Device discovery procedures
Creating a unified discovery rule
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Open Device Management, Device Discovery.
The system opens the Unified Discovery Rules view.
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Click  UNIFIED DISCOVERY RULE.
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In the form that opens, configure the required parameters.
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Parameter |
Description |
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General |
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Rule name |
The name of the discovery rule |
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Description |
User-provided description of the discovery rule |
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Network Scan Interval (minutes) |
Specifies the interval, in minutes, at which the network scan repeats |
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Admin State |
Specifies the administrative state for the discovery rule
Up means the policy is in effect. |
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Discovery Protocols and Policies |
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(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. |
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Mediation Policies |
Select a policy for each protocol:
To create a mediation policy, click NEW; see
Creating a classic mediation policy and
Creating an MDM mediation policy. |
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Reachability Policies |
The reachability types required for the selected discovery protocols appear in the Select Reachability Policies panel.
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
Creating a classic reachability policy and
Creating an MDM reachability policy. |
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Associate Classic Discovery Rule |
Click in the Classic Discovery Rule field.
In the form that opens, select a discovery rule and click SELECT.
To create a classic discovery rule, click NEW; see
Creating a classic discovery rule. |
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Discovery IP Ranges |
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Included IP Addresses |
Click ADD to specify an IP address and mask bits to search. Repeat to add additional ranges.
Verify that the included IP address ranges include all the MDM and classic devices you need to discover. |
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Excluded IP Addresses |
Click ADD to specify an IP address and mask bits to exclude from discovery. Repeat to add additional ranges. |
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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.
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Creating a classic discovery rule
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Open Device Discovery, Classic Discovery Rules.
The system displays the list of configured discovery rules.
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Click CLASSIC DISCOVERY RULE.
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In the form that opens, configure the required parameters.
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Parameter |
Description |
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Rule ID |
Enter a rule ID or check the Auto assign classic rule ID check box. |
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Description |
User-provided description of the discovery rule |
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Admin State |
Specifies the administrative state for the discovery rule |
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Management Protocol |
Choose IPv4 or IPv6 |
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Classic Mediation Policies |
Select a policy for each access type as needed:
To create a mediation policy, click NEW; see
Creating a classic mediation policy. |
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Classic Reachability Policies |
Select a policy for each reachability type as needed:
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
Creating an MDM reachability policy. |
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Click CREATE. The classic discovery rule is added to the list.
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To associate the classic discovery rule with a unified discovery rule and discover devices, see
Creating a unified discovery rule.
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Creating an MDM mediation policy
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Open Device Discovery, Reachability Policies.
The system displays the list of configured reachability policies.
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Click REACHABILITY POLICY.
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In the form that opens, leave the Classic Reachability check box unchecked.
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Configure the required parameters.
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Parameter |
Description |
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Policy Name |
The name of the reachability policy |
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Description |
User-provided description of the policy |
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Reachability Type |
Specifies the communication type to be used to confirm reachability, for example, ping. The parameters vary based on the reachability type. |
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Timeout (seconds) |
Specifies the length of time, in seconds, to wait for a response after attempting to reach the NE |
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Interval (minutes) |
Specifies the length of time, in minutes, to wait before repeating an attempt to reach the NE |
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Admin State |
Specifies the administrative state for the new policy
Up means the policy is in effect. |
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Click CREATE. The reachability policy is auto-assigned a policy ID and added to the list.
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Creating a classic mediation policy
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Open Device Discovery, Mediation Policies.
The system displays the list of configured mediation policies.
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Click MEDIATION POLICY.
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In the form that opens, click the Classic Mediation check box.
The form displays panel headers that include the word Classic, for example, Classic SNMP.
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Configure the required parameters. Parameters vary based on the mediation type.
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Parameter |
Description |
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Policy Name |
User-provided name for the policy |
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Classic Policy ID |
Enter a policy ID or click the Auto assign classic policy ID check box. |
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Classic SNMP |
Select the security model and configure the parameters. |
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Classic CLI |
Select the communication protocol and configure the parameters. |
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Classic FTP |
Select the file transfer type and configure the parameters. |
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Click CREATE. The mediation policy is added to the list.
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Creating an MDM reachability policy
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Open Device Discovery, Reachability Policies.
The system displays the list of configured reachability policies.
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Click REACHABILITY POLICY.
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In the form that opens, leave the Classic Reachability check box unchecked.
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Configure the required parameters.
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Parameter |
Description |
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Policy Name |
The name of the reachability policy |
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Description |
User-provided description of the policy |
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Reachability Type |
Specifies the communication type to be used to confirm reachability, for example, ping. The parameters vary based on the reachability type. |
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Timeout (seconds) |
Specifies the length of time, in seconds, to wait for a response after attempting to reach the NE |
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Interval (minutes) |
Specifies the length of time, in minutes, to wait before repeating an attempt to reach the NE |
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Admin State |
Specifies the administrative state for the new policy
Up means the policy is in effect. |
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Click CREATE. The reachability policy is auto-assigned a policy ID and added to the list.
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Creating a classic reachability policy
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Open Device Discovery, Reachability Policies.
The system displays the list of configured reachability policies.
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Click REACHABILITY POLICY.
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In the form that opens, click the Classic Reachability check box.
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Configure the required parameters.
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Parameter |
Description |
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Policy Name |
The name of the Reachability policy |
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Classic Policy ID |
Enter a policy ID or click the Auto assign policy ID check box. |
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Timeout (seconds) |
Specifies the length of time, in seconds, to wait for a response after attempting to reach the NE |
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Schedule enabled |
Schedule enabled means the policy is in effect. |
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Interval |
Specifies the length of time, in minutes and seconds, to wait before repeating an attempt to reach the NE |
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Click CREATE. The reachability policy is added to the list.
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