy is in effect. |
Set Discovery IP Range |
Included IP Addresses |
Click ADD to specify an IP address and mask bits to search. Repeat to add additional ranges.
Important! IP address ranges must not overlap, either within the same discovery rule or across two discovery rules. If overlapping ranges are present, displaying all discovered NEs for a discovery rule can cause NSP to become unusable. |
Excluded IP Addresses |
Click ADD to specify an IP address and mask bits to exclude from discovery. Repeat to add additional ranges. |
Discovery Protocols and Policies |
(First|Second|Third|Fourth) discovery protocol |
Specify the protocols to be used to communicate with the NE, in the order in which they should be used to attempt to reach the NE for discovery
Enter all the protocols that will be used for communication, regardless of whether they will be used for discovery. |
Mediation Policies |
Protocols chosen for discovery are listed in the Discovery Protocols column.
Select a protocol from one of the lists in the Discovery Protocols column. Configured mediation policies for the protocol are listed in the Mediation Policies column.
Select a policy for each protocol
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Click on the SNMP: Associated Mediation Policy field.
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In the form that opens, select a policy and click SELECT.
To create a mediation policy, click NEW; see
How do I create a mediation policy?. |
Reachability Policies |
Available reachability types, that is, protocols that can be used to assess reachability, are listed in the Reachability Policies column.
Click in a reachability type field.
In the form that opens, select a policy and click SELECT.
To create a reachability policy, click NEW; see
How do I create a reachability policy?. |