Owner's Manual

Resource Management
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ProSafe Network Management Software NMS200
Link Discovery
This is an automated network link discovery feature that you can initiate from individual
devices in the Managed Resources portlet, or with the Link Discovery button on the home
screen. Links discovered can appear in the screen described in Visualize My Network on
page 85.
Check the type of links you want to discover or from which you want to refresh collected data.
Other options available on this screen include the following:
Advanced Options
• Ar
chive Data — Checking this archives current data before collecting information about
and discovering links.
• Ig
nore / Include Links with Incomplete Endpoint Information — Select the option best
suited for your network.
Click Add Schedule to schedule link discovery, or Execute to run it now. The Job Viewer tab
in the link discovery screen displays the message traffic between NMS200 and the device(s).
See Audit Trail Portlet on page 46 for more about Job Viewer screens.