Adding discovered devices to WhatsUp Gold

After WhatsUp Gold discovers and identifies the role of devices, you can add those devices to a device group. You do not have to wait for the discovery session to reach 100% before you can add devices; after a device is listed as Complete in the Status column, it can be added to a device group.

Tip: If a device identifies with an incorrect role or a role other than the one you want to use, you can change it in the drop down in the Role column. This box lists all of the roles for which the device met the criteria. If the role you want to use is not in this list, you must modify the device identification on the role. For more information, see Using Device Roles in the console application help.

To select a device role:

Before adding devices to the database, you can view the following information about devices:

To add all completed devices to a device group:

Note: Only devices that are listed as Complete in the Status column can be added. If any selected devices are in any other status, they are not added to WhatsUp Gold.

  1. Click Add completed devices to WhatsUp. The Add Devices to WhatsUp Gold dialog appears.

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  2. Enter the name of the device group to which you want to add devices into the Group Name box. To use a device group that already exists in WhatsUp Gold, type the name exactly as it appears in WhatsUp Gold. If the name does not already exist in WhatsUp Gold, a device group with that name is created. To use a default name, which includes the type of scan and the time the scan started, click Default name.
  3. Select each device you want to add to WhatsUp Gold. A check mark next to a device indicates that the device will be added to WhatsUp Gold.

    Important: WhatsUp Gold will discover simulators running the NetApp ONTAP operating system on the discovered device. Ensure only actual NetApp storage devices are added to WhatsUp Gold for monitoring.

  4. Click Add devices to WhatsUp Gold. A progress dialog appears as the devices are added to the device group.
  5. When you are finished adding devices, click Close. The Save Device Settings dialog closes.

After discovered devices are added to the device group, WhatsUp Gold begins monitoring them immediately.

See Also

Configuring and running discovery

Configuring discovery settings

Running discovery

Viewing progress summary information

Viewing device discovery information

Configuring scheduled discovery

Configuring discovery results email settings

Viewing Device Information tab

Viewing scheduled discoveries

Saving discovery results

Using saved discovery results