Execute and Monitor Host Discovery Version 10.0.01

Host Inventory Pre-Installation Setup > Execute and Monitor Host Discovery

Version 10.0.01

Execute and Monitor Host Discovery

Execute a Discovery Policy

1. In the Host Inventory toolbar, click Discover Hosts to list the Host Discovery Policies.

2. In the Host Discovery Policies window, select the Discovery Policy.

3. Click Start.

At this point, the discovery process will begin. It may take a few minutes for the background processes to initiate the discovery.

4. Click OK.

5. To verify that the discovery process is running, refresh the view you launched in step 1 or go to Monitor Discovery Processes.

Monitor Discovery Processes

Several methods can be used to monitor progress:

Method 1

1. At the bottom of the Host Inventory window, double-click the Discoveries in progress link to launch the Host Discovery Policies window.

Note the Status at the right of the window.

2. Double-click the Discovery Policy to view the settings.

Method 2

1. Using the Host Inventory Advanced Search Parameters function, search for hosts associated with a Discovery policy to see what hosts have been found.