Device discovery procedures

Creating a unified discovery rule

Open Device Management, Device Discovery.

The system opens the Unified Discovery Rules view.

Click UNIFIED DISCOVERY RULE.

In the form that opens, configure the required parameters.

Parameter	Description
General
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.
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	Select a policy for each protocol: Click on the policy field. In the form that opens, select a policy and click SELECT. To create a mediation policy, click NEW; see Creating a classic mediation policy and Creating an MDM mediation policy.
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.
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.
Discovery IP Ranges
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.
Excluded IP Addresses	Click ADD to specify an IP address and mask bits to exclude from discovery. Repeat to add additional ranges.

Click CREATE. The discovery rule is automatically assigned a rule ID and is added to the list.

To run a discovery rule click on your discovery rule in the list and click (Table row actions), Discover.

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

Creating a classic discovery rule

Open Device Discovery, Classic Discovery Rules.

The system displays the list of configured discovery rules.

Click CLASSIC DISCOVERY RULE.

In the form that opens, configure the required parameters.

Parameter	Description
Rule ID	Enter a rule ID or check the Auto assign classic rule ID check box.
Description	User-provided description of the discovery rule
Admin State	Specifies the administrative state for the discovery rule
Management Protocol	Choose IPv4 or IPv6
Classic Mediation Policies	Select a policy for each access type as needed: Click on the mediation policy field. In the form that opens, select a policy and click SELECT. To create a mediation policy, click NEW; see Creating a classic mediation policy.
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.

Click CREATE. The classic discovery rule is added to the list.

To associate the classic discovery rule with a unified discovery rule and discover devices, see Creating a unified discovery rule.

End of steps

Creating an MDM mediation policy

Open Device Discovery, Reachability Policies.

The system displays the list of configured reachability policies.

Click REACHABILITY POLICY.

In the form that opens, leave the Classic Reachability check box unchecked.

Configure the required parameters.

Parameter	Description
Policy Name	The name of the reachability policy
Description	User-provided description of the policy
Reachability Type	Specifies the communication type to be used to confirm reachability, for example, ping. The parameters vary based on the reachability type.
Timeout (seconds)	Specifies the length of time, in seconds, to wait for a response after attempting to reach the NE
Interval (minutes)	Specifies the length of time, in minutes, to wait before repeating an attempt to reach the NE
Admin State	Specifies the administrative state for the new policy Up means the policy is in effect.

Click CREATE. The reachability policy is auto-assigned a policy ID and added to the list.

End of steps

Creating a classic mediation policy

Open Device Discovery, Mediation Policies.

The system displays the list of configured mediation policies.

Click MEDIATION POLICY.

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.

Configure the required parameters. Parameters vary based on the mediation type.

Parameter	Description
Policy Name	User-provided name for the policy
Classic Policy ID	Enter a policy ID or click the Auto assign classic policy ID check box.
Classic SNMP	Select the security model and configure the parameters.
Classic CLI	Select the communication protocol and configure the parameters.
Classic FTP	Select the file transfer type and configure the parameters.

Click CREATE. The mediation policy is added to the list.

End of steps

Creating an MDM reachability policy

Open Device Discovery, Reachability Policies.

The system displays the list of configured reachability policies.

Click REACHABILITY POLICY.

In the form that opens, leave the Classic Reachability check box unchecked.

Configure the required parameters.

Parameter	Description
Policy Name	The name of the reachability policy
Description	User-provided description of the policy
Reachability Type	Specifies the communication type to be used to confirm reachability, for example, ping. The parameters vary based on the reachability type.
Timeout (seconds)	Specifies the length of time, in seconds, to wait for a response after attempting to reach the NE
Interval (minutes)	Specifies the length of time, in minutes, to wait before repeating an attempt to reach the NE
Admin State	Specifies the administrative state for the new policy Up means the policy is in effect.

Click CREATE. The reachability policy is auto-assigned a policy ID and added to the list.

End of steps

Creating a classic reachability policy

Open Device Discovery, Reachability Policies.

The system displays the list of configured reachability policies.

Click REACHABILITY POLICY.

In the form that opens, click the Classic Reachability check box.

Configure the required parameters.

Parameter	Description
Policy Name	The name of the Reachability policy
Classic Policy ID	Enter a policy ID or click the Auto assign policy ID check box.
Timeout (seconds)	Specifies the length of time, in seconds, to wait for a response after attempting to reach the NE
Schedule enabled	Schedule enabled means the policy is in effect.
Interval	Specifies the length of time, in minutes and seconds, to wait before repeating an attempt to reach the NE

Click CREATE. The reachability policy is added to the list.

End of steps

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