AutoDiscovery User`s Guide (9030727-01)
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1. In the Select Date amp Time dialog adjust the following settings as necessary a Select a month from the pull down list in the upper left corner b Use the up down arrows to select a year in the upper right corner c Select a day of the month by clicking a square in the calendar d Use the up down arrows to select a time of day in the digital clock display at the bottom of the dialog e Click OK to dismiss the dialog and transfer the selected date and time to the Schedule configuration on button Specify whether you want to configuration to run once or at regular intervals using the pull down lists and text entry box immediately AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 44 How To Access and Use Result Sets below the Schedule configuration on button The default is to run the configuration at the date and time you specified and at the same time every day thereafter 5 Click Save amp Schedule to close the configuration and schedule it for execution at the time s you have specified Once scheduled the configuration is added to the Scheduled J obs dialog shown below which can be accessed either from the File menu or the tool bar You can remove any job from the schedule by selecting it and clicking Delete You can also override the schedule by re opening the configuration s Schedule tabbed page and selecting the Not Scheduled option Clicking Save on the Schedule tabbed page closes the configuration and sav2. This version of AutoDiscovery offers numerous improvements over previous versions and has a significantly different look and feel So even if you are an experienced user you will probably want to refer to Overview on Page 11 for a review of current AutoDiscovery functionality a description of the graphical user interface and links to step by step instructions on How To perform specific tasks However if you are already familiar with SPECTRUM and want to use this new version of AutoDiscovery to start discovering and modeling your network right now the basic steps are listed below immediately followed by expanded instructions that provide cross references to more detailed explanations of key terminology and graphical user interface compo nents The Basic Discovery amp Modeling Procedure AutoDiscovery works by executing configurations that you create to specify how devices will be discovered and modeled see What Are Configurations on Page 11 If you want to perform a network inventory you can create and execute a discovery configuration that will attempt to identify all devices meeting your search criteria Or you can use the resulting list of discovered devices as input for the execution of a modeling configuration Software models of the discovered devices will AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 6 Quick Start Instructions The Basic Discovery amp Modeling Procedure then be created and placed within your
3. 5 In the Export Format dialog select a format HTML or Ascii from the pull down list then click OK 6 In the Save dialog the same one used for Export Results on Page 49 select the directory you wish to save the file in then enter a file name and click Save As shown below the Differencing Report file will list the devices unique to each result set providing descriptive information in addition to the IP and MAC addresses AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 51 How To Compare Results Terminal So AutoDiscovery Differencing Report Fri Mar 03 16 15 22 EST 2000 Devices in Result Set 1 not in Result Set 2 IP Address es MAC Address es Description 134 141 68 24 0 0 1D 17 C2 E3 Hardware x86 Family 6 Model 1 St ing 7 AT AT COMPATIBLE Software Windows NT Version 4 0 Build ber 1381 Uniprocessor Free 134 141 68 35 0 90 27 14 E8 33 Hardwar ping 2 AT AT COMPATIBLE Software Windo mber 1381 Uniprocessor Free Devices in Result Set 2 not in Result Set 1 IP Address es MAC Address es Description 134 141 68 34 N A Sun SNMP Agent SPARCstation 5 134 141 68 22 8 0 9 D7 79 B3 HP ETHERNET MULTI ENVIRONMENT ROM A O 3 15 JETDIRECT JD24 EEPROM 4 05 05 134 141 68 21 8 0 9 E0 8C 9D HP ETHERNET MULTI ENVIRONMENT ROM 4 0 3 15 JETDIRECT JD24 EEPROM 4 03 16 AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 52 Index A accessing configurations 41 results sets 45 activation phas
4. If you want to save the configuration for later use click Save You will be prompted to provided a name and then the configuration will be added to the Range folder in the Stored Configurations panel If you want to dismiss the creation dialog without saving the configuration click Cancel If you are creating a combined discovery and modeling configuration click the Modeling tab to see the default settings and adjust them as desired using the instructions under for Modeling to SPECTRUM on Page 38 You can also click the Filtering tab which lets you predetermine which of the discovered devices will be displayed in the Results dialog and modeled to SPECTRUM when the configuration is executed For detailed instructions see Filter Results on Page 47 When you are satisfied with the settings on all four tabbed pages use the Save or Save amp Start buttons as described above for Discovery by Router Once you have selected a discovery by router option using any of the methods described under Create a Configuration on Page 24 a tabbed configuration creation dialog will appear in the right side of the main AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 32 How To Create a Configuration window with the Router tabbed page in the foreground and the Schedule tabbed page in the background as shown below If you have selected an option to create a combined discovery and modeling configuration the foreground page
5. 1FH Type amp Description MAC Address IP Address Netmask 1 24 lod 2 1 leo 134 141 68 71 255 255 0 0 The Device Information dialog lists agent information in the top panel and presents port information in table format in the bottom panel Individual data elements are described below AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 16 Overview What Are Result Sets Agent Information Name The name of the device Password For SNMP devices the community name assigned to control acess Description Narrative description of the device May include vendor and model name or other designation e Contact Authorized contact person for the device e g System Administrator Location Physical location of the device e g Quality Assurance Lab Ports The number of ports on the device Protocol The networking protocol that was used to discover the device OID The Object Identifier for the device e Services A number whose binary bits represent the services supported by the device Ports Information IF Sequential number identifying the interface on the device Type amp Description The type of interface and the interface s type description MAC Address The Media Access Control or physical address of the port e IP Address The primary IP address of the interface Netmask The netmask associated with the primary IP address of the interface
6. A del i r ttributes Use ICMP E Save amp Start Gj save amp Cancel To create a discovery configuration using the Range method of discovery follow these steps AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 30 How To Create a Configuration 1 Ifyou are creating a discovery only configuration go directly to Step 2 For a combined discovery and modeling configuration you have the following two options The Custom option selected by default lets you create a new discovery configuration from scratch by performing Step 2 through Step 5 below e The Existing option lets you select and import a previously created discovery configuration from the adjacent list then skip to Step 6 NOTE this option button and list box will be grayed out if there are no configurations of the desired type available in the Stored Configurations panel 2 Inthe IP Range Boundary List panel define one or more ranges of IP addresses to be searched by entering the lowest address in the range in the From field and the highest address in the To field Then click the Add button to add the pair of addresses to the list 3 In the Community String List panel specify the Community Strings passwords for the devices you want discovered By default AutoDiscovery will attempt to discover devices at the IP addresses within the range s you specify if they have a Community String of public You can enter ad
