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64 Discovery Profiles | Getting Started with Dell OpenManage Network Manager
Discovery Profiles
Discovery profiles configure
equipment discovery for Dell
OpenManage Network Manager.
The summary view displays the
Name, Description, Default (the
green check indicates the default
profile), whether the profile is
Scheduled and Next Execution
Date
for scheduled discovery .
The Expanded portlet adds a
Reference Tree snap panel that
displays a tree of associations
between selected profiles and
authentication and tasks that they execute. See Discovery Profiles on page 153 for more about this
portlet.
How To:
Discover Your Network
1 Right click the Discovery Profiles list and select New.
2 The Discovery Profile Editor appears, with a step-by-step set of screens to configure resource
discovery. You can navigate through it by clicking the screen tab names at the top, or by
clicking the
Next button at the bottom of the page.
Discovery Profile Editor
Use this editor to configure discovery once you have started Discover Your Network. Baseline
discovery is the initial discovery to compare to later discoveries. Follow these steps to discover
equipment on your network:
General
3 General Parameters —Set the Name, Description and whether this profile is the baseline
default.
4 Profile Options —Select the Device Naming Format (how the device appears in lists, once
discovered), whether to
Manage by IP address or hostname, and check whether to Resolve
Hostname(s), ICMP Ping Device(s), Manage ICMP-only Device(s),
or Manage Unclassified
Device(s).
This last checkbox determines whether Dell OpenManage Network Manager
attempts to manage devices that have no device driver installed. Management may be
possible, but more limited than for devices with drivers installed, provided this capability is
one you have licensed.