Configure the subnetwork profiles, SNMP profiles, and element type profiles on the Discovery tab by using the links available at the beginning of the Discovery Profile List page or from the following links:
Inventory > Subnet Configuration
Inventory > Element Type Configuration
Configurations > Settings > SMGR > Global SNMP Configuration
About this task
You can create discovery profiles and use the profiles to discover elements in System Manager. The Manage Elements page displays the discovered elements.
Procedure
On the System Manager web console, click Services > Inventory.
In the navigation pane, click Manage Elements.
Click the Discovery tab.
The system displays the Discovery Profile List page.
Click New.
The system displays the Create Discovery Profile page.
In the Discovery Profile Name field, type a name for the discovery profile.
In the Subnet Configurations section, perform the following:
Click a subnetwork that you configured in Inventory > Subnet Configuration.
Click an element type that you configured on Inventory > Element Type Configuration.
The Discovery Element Type Access Profiles column displays all access profiles of an element type.
To select or clear profiles, in the Choose Element Type Access Profiles column, click Choose Element Access.
In the Profile List section, click the global SNMP profile that you configured on Configurations > Settings > SMGR > Global SNMP Configuration.
Click Commit.
The system displays the new discovery profile on the Discovery Profile List page in the Discovery Profiles section.
Select the discovery profile and perform one of the following:
Click Discover Now.
To discover the element later, click Schedule Discovery, and provide the date and time when the discovery must run.
The system displays a dialog box with the message Discovery is Running and the number of elements that are discovered. The system lists the discovered elements on the Manage Elements page in the Elements section. The system closes the dialog box when the discovery is complete.
While the discovery is in progress, the system blocks any action that you perform on the Discovery tab.