7. and provides links to detailed instructions for performing specific tasks What Is AutoDiscovery AutoDiscovery is actually an automated discovery and modeling system Using only the discovery functionality you can perform network inventories and export the resulting data to various display formats for distribution across your organization Or you can use discovery capabilities in conjunction with SPECTRUM s patented modeling technology to create and maintain an accurate software model of your network not only the individual devices but their connections and relationships as well This intelligent network model is what enables SPECTRUM to determine actual points of failure and suppress superfluous downstream alarms Before using AutoDiscovery you will need to be familiar with three key terms Configurations see What Are Configurations on Page 11 Discovery Methods see Methods of Discovery on Page 13 Result Sets see What Are Result Sets on Page 14 AutoDiscovery uses a high percentage of resources on the machine hosting SpectroSERVER Other client applications may have reduced performance when AutoDiscovery is running What Are Configurations Both discovery and modeling operations are executed according to sets of user specified guidelines called configurations You create these AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 11 Overview What Are Configurations reusable configurations via dialogs accessed f
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9. of available container models on the selected server or Universe if no container models currently exist When the configuration is executed all models created will be placed in the container you select or in the Universe view by default AutoDiscovery will not model connections between models when this option is used 4 Adjust the Activation Time as desired using the up down arrows This value determines the number of minutes AutoDiscovery will wait for new models to activate before placing them and attempting to obtain connectivity information The timer is reset to the specified value each time a new model activates within the allotted time When the time expires without any new models activating connectivity is established insofar as possible regardless of whether all discovered models have activated The minimum possible activation time is the AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 40 How To Access and Use Stored Configurations default value of 5 minutes the maximum is 15 minutes Even though you can halt discovery or modeling sessions via the STOP button that displays at the lower right corner of the Results view while the session is in progress you should NOT stop a modeling session during the model activation phase as this can cause incomplete or inconsistent modeling of discovered AN devices and their connectivity The modeling activation phase begins when the message Model creation finished is di
10. will be labeled Discovery instead of Router and the Filtering and Modeling tabs will also be visible i Schedule rIP Range Boundary List Community Strings From Community String ep Sel public Jf 7 IP Addresses _ gt Attributes Atte mpt Timeout v Use CDP Tables _ 3 sec Retries v Use Route Tables L JE J fa None o Mod e Throttle None v save amp start fe save Q Cancel To create a discovery configuration using the Router method of discovery follow these steps 1 Ifyou are creating a discovery only configuration go directly to Step 2 For a combined discovery and modeling configuration you have the following two options The Custom option selected by default lets you create a new discovery configuration from scratch by performing Step 2 through Step 6 below AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 33 How To Create a Configuration The Existing option lets you select and import a previously created discovery configuration from the adjacent list then skip to Step 7 NOTE this option button and list box will be grayed out if there are no configurations of the desired type available in the Stored Configurations panel 2 Inthe IP Range Boundary List panel define one or more ranges of IP addresses to establish the boundaries of the discovery by entering the lowest address
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12. AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 17 Overview Main Window Layout Main Window Layout AutoDiscovery s main window consists of a menu bar and a tool bar both described in the following sections plus the three panels described below The Stored Configurations panel in the upper left area of the window lists and provides access to each of the discovery modeling configurations you have created and saved For more information on using this panel refer to Access and Use Stored Configurations on Page 41 The Results list in the lower left area of the window lists and provides access to each of the result sets generated by executing configurations For more information on using this panel refer to Access and Use Result Sets on Page 45 The large work area on the right side of the window displays the dialogs you use to create modify configurations and to view filter export result sets Menu Bar The menu bar in AutoDiscovery s main window offers the following eight pull down menus which are described individually in following sections File Page 18 Edit Page 19 View Page 20 Configurations Page 20 Result Sets Page 21 e Tools Page 22 e Window Page 22 Help Page 22 File The main window s File menu offers the following four options AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 18 Overview Main Window Layout e Open Opens any configuration file selected from the Stored Con
13. E this option button and list box will be grayed out if there are no configurations of the desired type available in the Stored Configurations panel 2 Inthe Community String List panel specify the Community Strings passwords for the devices you want discovered By default AutoDiscovery will attempt to discover devices at the IP addresses you specify see Step 5 if they have a Community String of public You can enter additional strings one at a time by typing in the text entry box and clicking Add Use the Del for Delete and Mod for Modify buttons to remove or change any strings in the list 3 In the Attempt panel click the up down arrows as necessary to adjust the default settings The Timeout setting specifies the number of seconds AutoDiscovery will spend per attempt at contacting an address The Retries setting specifies the number of additional attempts AutoDiscovery will make if the first one times out before contact is established 4 In the Attributes panel select the Use ICMP check box if you want pingable devices to be discovered 5 In the IP Address List panel specify the IP addresses you want AutoDiscovery to attempt to contact You can enter address two ways one address at a time by typing in the text entry box and clicking Add one file at a time by clicking the Browse button to access the Open dialog shown below Select a file containing a list of IP addresses then click Open to add tho
14. MEGIROM From a pr Paki Management Technologies AutoDiscovery User s Guide SPECTRUM Enterprise Manager Network Management Notice Aprisma Management Technologies Inc Aprisma reserves the right to make changes in specifications and other information contained in this document without prior notice The reader should in all cases consult Aprisma to determine whether any such changes have been made The hardware firmware or software described in this manual is subject to change without notice IN NO EVENT SHALL APRISMA ITS EMPLOYEES OFFICERS DIRECTORS AGENTS OR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL INDIRECT SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS MANUAL OR THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN IT EVEN IF APRISMA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF KNOWN OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES Copyright June 2000 by Aprisma Management Technologies Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Order Number 9030727 01 Aprisma Management Technologies Inc 121 Technology Drive Durham NH 03824 SPECTRUM the SPECTRUM IMT VNM logo DCM IMT and VNM are registered trademarks and SpectroGRAPH SpectroSERVER Inductive Modeling Technology Device Communications Manager and Virtual Network Machine are trademarks of Aprisma or its affiliates cisco and Cisco are trademarks of cisco Systems Inc Virus Disclaimer Aprisma makes
