Brocade Communications Systems IP250 FIGURE 34

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FIGURE 34 Preferences tab
4. Enter the maximum number (from 1 through 100) of simultaneous connections to devices
allowed by discovery in the Maximum Threads field.
5. Enter the name of the file that contains specific IP addresses to probe in the Discovery Address
File field.
The file supports both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. This file must be located in the
Install_Home\conf\discovery\ip folder on the server. The default file is the discovery_addrs.txt
file; however, you can create additional files. To create a discovery address file, refer to
“Creating a discovery address file” on page80.
6. Select the Perform Ping sweeps on all detected subnets check box to systematically ping all IP
addresses in any subnet detected through the normal discovery process.
7. S el ec t t he Automatically obtain seed addresses check box to use netstat or ipconfig to capture
a starting candidate IP address with which to begin the discovery process.
8. Select the Search for neighbors of probed products check box to read all ARP, LLDP, FDP, and
CDP tables to find neighboring devices.
9. Select the Probe already discovered products check box to rediscover devices previously
discovered.
10. Click Apply to save your changes.
11. Cl ick Close to close the Discover Setup - IP dialog box.
12. Click Yes on the confirmation message.