Owner's Manual

Getting Started

ProSafe Network Management Software NMS200

Device Licenses

This tab displays the M

aximum Allowed number of licenses for devices, the Count Managed

the Variance between maximum and managed, and Type of license.

Discovery

To begin managing resources in your network, you must discover them to store their

information in the application database. This begins with Discovery Profiles portlet. By

default, this appears in the Admin page.

Discovery profiles configure equipment discovery for NMS200.

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.

 To Begin

1. Right click th

e Discovery Profiles list and select New.

2. Th

e 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,

by clicking the Next button at the bottom of the page.

Discovery Profile Editor

Use this editor to configure discovery. Baseline discovery is the initial discovery to compare to

later discoveries. Follow these steps to discover equipment on your network:

3. General Par

ameters — Set the Name, Description and whether this profile is the baseline

default.

4. Profile Options — Select the Device Naming Fo

rmat (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 NMS200 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.