15. Make a selection from the Fields pull down list e g vendor b Make a selection from the Condition pull down list e g equals c Make an entry in the Value field e g cisco d Click Add to add the expression to the list in the middle of the dialog NOTE If the expression vendor equals cisco is the only filter applied then the result set for this configuration will show only the Cisco devices that are discovered 2 If you are using more than one criteria expression select one of the following options e Match all of the following AND to display model only those devices for which EACH of the listed expressions is true e Match any of the following OR to display model only those devices for which ANY of the listed expressions are true NOTE Clicking Mod allows you to modify any expression already in the list Remove a selected expression by clicking the Delete button 3 Click Show Pingables if you want pingable devices included in the filtered results 4 Ifyou are setting up filtering ahead of time for a combined discovery and modeling configuration you can click OK to save your filtering criteria and dismiss the dialog or Cancel to dismiss the dialog without saving If you are filtering an existing result set you can also click Apply to apply your filtering criteria temporarily while leaving the dialog open AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 48 How To Export Results Export Result
16. age 24 a tabbed configuration creation dialog will appear in the right side of the main window with the IP List tabbed page in the foreground and the Schedule tabbed page in the background as shown below If you are creating a combined discovery and modeling configuration the foreground page will AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 25 How To Create a Configuration be labeled Discovery instead of IP List and Filtering and Modeling tabs will also be visible Fjuntitled 2 IP List eer Te Community Strings tte m pt Community String Timeout e Add 3 sec public Retries 3 if IP ene TT r ttributes a Use ICMP A Browse E save amp Start E save Q Cancel To create a discovery configuration using the IP List method of discovery follow these steps 1 Ifyou are creating a discovery only configuration go directly to Step 2 For a combined discovery and modeling configuration however you have the following two options The Custom option selected by default lets you create a new discovery configuration from scratch by performing Step 2 through Step 5 below AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 26 How To Create a Configuration The Existing option lets you select and import a previously created discovery configuration from the adjacent list then skip to Step 6 NOT
17. as two effects on the AutoDiscovery main window as shown in the following figure First a new entry is added to the scrollable Results list at the lower left of the window Each entry in this list uniquely identifies a particular result set by the name of the configuration that was used plus the date and time the session was started The entry also shows the current status of the session Individual AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 14 Overview What Are Result Sets result sets can be selected from this list for opening deleting renaming exporting or modeling to SPECTRUM For more information see Access and Use Result Sets on Page 45 Secondly a Results view with tabbed pages displays in the large panel at the right of the window Eie dit v Configurations Qeaulttate Toolu widre Heip n amp 3 PE TE Ebarpd Canfiquratts 1 z a enineniar a eaman Rial a March 8 2000 AM P st Be Dain Dhar O Faida 1 Hare Werder irintien Location Cy seats ESSE ee ba Dirham 1 3l E Aaunar 138141 Beet 2 51 Hewitt HP ETHERRET He HP laser 1 2 E Medal Cont kurallers 1141 6872 pH Hewitt HP ETHERMET H HP imner 1 fr E Diosa amp Medal Configunde 144141 6513 Harm tt HP ETHERMET A i Por B rek Gare i EDrsg Rao TETT AR l Banos tn 15 ae be i 7 i rs md ar irs 165941 EST Irt rresstire range 134 291501 te 138 19415279 Finished Circe Thu Mar 05 posh F EST 2000 Results list Results
18. ated by executing discovery only configurations and export the differences to a text or html file It is recommended that this feature not be used while discovery or modeling sessions are in progress To perform a comparison do the following 1 From the main window s Tools menu select Device Differencing 2 Inthe Differencing Tool dialog select one entry from each of the two pull down lists labeled Select First ResultSet and Select Second ResultSet 3 Click the Compare button to display a table identifying devices that are unique to either of the two result sets As shown below devices that are in the first result set but not the second are listed by IP address and MAC address in the leftmost two columns against a green background Devices that are in the second result set but not AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 50 How To Compare Results the first are listed by IP address and MAC address in the rightmost two columns against a red background If devices appear in both result sets but associated information has changed for one of them e g firmware may have been upgraded between discoveries the background will be yellow Differencing Tool Select First ResultSet Select Second ResultSet Test1 3 1 00 2 20 PM v Test1 3 3 00 4 10 PM Compare gt Export 4 Ifyou wish to create a file detailing the differences click the Export button at the bottom of the dialog
19. configurations which can only be executed in conjunction with discovery configurations Export Configuration Displays the same Save dialog used for exporting result sets see Export Results on Page 49 and lets you save the currently displayed configuration to a file on disk Import Configuration Displays an Open dialog similar to the Save dialog used for exporting which allows you to retrieve a configuration file stored on disk and add it to the list of Stored Configurations e New Discovery Configuration Opens a submenu for accessing three types of discovery only configuration creation dialogs IP List Range or Router For more information see Create a Configuration on Page 24 e New Modeling Configuration Currently there is only one option on the submenu opened by this option SPECTRUM For more information see Create a Configuration on Page 24 e New Discover and Model Configuration Opens a submenu for accessing three types of discovery and modeling configuration creation dialogs IP List Range or Router For more information see Create a Configuration on Page 24 Result Sets The main window s Result Sets menu offers the following three options Delete Rows Prompts you for confirmation then deletes a selected row of device information in an open Results dialog Export Lets you save all or part of the currently selected or currently open result set to a file on disk For more inf
20. d cJ IP List SPECTRUM Range SPECTRUM Untitled 5 June2a Cy June2 Untitled 4 Router SPECTRUM Configurations are displayed in a standard tree arrangement with folders for the three basic configuration types at the first leftmost level folders for discovery methods at the second level except for modeling configurations and individual configurations at the rightmost or leaf level Click on folders to expand or collapse them Single click individual configurations to select them double click to open them or right click to display a pop up menu with the following options e Open displays the selected configuration s tabbed dialog in the work area to the right of the Stored Configurations panel allowing you to modify discovery modeling filtering or scheduling settings as applicable e Delete permanently removes the selected configuration from the system after prompting you for confirmation Rename displays a dialog that lets you change the selected configuration s name AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 42 How To Schedule a Configuration e Duplicate creates a copy of the selected configuration named Copy of lt configuration name gt which you can then open and use as a starting point for creating a new configuration e Start executes the selected configuration or adds it to the pending queue if another configuration is in progress Note tha
