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About Network Discovery
Peregrine Desktop Inventory can contribute data to Network Discovery
Why its important to prepare
Start by collecting information about your network
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Your contact information
Enter the following information to help determine the scale of your network.
Describe your networks node and subnet setup
Enter the Peregrine appliance network information
Peregrine Systems Customer Support access
List IPv4 ranges for Network Discovery to discover
List IPv4 ranges for Network Discovery to avoid
List the community strings of your networks devices
Enter TCP/IP configuration
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What server will you use for the Peregrine appliance?
Send the questionnaire
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Turn on SNMP management in all routers and core switches
(Optional) Turn on SNMP management in other devices
Set DHCP lease time
About community strings
Directed community strings
Give the Peregrine appliance IP address to all devices using directed community strings
(Optional) Adjust bridge aging
Plan the device and port to which the Peregrine appliance will be attached
Choose how to receive Peregrine Systems Customer Support
Through Internet access
Virtual Private Network over the Internet
By modem and dedicated telephone line
Through a Remote Access Server (RAS)
Enable firewall ports
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configuration
Check Cisco devices
(Optional) Enable UDP port forwarding on routers
Check Committed Information Rate values
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Picking the right Server
Basic Requirements
Small Appliance (up to 4,000 devices)
Medium Appliance (up to 8,000 devices)
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Large Appliance (up to 15,000 devices)
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Servers that have been tested
Here is a list of servers that Peregrine has tested and do work:
Check the management workstation
Note: Java and JavaScript must be enabled in order for Network Discovery to work properly.
Peregrine Product Compatibility
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About installing the hardware
Connect a keyboard and monitor directly to the Peregrine appliance
Connect the Peregrine appliance to AC power
Set the BIOS boot sequence
IBM Hardware
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Dell Hardware
For the Dell 1750
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For the Dell 1650
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HP Hardware
Install Network Discovery software from the CD
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Give the Peregrine appliance its network information
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Connect the appliance to the network
Top-of-the-network device
IBM xSeries 335 Peregrine appliance
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HP DL360/DL380 Peregrine appliance
Connect a management workstation to the network
Connect an Uninterruptible Power Supply
(Optional) Connect data backup equipment and pager hardware
(Optional) Connect the Peregrine appliance to a telephone line
(Optional) Using terminal emulation software
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Log in to Network Discovery
Troubleshooting when logging in for the first time
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The Home page
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The Toolbar
The banner or title bar
The status window
Assign a system name, contact, and location
Change the Peregrine appliance community strings
Set the time zone
Enter the domain name server
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Enter the host name
(Optional) Enter the Workgroup name
(Optional) Enter the Administrator e-mail address
(Optional) Enter the SMTP server
Set the system time
Set the date and time
Synchronize the time
Enter an NTP server to synchronize the time (continually)
Change the default Admin password
About disabling warnings
Disabling UPS warnings
Disabling modem warnings
Disabling backup warnings
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How it works
Evaluation License
Disaster Recovery License
Basic Discovery License
Request a new license
Install the new license
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How it works
Run router discovery
Set up the IPv4 range(s) to discover
Import your IPv4 ranges from a CSV file
View an IPv4 range
Export your IPv4 ranges to a CSV file
Delete an IPv4 range
Add an IPv4 range
Set up the IPv4 range(s) to avoid
Add ranges for DHCP servers and unmanaged routers
Add community stringsthe quick way
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Activate your proposed changes
Check that its working
Are devices appearing on the Network Map?
Are there problems on the Exceptions reports?
Check the Device Filters report
Check the Device Modeling Queue
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A precise matrix of network discovery
A tree of IPv4 ranges
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Property Groups
Network Property Groups
The properties
The following properties are in every Network Property Group:
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How to use Network Property Groups
Making changes to Network Property Groups
Modify a Network Property Group
Create a Network Property Group
Delete a Network Property Group
Apply a Network Property Group to a range
Community Property Groups
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More on community strings
Multiple Strings
SNMP Traps
Directed Community Strings
Deleting a community string
Property sets are a shortcut
Reviewing and activating your configuration changes
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There are four pre-installed accounts
How many people can use Network Discovery at once
How the types of accounts differ
Creating accounts
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(Optional) More Account Administration
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About external backups
Choosing tape or an FTP site for your external backup
Configuring an external backup
Procedural alerts
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Testing your external backup and restore
To run an internal or external backup immediately
Creating an external backup
Creating an internal backup
Restoring your data
Restoring from the internal backup
Restoring from an FTP site
Restoring from tape
Restoring from another appliance
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Step 3: Connect the crossover cable between the two appliances
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Step 8: Restore on new appliance
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Appliance
How to shut down the Peregrine appliance
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Overview
Check that your maintenance license is current
Check that you have the latest software components
Download the new component(s)
Install the new component(s)
After you install new components
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Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) units
Requirements
Acceptable UPS units
Recommended UPS units for Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia, the Middle East, and the South Pacific
Tape Drive
Required
External Modem
Required
Adding a CPU or a modem later
Use the CD and reboot the Peregrine appliance
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