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Chapter 6 Performing Administrative Tasks

Using Discovery and Managing Devices

Step 2 If necessary, add seed devices:

Note Any seed devices added here are used for this one-time discovery only.

a.Enter the seed device’s IP address or device name in the Add Seed Value text box and click >>.

Device names must resolve to your local DNS in order to translate device names to IP addresses during discovery. The requirements for entering device names are:

–Blank spaces are not allowed.

–The first character in a name must be alphanumeric.

–The only valid characters are the alphanumeric characters, the minus sign (-), and the period (.).

–The last character cannot be a minus or a period.

b.Set the CDP by selecting a number from the list.

Step 3 If you have not added community strings that allow the WLSE to access all devices to be discovered, click Enter community strings before running discovery. The SNMP Community dialog appears. For more information about entering community strings, see Specify Community Strings, page 6-7.

Step 4 Click Run Now. The Discovery - Summary dialog box appears.

• Click Back if you want to make changes before running the discovery.

• Click Finish to run the discovery. The discovery will begin within 2 minutes.

Step 5 The Tasks History window appears. You can expand the Discovery folder to see the results of the discovery:

•Immediate discoveries are named CDPDiscovery_Run_Now_number. The number increments each time you run an immediate discovery.

•Click the discovery name. The Run Log appears, showing the start and end times of the discovery and information about the devices that were discovered.

Related Topics

•Specifying Device Credentials, page 6-6

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