21. d when attempting to discover pingable devices The Default Filter tabbed page lets you establish default settings for all filtering operations see Filter Results on Page 47 AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 19 Overview Main Window Layout Carnera Default z Cena Winda j wor Gea View The main window s View menu offers the following three check box options e Toolbar Displays hides a tool bar that provides icon access to frequently used options that are also available from pull down menus for description of individual tool icons see Tool Bar on Page 23 e Toolbar Labels Displays hides labels for tool bar icons e Tool Tips Activates deactivates short descriptions that are displayed temporarily when your mouse pointer is placed over a tool bar icon Configurations The main window s Configurations menu offers the following seven options e Duplicate Creates a duplicate of any configuration file selected from the Stored Configurations panel The duplicate is named Copy of lt configuration name gt and can be opened and used as a starting point for creating a new configuration that would contain all or part of the settings from the original one AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 20 Overview Main Window Layout e Start Executes the selected configuration or adds it to the pending queue if another configuration is in progress Note that this option is grayed out for modeling
22. dialog showing entry with tabs for for result set eee displayed in associate Results dialog de and modeling configurations As devices are discovered they are listed by IP address under the Results tab Status or error messages generated during the discovery appear at the bottom of this tabbed page The Discovery tab accesses the AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 15 Overview What Are Result Sets associated discovery configuration For combined discovery and modeling configurations the Results view also includes a Modeling tab which accesses the associated modeling configuration Device Information When a discovery configuration is executed the Results view displays a table listing each of the discovered devices and providing the following information IP Address Name Vendor Description Location and SysOID You can rearrange the column order by grabbing and moving column headers with your mouse To see the rest of the information in the discovered data set for a particular device double click in any cell in that row This will display the Device Information dialog shown below ee eee ee amp Device Information rAgent Information Contact Location Ports System administrator System administrators office 2 Elements Values Name golem aj Password public Description Sun SNMP Agent SPARCstation 10 Protocol SNMP OID 1 3 6 1 4 1 42 2 1 1 Services 72 T qe rPorts Information 1
23. ditional strings one at a time by typing in the text entry box and clicking Add Use the Del for Delete and Mod for Modify buttons to remove or change any strings in the list 4 In the Attempt panel click the up down arrows as necessary to adjust the default settings The Timeout setting specifies the number of seconds AutoDiscovery will spend per attempt at contacting an address The Retries setting specifies the number of additional attempts AutoDiscovery will make if the first one times out before contact is established 5 In the Attributes panel select the Use ICMP check box if you want pingable devices to be discovered 6 The rest of the procedure varies depending on whether the configuration you are creating is for discovery only or for discovery AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 31 How To Create a Configuration and modeling For a discovery only configuration at this point you can do any of the following If you want to set a time for execution of the configuration click the Schedule tab see Schedule a Configuration on Page 43 for detailed instructions If you want to execute the configuration immediately click the Save amp Start button After you provide a name for the configuration it will be added to the Range folder in the Stored Configurations panel a corresponding entry will be added to the Results list and a Results view will replace the configuration creation dialog
24. e Export displays the Export Data Selection dialog that lets you export the selected result set to a file in the format and location of your choice see Export Results on Page 49 This dialog is also accessible from the Export button when the result set has been opened e Model to SPECTRUM displays the Modeling Configuration dialog that lets you create or modify and then execute the modeling configuration for the selected result set This dialog is also accessible from the Model Devices button when the result set has been opened For detailed instructions see for Modeling to SPECTRUM on Page 38 sort Results When a result set is created the Results view lists devices under the Results tab in the order that they were discovered You can sort the list by ascending or descending order with regard to the attributes identified by the column headings Clicking once on a column heading displays an up arrow next to the column name and sorts the list in ascending order for that attribute Clicking the column heading again displays a down arrow next to the column name and sorts the list in descending order Sorts will not be saved when you close the view AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 46 How To Filter Results Filter Results In addition to the boundaries you set for any discovery configuration such as specifying IP address ranges Community Strings whether or not to discover pingables etc AutoDisc
25. e 10 41 activation time 9 40 Agent Information 17 alarms 11 Arrangement 39 B backup 7 38 basic procedure 6 C Cabletron Switch Tables 9 39 CDP Cisco Discovery Protocol 36 CDP Tables 36 Cisco Discovery Protocol CDP 36 Cisco Discovery Tables 9 39 client applications 11 combined discovery amp modeling 13 community strings 8 27 31 35 comparing result sets 50 configurations creating 24 deleting 42 discovery and modeling 12 discovery only 12 duplicating 43 exporting 21 importing 21 introduced 6 modeling only 12 opening 42 renaming 42 saving 28 32 36 scheduling 43 use of different types 13 Configurations menu 20 Container Based 40 creating configurations 24 customization 9 13 26 31 33 39 D data set 14 database backup 7 38 Default Filter 19 deleting configurations 42 Device Differencing 50 Device Information dialog 16 Differencing Tool dialog 50 discovered data set 14 Discovery and Modeling Configurations 12 discovery by IP List 25 discovery by range 30 discovery by router 32 discovery configurations 6 12 24 25 30 33 discovery methods IP list 13 range 14 AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 53 router 14 duplicating configurations 43 E Edit menu 19 error messages 14 export formats 49 exporting configurations 21 results 49 F fault tolerance 7 38 File menu 18 filtering results 10 47 H Help menu 22 ICMP 8 19 27 31 icons 23 24 Import Con
26. eling configuration This is especially important to keep both primary and secondary SpectroSERVERs synchronized in a fault tolerant environment AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 38 How To Create a Configuration To create a modeling configuration follow these steps 1 Ifyou are creating a modeling only configuration go directly to Step 2 For a combined discovery and modeling configuration click on the Modeling tab and note the following two options The Custom option selected by default lets you create a new modeling configuration from scratch by performing Step 2 through Step 5 below e The Existing option lets you select and import a previously created modeling configuration from the adjacent list then skip to Step 5 NOTE this option button and list box will be grayed out if there are no modeling configurations available in the Stored Configurations panel 2 Ifthe Landscape field does not show the server you wish to create models in click on the Servers button to display a list of other available servers and select the one you want 3 In the Modeling Types panel you can choose between the following two options Logical IP Based This option selected by default will model and place discovered devices according to the other settings you can select in this panel as follows Arrangement Logical or Flat Placement None Radial or Tree Note that models will only be autoplaced in a radial
27. es the scheduling information without actually scheduling the job Time Scheduled Saturday March 11 2000 8 34 AM Saturday March 11 2000 9 01 AM ij Delete Access and Use Result Sets Whenever an AutoDiscovery configuration is executed a corresponding entry is added to the Results list at the lower left corner of the main window Each entry shows the name of the configuration the date and time it was executed and its current status Once an entry has a status of Discovered or Modeled you can select it by single clicking open it by double clicking or right click it to display a pop up menu with the following options AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 45 How To Sort Results e Open displays the selected result set in a tabbed view to the right of the Results list The Results tabbed page includes buttons that access dialogs that let you filter the results see Filter Results on Page 47 export them to a file see Export Results on Page 49 or model them to SPECTRUM see for Modeling to SPECTRUM on Page 38 Depending on the type of configuration that was executed there are also tabbed pages allowing you to view the associated configuration filtering or scheduling information Delete permanently removes the selected result set from the system after prompting you for confirmation Rename displays a dialog that lets you change the selected configuration s nam
