HP Netsight Setting Device Discovery Parameters, Device Page of the Discover Properties Window

Discovering Nodes

3.In the Description: field, enter a description of the Discover script. This description opens with the script’s name in the Discover Manager window, and may help you to select from among the available scripts.

4.Enter any additional information you wish to store about the script in the Notes: field. Note that this information is not displayed anywhere else.

5.Define your remaining Discover script parameters as explained in the following sections, or click OK to save your entries and return to the Discover Manager window.

Setting Device Discovery Parameters

A Device Discover script can discover devices within a single IP address range or a series of ranges. It can also search one or more subnets, and limit its discoveries to SNMP devices only or Cabletron devices only. You define Device Discovery parameters using the Device page of the Discover Properties window (Figure 3-4), accessed by clicking on the Device tab.

Figure 3-4. The Device Page of the Discover Properties Window

Creating and Modifying Discover Scripts 3-5