How do I discover devices?
Purpose
To discover devices, create a unified discovery rule. NSP performs scans of the network to look for devices matching specifications provided in active discovery rules. You can also launch a discovery manually.
The association of a classic discovery rule provides information for discovery of classic devices. The discovery protocols and policies parameters in the discovery rule provide information for discovery and management of MDM devices. When associating a classic discovery rule from NFM-P to a unified discovery rule, verify that the list of IP addresses in the unified discovery rule matches the list of IP addresses from the NFM-P classic discovery rule.
RESTCONF APIs are also available for device discovery and management; see the Device Administration and Mediation RESTCONF APIs documentation on the Network Developer Portal.
Steps
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Open Device Discovery, Unified Discovery Rules. The system displays the list of configured discovery rules. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the form that opens, configure the required parameters.
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Click CREATE. The discovery rule is automatically assigned a rule ID and is added to the list. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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To run a discovery rule click on your discovery rule in the list and click (Table row actions), Discover. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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To view results of a discovery, select the discovery rule and click Summary to view the Summary panel. In the panel at the right of the screen, click Errors to see details about any errors that occurred the most recent time the discovery rule was run. End of steps |