28. es within the IP address boundaries you have specified if they have a Community String of public You can enter additional strings one at a time by typing in the text entry box and clicking Add 5 In the Attempt panel click the up down arrows as necessary to adjust the default settings The Timeout setting specifies the number of seconds AutoDiscovery will spend per attempt at contacting an address The Retries setting specifies the number of additional attempts AutoDiscovery will make if the first one times out before contact is established 6 The default settings in the Attributes panel are recommended for most networks however you can adjust them as follows AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 35 How To Create a Configuration Deselect the Use Route Tables option for discovery of networks of all server hardware using only the CDP Cisco Discovery Protocol routing table The Use CDP Tables setting cannot be deselected Since the CDP tables include switches such as the Catalyst 5000 and Note 5505 these devices will also be included in router discovery results if they are connected to a Cisco router If you do not want these devices included for exporting or modeling purposes you can remove them from the result set via the Filter button see Filter Results on Page 47 e For discovery of networks with routing tables of more than 1 000 entries select a Throttle value to stagger the processing wor
29. figuration 21 Introduction 6 IP Address List 27 34 IP address range 8 IP Range 31 34 IP Route Tables 40 main window after discovery 14 illustrated 15 layout 18 menu bar 18 Results list 12 tool bar 23 menu bar 18 menus Configuration 20 Edit 19 File 18 Help 22 Result Sets 21 Tools 22 View 20 Window 22 methods of discovery IP list 13 range 14 router 14 model activation 41 modeling result sets 15 status information 41 modeling configurations 6 12 38 Modeling to SPECTRUM 38 O online database backup 7 38 opening configurations 42 Overview 11 AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 54 P performance 11 pingable devices 8 19 27 31 48 Placement 39 points of failure 11 Ports Information 17 Preferences 19 Q Quick Start Instructions basic 6 expanded 8 R range discovery defined 14 renaming configurations 42 resources 11 Restricted Rights Notice 3 result sets accessing 45 comparing 50 defined 14 exporting 49 filtering 47 introduced 12 sorting 46 Result Sets menu 21 Results list 12 13 14 18 32 45 Results view 9 15 32 Retries 8 27 31 35 Route Tables 36 S saving configurations 28 36 differencing reports 51 export files 50 schedules 45 scheduling configurations 10 43 seed routers 34 sorting results 46 Source Address Tables 39 Spanning Tree 39 SPECTRUM Control Panel 7 38 starting configurations 43 Status Information 41 status information 45 status message
30. figurations panel or any result set selected from the Results list Close Closes a configuration creation dialog reopened configuration or result set in the main window s work area If there are multiple displays open this option closes the one in the foreground e Scheduled jobs Opens the Scheduled jobs dialog which lists configurations that have been scheduled for future execution See Schedule a Configuration on Page 43 Exit Closes the main window and exits AutoDiscovery Edit The main window s Edit menu offers the following six options e Cut Removes selected text from text entry boxes in dialogs and stores it in the paste buffer e Copy Copies selected text from text entry boxes in dialogs into the paste buffer Paste Places the current contents of the paste buffer into a text box where the cursor is positioned or overlays selected text with paste buffer contents e Delete Removes a selected configuration from the Stored Configurations panel or a selected result set from the Results list Rename Displays a dialog allowing you to enter a new name for an existing configuration or result set Preferences Displays the tabbed dialog shown below Under the General tab the Cascade windows check box can be deselected if you want dialogs to be stacked directly on top of each other in the main windows work area You can also edit the ICMP daemon Port Number text box to change the server port use
31. guration AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 13 Overview What Are Result Sets Range When this method is used AutoDiscovery will attempt to contact and identify devices at each IP address within the range s bounded by the pair s of low and high addresses you specify Router Router discovery configurations require both a range of IP addresses to establish the boundaries of the discovery and one or more IP addresses for routers that AutoDiscovery will use as seed routers The route information table and or the routing neighbor tables of each seed router will then be queried to determine the addresses of neighboring routers If these addresses are within the specified range they too are queried and the process is repeated until all known neighbors within the range s have been queried What Are Result Sets Each time you start a discovery session by executing a particular configuration a result set is automatically created to store the configuration that was used status and error messages generated during the session a list of all discovered devices called the discovered data set The discovered data set is the exportable part of the result set and the main input for subsequent modeling in SPECTRUM It catalogs all the devices that were discovered and provides location contact port and other information see Device Information on Page 16 as applicable Creation of a new result set h
32. in the range in the From field and the highest address in the To field Then click the Add button to add the pair of addresses to the list Use the Del for Delete and Mod for Modify buttons to remove or change any entries in the list 3 Inthe IP Address List panel specify one or more routers for AutoDiscovery to use as seed routers whose route and or neighbor information tables will be queried to determine addresses of neighboring routers If the neighbors are within the boundaries specified in the previous step they too will be queried and the process repeated until all known neighbors within the boundaries have been queried You can enter addresses for seed routers two ways one address at a time by typing in the text entry box and clicking Add one file at a time by clicking the Browse button to access the Open dialog shown below Select a file containing a list of IP addresses then click Open to add those addresses to the list for this configuration AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 34 How To Create a Configuration Look in la 3 Ea TT DB E bin 7 Cicm 3 data Co dev 3 devices etc c export le home File name Open Files of type Text Files txt v Cancel 4 Inthe Community String List panel specify the Community Strings passwords for the devices you want discovered By default AutoDiscovery will attempt to discover devic
33. kload by pausing for one second after reading every 50 entries High 100 entries Medium or 250 entries Low 7 The rest of the procedure varies depending on whether the configuration you are creating is for discovery only or for discovery and modeling For a discovery only configuration at this point you can do any of the following If you want to set a time for execution of the configuration click the Schedule tab see Schedule a Configuration on Page 43 for detailed instructions If you want to execute the configuration immediately click the Save amp Start button After you provide a name for the configuration it will be added to the Router folder in the Stored Configurations panel a corresponding entry will be added to the Results list and a Results dialog will replace the configuration creation dialog If you want to save the configuration for later use click Save You will be prompted to provided a name and then the configuration will be added to the Router folder in the Stored Configurations panel AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 36 How To Create a Configuration If you want to dismiss the creation dialog without saving the configuration click Cancel If you are creating a combined discovery and modeling configuration click the Modeling tab to see the default settings and adjust them as desired using the instructions under for Modeling to SPECTRUM on Page 38 You can also click
