Configuring scheduled discovery

After you have optimized discovery settings for your network, you can schedule discovery to run periodically using the configured settings. Each time discovery runs, it detects new devices on your network and suggests adding monitors on devices that have changed since the last discovery. You can also configure email notifications that distribute information about the results of the scheduled discovery. Select the Discovery Settings options on the left to configure the discovery, then use the Schedule Information section to set up the discovery schedule.

To create a scheduled discovery:

1. Click Devices > Discovery Console. The Discovery console appears.
2. Click Schedule. The Scheduled Discovery Settings dialog appears.
3. Configure the settings for the discovery you want to schedule. For more information, see Configure discovery settings.
4. Configure the discovery settings, schedule information, and schedule recurrence settings.
5. To have this discovery detect both new devices and new services on existing devices, click Test for new monitors on existing devices. If this option is not selected, WhatsUp Gold does not scan for new services on existing devices.
6. To receive an email notification of the discovery's results, click Send email notification upon completion.
   1. Click Email Settings to configure the email notification. The Email Settings dialog appears.
   2. Enter the information for the email. In Body, you can use HTML and discovery percent variables (Device Session variables only).
   3. After you have configured the email, click OK. The Email Settings dialog closes.
7. Verify that Schedule enabled is selected.
8. Click OK to save the scheduled discovery. The Scheduled Discovery Settings dialog closes.

To view and edit scheduled discoveries:

1. In the tabbed section at the bottom of the Discovery Console, click Scheduled Discoveries. The Scheduled Discoveries tab appears.
2. Select a scheduled discovery in the list that you want to view or edit, then click Edit.
3. Change the discovery schedule as required.

To delete a scheduled discovery:

1. In the tabbed section at the bottom of the Discovery Console, click Scheduled Discoveries. The Scheduled Discoveries tab appears.
2. Select a scheduled discovery you want to delete, then click Delete.

See Also Configuring and running discovery Configure discovery settings Running discovery Viewing progress summary information Viewing device discovery information Adding discovered devices to WhatsUp Gold Configuring discovery results email settings Viewing Device Information tab Viewing scheduled discoveries Saving discovery results Using saved discovery results