Discovery Rules sub-tab

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This lists all available discovery rules. 

Add Discovery Rule

  1. Go to the Managed Devices :: Auto Discovery :: Discovery Rules page

  2. Click Add (displays dialog)

  3. Enter Rule Name

  4. On Status drop-down, select (Enabled, Disabled)

  5. On the Discovery Method menu, select either of the following options:

    • If you select  DHCP, enter the following details:

      • Enter MAC Address

    • If you select VM Serial, enter the following details: 

      • Port URI

    • If you select VM Manager, enter the following details: 

      • Enter Datacenter and Cluster

    • If you select Kernel Virtual Machine, specify the Host or VM Identifier and proceed further to step 6

    • If you select Console Server Ports, enter the following details:

      • Appliance Identifier: allows filtering to discover ports from multiple appliances that are of the same or different type by matching any substring of the appliance name 

      • Port List (list of ports to scan (i.e., 1,3,5,10-20)

    • If you select KVM Ports, enter the following details:

      • Appliance Identifier: allows filtering to discover ports from multiple appliances that are of the same or different type by matching any substring of the appliance name 

      • Port List (list of ports to scan; i.e., 1,3,5,10-20)

    • If you select PDU Ports, enter the following details:

      • Appliance Identifier: allows filtering to discover ports from multiple appliances that are of the same or different type by matching any substring of the appliance name

      • Port List (list of ports to scan; i.e., 1,3,5,10-20)

    • If you select the Network Scan radio button. From the Scan ID drop-down, select the required option:

    • (optional) In Host or VM Identifier menu, enter the parameter to further filter (if provided, part of the port name must match the value)

  6. On Action drop-down, select what to do when a new device is discovered (Clone (Mode: Enabled), Clone (Mode: On-Demand), Clone (Mode: Discovered), Discard Discovered Devices)

  7. On Clone from the drop-down, select the appropriate template device

  8. Select Enforce Device Type checkbox

  9. Select the Inherit Appliance Credentials field, which uses appliance or device credentials to discover ports and syncs over time, whether username, password, or SSH Keys is changed, ports sync appliance credentials in the upcoming scans of Ports Discovery
    Note: This field only applies to Console Server Ports, KVM Ports, and PDU Ports Discovery Methods

  10. Click Save

Edit Discovery Rule

  1. Go to the Managed Devices :: Auto Discovery :: Discovery Rules page

  2. In the Order column, click on the name (displays dialog)

  3. Make changes as needed

  4. Click Save

Delete Discovery Rule

  1. Go to the Managed Devices :: Auto Discovery :: Discovery Rules page

  2. Select the checkbox(es) of items to delete

  3. Click Delete

  4. On the confirmation dialog, click OK

Move Discovery Rule Priorities Up

  1. Go to the Managed Devices :: Auto Discovery :: Discovery Rules page

  2. Select the checkbox(es) of items

  3. Click Up

Move Discovery Rule Priorities Down

  1. Go to the Managed Devices :: Auto Discovery :: Discovery Rules page

  2. Select the checkbox(es) of items

  3. Click Down