34. network map according to the parameters you supplied KL It is recommended that you perform an online database backup DI via the SPECTRUM Control Panel both before and after ote executing a modeling configuration This is especially important to keep both primary and secondary SpectroSERVERs synchronized in a fault tolerant environment Here is the basic procedure for creating and executing a single configuration that combines discovery and modeling operations 1 2 Start AutoDiscovery From the main window s Configurations menu open the New Discover amp Model Configuration submenu and select the discovery method you want to use Router Range or IP List for descriptions see Methods of Discovery on Page 13 This brings up a tabbed dialog for creating a configuration Enter or adjust the settings under the Discovery tab to specify the kinds of devices you want to discover and the boundaries and other limitations for the search Enter or adjust the settings under the Modeling tab to specify how and where discovered devices will be modeled Execute the combined discovery and modeling configuration by clicking Save amp Start at the bottom of the Modeling tabbed page Monitor the progress of the discovery and modeling operations in the Results window Access newly created models through icons that appear in SpectroGRAPH Topology views in accordance with the modeling configuration you created AutoDiscovery User
35. ons combine a particular set of discovery guidelines with a particular set of modeling guidelines As with discovery only AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 12 Overview Methods of Discovery configurations you can run a combined discovery and modeling session at the time the configuration is created or schedule it to run at a later time Execution of a discovery and modeling session also adds an entry to the main window s Results list Why Use Different Types of Configurations By allowing discovery configurations and modeling configurations to be created independently and stored for future use AutoDiscovery offers mix and match flexibilty that lets you customize the discovery modeling process to more efficiently meet the unique and dynamic requirements of your network For example if you wish to see the results of particular discovery session modeled in different ways you can execute it multiple times specifying a different modeling configuration each time Or you can re use the same modeling configuration with different discovery configurations Methods of Discovery Whether you are creating a plain discovery configuration or a combined discovery and modeling configuration there are three discovery methods to choose from e IP List Range e Router IP List When this method is used AutoDiscovery will attempt to contact and identify only those devices at the IP addresses you specify when you create the confi
36. or tree arrangement if new models are created when this configuration is executed If you are rediscovering part of your network and did not select one of these options originally selecting them for a subsequent modeling session will not have any effect unless new devices have been found and modeled in the interim You can however use SpectroGRAPH s Edit gt Auto Place option at any time Layer 2 Options Select at least one of the following device information tables for AutoDiscovery to use in determining device connectivity Cisco Discovery Tables Cabletron Switch Tables Source Address Tables or Spanning Tree AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 39 How To Create a Configuration e Whether to Read IP Route Tables see Note below and whether to create models for LANs IP Subnets Physical Addresses and Pingables Uti The Read IP Route Tables option is deselected by default since SS these tables can be very large and very time consuming for Note AutoDiscovery to read If you do not select this option AutoDiscovery will use the IP Address Table to map routers but will not be able to map unnumbered IP interfaces 0 0 0 0 If you want to have these interfaces mapped you can either select the Read IP Route Tables option or after the configuration has been executed reconfigure the modeled router or click Discover LANs in the router s Device Configuration view e Container Based This option displays a list
37. ormation see Export Results on Page 49 AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 21 Overview Main Window Layout e Model to SPECTRUM Displays the Modeling Configuration dialog which lets you specify how you want the currently selected or currently open result set to be modeled to SPECTRUM For more information see for Modeling to SPECTRUM on Page 38 Tools The main window s Tools menu offers a single option Device Differencing which displays a dialog allowing you to compare any two result sets For more information on using this panel refer to Compare Results on Page 50 Window The main window s Window menu offers the following three options e Cascade If dialogs windows are overlaid directly on top of each other in the main window s work area this option rearranges them so that the upper left corner of each one is visible e Cycle Brings the bottom dialog window to the top of the stack e Close All Windows Closes all dialogs windows launched from the main window Help The main window s Help menu offers the following three options e Contents Opens the Table of Contents for AutoDiscovery s modular online documentation Click on any topic in the left panel to display the associated text in the right panel e What s This Converts the mouse pointer to a plus symbol Click on any area of AutoDiscovery s user interface to display the associated online documentation About AutoDi
38. overy also provides a filtering mechanism that lets you set further limitations on which of the discovered devices will be displayed in the result set created when the configuration is executed Any filters applied to a configuration or a result set will also apply to any subsequent exporting or modeling to SPECTRUM For discovery only configurations filtering is applied after the configuration has been executed You access the Filtering dialog shown below by clicking the Filter button within the Results dialog Fields Condition IP Address v contains Show Devices based on Filtering Criteria Match all of the following AND Match any of the following OR Show Pingables c ok cancel apply For combined discovery and modeling configurations you can set up filtering anytime before executing the configuration either at the time you create it or by reopening the saved configuration and adding modifying filtering information In this case you use the configuration creation dialog s Filtering tabbed page which looks and functions just like the Filtering dialog shown above To filter existing discovery results or set up filtering for subsequent execution of a combined discovery and modeling configuration follow these steps AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 47 How To Filter Results 1 Establish filtering criteria by creating expressions one at a time as follows a
39. r combined with other computer software provided that the modified combined or adapted portions of the derivative software incorporating restricted computer software are made subject to the same restricted rights 5 Disclosed to and reproduced for use by support service contractors in accordance with subparagraphs b 1 through 4 of this clause provided the Government makes such disclosure or reproduction subject to these restricted rights and 6 Used or copied for use in or transferred to a replacement computer c Notwithstanding the foregoing if this computer software is published copyrighted computer software it is licensed to the Government without disclosure prohibitions with the minimum rights set forth in paragraph b of this clause d Any other rights or limitations regarding the use duplication or disclosure of this computer software are to be expressly stated in or incorporated in the contract e This Notice shall be marked on any reproduction of this computer software in whole or in part AutoDiscovery User s Manual Page 3 Contents Quick Start Instructions 6 Miodu REE RR VE 6 The Basic Discovery amp Modeling Procedure m m veiet 6 Expanded Instructions for Discovery and Modeling m mmeemeermmmmemsmeressiseen 8 Overview 11 GER REE SE eee 11 Wha EE ge ee ERTER 11 Te TE ERE a 12 Modelng Comig rationS EE NN 12 Discovery and Modeling Configurations Wusuemnsnsmmmsnesnsensnesnisssseisikidve 1
