Discovery Logs sub-tab

A device discovery log records the details of the managed devices connected to the Nodegrid device during a device discovery process. The Discovery Logs tab displays the available Auto Discovery logs.

The logs table shows the following details:

Discovery Log Name	Description
Date	Discovery time stamp to track the latest discovery state of a device.
IP Address	IP address and device name using which the device was discovered.
Device Name	Name of the managed device associated with the IP address.
Discovery Method	Managed device discovery method to indicate how the devices were identified. The devices can be discovered via: DHCP VM Serial VM Manager Kernel Virtual Machine Console Server Ports KVM Ports PDU Ports Network Scan PDU Outlets Switch Ports Hostname Detection
Action	Actions or latest state processed by the discovery tool on the managed device during the discovery process. The common actions include: Start and End state of the discovery process Discovery errors such as Connection error (incorrect or unreachable IP address) Authentication error (incorrect credentials) Communication error (integration error, misconfiguration or unsupported appliance) Configuration failures (invalid device name) Missing discovery rules No rule matched No ports found Device Updated Device Renamed Device Cloned – Rule: <RULENAME> Discarded Discovery Disabled No License Available Device Disabled Device Removed None (no rules, already discovered or no updates)

Reset Logs

At any point, you can reset the discovery logs by using the following procedure.

Go to Managed Devices :: Auto Discovery :: Discovery Logs.
Click Reset Logs (clears the table listing).