Users Guide

● Run once — Discover the devices at a specific date and time.
● Recur — Schedule the discovery of devices at periodic intervals.
8. Click Next.
The Discovering Devices window is displayed. Based on the device types included in the Credential Profile, the device
types are selected automatically.
9. If desired, clear the device types that you do not want to discover.
10. In the Configuration Settings section, clear the following options based on your preference:
● Perform deep discovery — Discover a device and its associated device types. See Deep discovery.
● Enable Monitoring — Enables SupportAssist Enterprise to detect hardware issues that may occur on the discovered
devices.
● Configure SNMP to receive alerts from this device — Automatically configure the SNMP settings of the discovered
device to forward alerts (SNMP traps) to SupportAssist Enterprise.
● Install latest version of OMSA — Enables SupportAssist Enterprise to install the latest version of OMSA or iDRAC
Service Module (iSM) on the discovered servers. OMSA or iSM is required for collecting system information and to
generate alerts from servers.
11. Click Add Rule.
The discovery rule is added and listed on the Manage Discovery Rules page. If you selected Run now, discovery of devices
is initiated.
Related references
Manage Device Discovery Rule on page 200
Create or Edit Device Discovery Rule on page 201
Viewing the device discovery rule overview pane
About this task
The Manage Discovery Rules page enables you to view the Discovery Rule Details, Discovery Rule Current Iteration
Status, Recent Activity, and Current v/s Previous Discovery Rule Status panes. For more information about the
attributes displayed in these panes, see Discovery Rule Details, Discovery Rule Current Iteration Status, Recent Activity, and
Current v/s Previous Discovery Rule Status.
Steps
1. Point to Devices and click Manage Rules for Device Discovery.
The Manage Discovery Rules page is displayed.
2. Select a discovery rule.
The Discovery Rule Details, Discovery Rule Current Iteration Status, Recent Activity, and Current v/s Previous
Discovery Rule Status panes are displayed.
Related references
Manage Device Discovery Rule on page 200
Discovery Rule Details on page 202
Discovery Rule Current Iteration Status on page 202
Current versus Previous Discovery Rule Status on page 203
Recent Activity on page 202
Editing device discovery rule
Prerequisites
You must be logged in to SupportAssist Enterprise with elevated or administrative privileges. See Granting elevated or
administrative privileges to users.
About this task
You can edit the discovery rule based on your requirement.
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Managing device discovery rules