40. r model types is displayed with Universe as the default All models will be placed in the selected container Adjust the Activation setting as desired using the up down arrows The default value of 5 minutes is the minimum AutoDiscovery will wait for a model to go active before placing it and attempting to obtain connectivity information 5 Click Save amp Start at the bottom of the Modeling tabbed page This displays a message box asking you to enter a name for the configuration 6 Enter a name for the configuration and click OK This will bring up a Results view labeled with the name you supplied in the previous step The progress of the discovery and modeling sessions will be displayed dynamically in this view Icons representing modeled devices will AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 9 Quick Start Instructions appear in your SpectroGRAPH Topology view s according to the modeling configuration settings you saved in Step 5 Caution Note that the configuration creation dialog also includes tabs for Filtering and Scheduling Refer to the corresponding How To section of this documentation for detailed instructions on using these functions Schedule a Configuration on Page 43 and Filter Results on Page 47 AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 10 Overview What Is AutoDiscovery Overview This section provides a general description of AutoDiscovery functionality explains key terminology
41. reate a Configuration If you are creating a combined discovery and modeling configuration click the Modeling tab to see the default settings and adjust them as desired using the instructions under for Modeling to SPECTRUM on Page 38 You can also click the Filtering tab which lets you predetermine which of the discovered devices will be displayed in the Results dialog and modeled to SPECTRUM when the configuration is executed For detailed instructions see Filter Results on Page 47 When you are satisfied with the settings on all four tabbed pages use the Save or Save amp Start buttons as described above AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 29 How To Create a Configuration for Discovery by Range When you select a discovery by range option using any of the methods described under Create a Configuration on Page 24 a tabbed configuration creation dialog will appear in the right side of the main window with the Range tabbed page in the foreground and the Schedule tabbed page in the background as shown below If you have selected an option to create a combined discovery and modeling configuration the foreground page will be labeled Discovery instead of Range and the Filtering and Modeling tabs will also be visible IP Range Boundary List From amp Community Strings Community String Attempt Add Timeout a public gt __ S sec Vel Retries PEF 3
42. ring of public can be deleted by selecting it and clicking Del for Delete c In the Attempt panel use the up and down arrows to adjust the default values for Timeout and Retries as desired d In the Attributes panel click the Use ICMP check box if you want AutoDiscovery to attempt to discover all pingable devices within the range AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 8 Quick Start Instructions e Now you have completed the discovery part of the configuration click on the Modeling tab at the top of the page 4 Under the Modeling tab the Custom option will be selected by default since no other modeling configurations exist yet and the following settings apply for more information on individual settings refer to for Modeling to SPECTRUM on Page 38 a If the Landscape field does not show the server you wish to create models in click on the Servers button to display a list of other available servers and select the one you want If you want to use the default Logical IP Based modeling option you can also select settings for the following Arrangement Logical or Flat Placement None Radial or Tree Layer 2 Options at least one of Cisco Discovery Tables Cabletron Switch Tables Source Address Tables or Spanning Tree e Whether to create models for LANs IP Subnets Physical Addresses and or Pingables If you select the Container Based modeling option a list of avail able containe
43. rom the AutoDiscovery main window s Configurations menu Once a configuration is saved a corresponding entry is added to the appropriate folder in the main window s Stored Configurations panel where the configuration can then be accessed for modification deletion duplication or execution see Access and Use Stored Configurations on Page 41 There are three basic types of configurations Discovery Modeling Discovery and Modeling Discovery Configurations These configurations determine the focus and scope of a discovery session Depending on the method selected IP Address Range or Router see Methods of Discovery on Page 13 for detailed explanations you specify individual addresses and or ranges of addresses to be queried and set other parameters to further limit or expand the discovery operation You can run the discovery session at the time you create the configuration or schedule it for execution at a later time Each time a discovery configuration is executed a result set is generated anda corresponding entry is added to the Results list in the AutoDiscovery main window Modeling Configurations These configurations specify how and where models of discovered devices will be represented in SpectroGRAPH Topology views Modeling configurations are only executable in conjunction with a result set generated by execution of a discovery configuration Discovery and Modeling Configurations These configurati
44. s The Export Data Selection dialog shown below lets you export selected device information from a discovery result set to a file in the format and location of your choice You can access this dialog via the Export option in the pop up menu for a result set selected from the Results list or via the Export button in the Results dialog Export Data Selection Choose Export Format HTML 2 Column v Select exportable items IP ddress Name Community String Description Contact Location Ports Protocol OID Services vendor MAC Address Q Cancel To export device information using this dialog follow these steps 1 Select a format from the Choose Export Format pull down menu at the top of the dialog 2 All device information attributes exportable items are selected by default Click on the adjacent check boxes to deselect any you do not want to include in the export file 3 Click OK to bring up the Save dialog shown below AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 49 How To Compare Results Save er 7 e 3 28 4 TT_DE a ci bin cm EC data c3 dev devices etc c export home X File name Save Files of type HTML Files html vi Cancel 4 Navigate to the directory where you want to store the exported file type in a file name and click Save Compare Results AutoDiscovery lets you compare any two result sets gener
45. s 14 stopping a session 10 41 Stored Configurations 18 24 32 41 Stored Configurations panel 12 T Throttle value 36 Timeout 8 27 31 35 tool bar icons 23 Tools menu 22 trademarks 2 U unnumbered IP interfaces 40 V View menu 20 AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 55 W What s This 23 Window menu 22 AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 56
46. s Guide Page 7 Quick Start Instructions Expanded Instructions for Discovery and Modeling Expanded Instructions for Discovery and Modeling The following scenario assumes that you want to discover only those devices within a certain range of IP addresses and then immediately model them in SPECTRUM 1 2 Start AutoDiscovery from the Tools menu in any SpectroGRAPH view From the AutoDiscovery main window s Configurations menu select the type of configuration to be created see What Are Configurations on Page 11 and the method of discovery to be used see Methods of Discovery on Page 13 In this case you would select New Discover and Model Configuration gt Range SPECTRUM This will display a configuration creation dialog labeled Untitled 1 Under the configuration creation dialog s Discovery tab the Custom option will be selected by default since no other configurations exist yet Enter or adjust the following settings as desired for more information on individual settings see for Discovery by Range on Page 30 a Define one or more ranges of IP addresses to be searched by entering the lowest address in the range in the From field and the highest address in the To field then clicking the Add button to add the pair of addresses to the IP Range Boundary List b Enter additional values to the Community String List as desired by typing the string in the text entry box and clicking Add Note that the default st
