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Version: 23.10

Discovery features overview

Overview and fast onboarding​

Different types of granular discoveries let the user easily filter/select services and hosts that are to be discovered and monitored.

  • Network Topology Discovery: Layer 2/3 discovery that creates comprehensive network topology maps.

  • Host/Device Discovery: scans any network, subnet, or IP address.

  • VMware Discovery: scans VMware environment (Datacenter, Clusters, Hosts, Datastores, VMs, NICs).

  • Cisco Meraki: discovers cloud Cisco Meraki infrastructures (APs and Switches)

Discovery results are matched with preconfigured monitoring templates to automate monitoring configuration.

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Quick start configuration​

New Discovery Job​

Job list

To add a new Discovery Job:

  1. Go to Configuration -> Hosts -> Discovery Jobs

  2. Click on + ADD JOB

  3. Select the desired discovery type:

    • Host Discovery
    • Network Topology Discovery
    • VMware Discovery
    • Meraki Job Wizard

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note

It may occurr that the Host Discovery, VMware Discovery and/or Cisco Meraki are grayed out. Please verify following prerequisites are available for the individual discoveries:

  • Host Discovery: install the Linux SNMP plugin pack from Plugin Store
  • VMware Discovery: install the VMware vCenter and vSAN (optional) plugin packs from Plugin Store
  • Cisco Meraki: download the Cisco Meraki Cloud Controller plugin pack from Plugin Store

Job status​

A discovery job is assigned a job status. Following job statuses are available:

  • New: new discovery job.

  • Running: the job execution is in progress, and the job can't be modified until it completes.

  • Failed: job didn't complete correctly. To see the reason why it failed, hover the mouse over the F button.

  • Finished: the job completed successfully and its results can be viewed.

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