HP Network Direr Software Products manual Components

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discovery process. It allows you to view the Discovery report, using the View Report button, to find out what the problems were. Note that this button will be disabled if no problems were encountered.

Network Misconfigurations: When the discovery process is complete 3Com Network Director analyses the results in an attempt to establish if any part of your network has been misconfigured. This could be due to the way a device is set up or the way it is connected to another device. The number of misconfigurations detected is shown here. You can view the Misconfigurations and Optimizations report, using the View Report button, to find out what the problems are. Note that this button will be disabled if no misconfigurations were detected. Also note that this analysis is performed against the whole, updated map, not just the parts that were discovered in the recently completed discovery.

Network Optimizations: As part of the post-discovery analysis, 3Com Network Director looks for any areas of your network that could be improved. The number of potential optimizations is shown here. You can view the Misconfigurations and Optimizations report, using the View Report button, to find out what the suggestions are. Note that this button will be disabled if there are no suggested optimizations. Also note that this analysis is performed against the whole, updated map, not just the parts that were discovered in the recently completed discovery.

Network Changes: This entry will only be displayed on the dialog box for a rediscovery of a non-empty map. It indicates the number of changes detected, such as new devices, compared to the contents of your existing map. You can view the Changes report, using the associated View Report button, to find out what the changes are. Note that this button will be disabled if no changes were detected.

If you choose not to view any of these reports at this point in time, you can view them later from the history tab of the Tools > Reports dialog box. The reports are saved with your current map. See “Creating Reports” on page 453 for further information.

When you close this dialog box, using the OK button, your map will be updated to reflect the changes detected by the discovery process.

The Discovery Report The Discovery report is produced at the end of a successful discovery, that is, a discovery that was not cancelled. It lists any problems that the discovery process encountered while performing the discovery. Typically