47. scovery Displays AutoDiscovery copyright information AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 22 Overview Main Window Layout Tool Bar The main windows tool bar includes four icons that provide alternative access to some of the frequently used menu bar options Click the New icon to display the same three new configuration options available from the Configurations pull down menu Click the Open icon to open any selected entry from the Stored Configurations panel or the Results list m x Click the Delete icon to delete any selected entry from the Stored Configurations panel or the Results list BA Click the Scheduled J obs icon to display a dialog showing all configurations currently scheduled for execution K Click the What s This icon to activate single click access to online documentation for objects within the main window AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 23 How To Create a Configuration How To This section provides detailed instructions for performing specific tasks with AutoDiscovery Create a Configuration All AutoDiscovery configurations see What Are Configurations on Page 11 are created via tabbed dialogs within the main window You can open a discovery creation dialog in any of the following ways From the main window s Configurations menu select the desired type of configuration and discovery method if applicable On the main window s tool bar click
48. se addresses to the list for this configuration AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 27 How To Create a Configuration El Open Look in Ev v a ca BE B 4 TT DB c bin cm 3 data c3 dev cJ devices I etc E export home File name Open Files of type Text Files txt vi Cancel 6 The rest of the procedure varies depending on whether the configuration you are creating is for discovery only or for discovery and modeling For a discovery only configuration at this point you can do any of the following If you want to set a time for execution of the configuration click the Schedule tab see Schedule a Configuration on Page 43 for detailed instructions If you want to execute the configuration immediately click the Save amp Start button After you provide a name for the configuration it will be added to the IP List folder in the Stored Configurations panel a corresponding entry will be added to the Results list and a Results dialog will replace the configuration creation dialog If you want to save the configuration for later use click Save You will be prompted to provided a name and then the configuration will be added to the IP List folder in the Stored Configurations panel If you want to dismiss the creation dialog without saving the configuration click Cancel AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 28 How To C
49. splayed in the Modeling Status Information panel under the Results view s Modeling tab When this phase is completed either the message All models are active or the message Finished processing inactive models will be displayed Caution 5 Ifyou are creating a modeling only configuration click the Save button at the bottom of the page This displays a message box asking you to enter a name for the configuration which will then be added to the Model Configurations SPECTRUM folder in the Stored Configurations panel If you are creating a combined discovery and modeling configuration and the settings under all four tabs are to your satisfaction you can save the configuration as described above or click Save amp Start to execute the configuration immediately In addition to adding the configuration to the appropriate Stored Configurations file Save amp Start will add an entry to the Results list and replace the configuration creation dialog with the Results view Access and Use Stored Configurations Whenever you create and save an AutoDiscovery configuration a corresponding entry is added to the appropriate folder in the main window s Stored Configurations panel shown below AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 41 How To Access and Use Stored Configurations g Stored Configurations CJ Discover Configurations C Model Configurations i C Discover amp Model Configurati
50. t this option is grayed out for modeling configurations which can only be executed in conjunction with discovery configurations schedule a Configuration You can schedule single or periodic executions of discovery only or discovery and modeling configurations at the time you create them or you can re open stored configurations and schedule them at a later time In either case you perform the scheduling using the configuration creation dialog s Schedule tabbed page as shown below V SKEN schedule Not Scheduled Scheduled I Scheduling Inf Schedule configuration on Wednesday March 1 2000 2 18 PM Run every w 1 day s v fly Save amp Schedule E save O Cancel AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 43 How To Schedule a Configuration To schedule a configuration for execution follow these steps 1 Click the Scheduled button to activate the page the rest of which is grayed out when the Not Scheduled button is selected In the middle of the page click the Schedule configuration on button which shows either the date and time the configuration was created or a previously scheduled execution time This will display the Select Date amp Time dialog shown below Select Date amp Time March v 2000 E 8 7 8 e 13 14 15 20 21 22 28 29 ee 02 4 18 PM Ji v OK amp Cancel
51. the Filtering tab which lets you predetermine which of the discovered devices will be displayed in the Results dialog and modeled to SPECTRUM when the configuration is executed For detailed instructions see Filter Results on Page 47 When you are satisfied with the settings on all four tabbed pages use the Save or Save amp Start buttons as described above AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 37 How To Create a Configuration for Modeling to SPECTRUM Once you have selected one of the options for creating a new modeling configuration using any of the methods described under Create a Configuration on Page 24 a configuration creation dialog will appear in the right side of the main window as shown below If you have selected an option to create a combined discovery and modeling configuration a tabbed dialog will appear with the foreground page labeled Discovery and the Filtering and Modeling tabs in the background Untitled 1 BE Landscape captainkirk ctron com Ox3c400000 Modeling Types Logical IP Based C Container Based rangement Logical Read IP Route Tables Placement None M LANs IP Subnets Layer 2 Options Physical Addresses Pingables Activation Time E mins hel Save amp Cancel tig It is recommended that you perform an online database backup via the SPECTRUM Control Panel both before and after Note executing a mod
52. the New icon Note tool bar icon labels can be hidden displayed via the View menu This will display the relevant options from the Configurations menu In the main window s Stored Configurations panel right click one of the configuration types i e the second level folders IP List Range etc The discovery creation dialog opened by any of the above varies in appearance and function according to the type of configuration discovery method selected Currently there are seven different possible combinations of configuration type and discovery method Discover by IP List Discover by Range Discover by Router Model to SPECTRUM Discover by IP List and Model to SPECTRUM Discover by Range and Model to SPECTRUM Discover by Router and Model to SPECTRUM AutoDiscovery User s Guide Page 24 How To Create a Configuration Note that each of the three discover and model configurations simply combines a modeling configuration with one of the three types of discovery only configurations Thus there are only four basic procedures involved For detailed instructions refer to the following four topics for Discovery by IP List Page 25 for Discovery by Range Page 30 for Discovery by Router Page 32 for Modeling to SPECTRUM Page 38 for Discovery by IP List When you select a discovery by IP List option using any of the methods described under Create a Configuration on P
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