Learning about the Discovery Console

The Discovery Console performs network scans to identify network devices and the role each device performs on the network. The WhatsUp Gold discovery is based on templates that are configured in the Device Roles, for more information see Using Device Roles in the WhatsUp Gold console application. The templates consists of:

• a set of criteria that a device must meet to match the discovery template. The criteria helps identify a device based on device role, brand/mode, OS, etc.
• a set of default configuration items to be applied to a device that matches this template.

Before you run a network discovery, you need to configure the discovery settings. You can configure the discovery settings in the Discovery Console in WhatsUp Gold web interface or console. The discovery settings are located in the Settings column on the left section of the Discovery Console.

After running a discovery, use the following sections of the Discovery Console to view and manage discoveries:

• Devices Discovered
• Progress Summary information
• Device Information tab
• Scheduled Discoveries tab
• Saved Results tab

See Also Discovery Console Discovering network devices Using Device Roles Managing device roles