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title: "Discovery Logs sub-tab"
slug: "discovery-logs-sub-tab"
updated: 2024-12-13T06:58:34Z
published: 2024-12-13T06:58:34Z
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> ## Documentation Index
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# 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.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/763c5fb1-b9af-4ccd-9ad6-cf28ae4cd5a3/Images/Documentation/discovery-rule(3).png)

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.

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