Managing the Discovery Service

The Discovery Service is responsible for managing WhatsUp Gold Device Discovery.

To stop the Discovery Service:

1. Go to the WhatsUp Services Controller dialog.
   • From the console, select Tools > Services Manager. The WhatsUp Services Controller dialog appears.
     - or -
   • From the the Programs menu, click Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold v14.2 > Utilities > NMService Manager. The WhatsUp Services Controller dialog appears.
2. In the WhatsUp Service Controller, select the Discovery Service by clicking its service Description.
3. Click Stop.

To start the Discovery Service:

1. Go to the WhatsUp Services Controller dialog.
   • From the console, select Tools > Services Manager. The WhatsUp Services Controller dialog appears.
     - or -
   • From the the Programs menu, click Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold v14.2 > Utilities > NMService Manager. The WhatsUp Services Controller dialog appears.
2. In the WhatsUp Service Controller, select the Discovery Service by clicking its service Description.
3. Click Start.

To restart the Discovery Service:

1. Go to the WhatsUp Services Controller dialog.
   • From the console, select Tools > Services Manager. The WhatsUp Services Controller dialog appears.
     - or -
   • From the the Programs menu, click Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold v14.2 > Utilities > NMService Manager. The WhatsUp Services Controller dialog appears.
2. In the WhatsUp Service Controller, select the Discovery Service by clicking its service Description.
3. Click Restart.